Asia

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  27 April 2026
  ASIA/CHINA - The Day of Prayer for Vocations celebrated with fervor by Chinese Catholic communities Shijiazhuang (Fides News Agency) – “All of us can become guardians and promoters of vocations, cultivating together the fertile ground of the call, so that more and more people may hear the invitation ‘Come and fol ...
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  27 April 2026
  Free medical check-ups for all: Church community and health authorities are working together to safeguard the health of the Vietnamese people by Andrew Doan Thanh Phong Ho Chi Minh City (Fides News Agency) – Ho Chi Minh City, the largest and most populous city in Southern Vietnam, aims to provide free annual health examinations for 15 million people betwe ...
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  26 April 2026
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Five “Patron Saints” for World Youth Day “Seoul 2027” Seoul (Fides News Agency) - Saint John Paul II (1920–2005), Saint Andrew Kim Taegon (1821–1846) and companions, Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini (1850–1917), Saint Josephine Bakhita (1869–1947), and Saint Carlo Acuti ...
• 25 April 2026
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Appointment of the new Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies Vatican City (Fides News Agency) - On April 25, 2026, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization (Section for First Evangelization and New Particular Churches), appointed Father Sean ...
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  24 April 2026
  ASIA/HONG KONG - To be open to the Holy Spirit: Cardinal Chow's encouragement to the first seven catechists sent according to the indications of "Antiquum ministerium" Hong Kong (Fides News Agency) – “Be open to the Holy Spirit and give the mission of catechists a new, multifaceted, and profound meaning,” said Cardinal Stephen Chow Sau-yan, Bishop of the Diocese of Hong Kong, in ...
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  24 April 2026
  ASIA/THAILAND - Catholic community of Surat Thani: "A beacon of hope and compassion in the region" Surat Thani (Fides News Agency) – "The effects of the devastating floods are still being felt in the diocese. As a local church, after providing emergency relief, we are now in a phase of long-term support, assisting p ...
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  23 April 2026
   ASIA/LAOS - The Church welcomes two new Laotian priests. Apostolic Vicar of Vientane:" an immense gift from God that instills hope" Thakhek (Fides News Agency) - It is a gift that instills hope for the future: the small Catholic Church in Laos (53,000 faithful throughout the country) has two new priests who, with their service, will be able to contri ...
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  23 April 2026
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Resumption of Sudanese airstrikes on Kordofan Khartoum (Fides News Agency) – The Sudanese air force has resumed bombing operations in Kordofan using piloted aircraft after a months-long hiatus. On Wednesday, April 22, Sudanese military aircraft flew over Kordofa ...
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  22 April 2026
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christian cemetery desecrated in Lahore Lahore (Fides News Agency) - A Christian cemetery was desecrated and several faithful, both men and women, were brutally attacked in Lahore. According to Aneeqa Maria Anthony, a lawyer of the organiztion ‘The Voice Soc ...
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  21 April 2026
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Child marriages and the case of Christian Maria Shahbaz: Christian community calls for respect for laws protecting minors Lahore (Fides News Agency) – “It is urgent to implement child protection laws and an immediate review of the legislative gaps highlighted by the recent case of the Christian girl Maria Shahbaz is necessary. Existing ...
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  21 April 2026
  ASIA/CHINA - "Encounter with the Lord, a synodal journey": the first spiritual retreat of the Chinese bishops Wuhan (Fides News Agency) – A total of 23 bishops from nine Chinese provinces participated in the first spiritual retreat of 2026 from April 13 to 18, focusing on the theme “Encounter with the Lord, a Synodal journey ...
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  21 April 2026
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Easter Sunday massacre, Cardinal Ranjith: "We are closer to the truth, but obstacles still exist" Colombo (Fides News Agency) – "The current Sri Lankan government, which took office in 2024, has a more positive stance regarding the Easter Sunday massacre of April 2019 and is searching for the truth. However, some o ...
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  20 April 2026
  ASIA/UZBEKISTAN - The Bishops of Central Asia express “firm support” for Pope Leo XIV and elect Cardinal Marengo as President of the Bishops' conference Tashkent (Fides News Agency) – The bishops of the Central Asian countries, who gathered in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, from April 15 to 19 for the Fifth Plenary Assembly of the Central Asian Bishops' Conference, reaffirmed ...
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  20 April 2026
  ASIA/LAOS - Two new Laotian priests, the first Redemptorists Thakhek (Fides News Agency) - The small Catholic community of Laos will celebrate the priestly ordination of two Redemptorist deacons on April 22 at St. Louis Cathedral in Thakhek, Khammouane Province: Father Peter Gnant ...
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  18 April 2026
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Diocese celebrates 80th anniversary: Mission and charitable service to the most vulnerable Hong Kong (Fides News Agency) – “Eighty years ago, on this very day, Pope Pius XII proclaimed the elevation of Hong Kong from an Apostolic Vicariate to the rank of a diocese. We are grateful for the selfless dedica ...