Asia

• 17 July 2023
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Resignation and succession of Bishop of Taungngu Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On July 16, the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Taungngu, Myanmar, presented by Bishop Isaac Danu. He is succeeded by Bishop John Saw Gawdy, u ...
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  15 July 2023
  ASIA/CHINA - "An esteemed Pastor". Bishop Shen Bin in Shanghai, reasons and implications of an appointment by Gianni Valente Shanghai (Agenzia Fides) - Today Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Joseph Shen Bin as bishop of Shanghai, in continental China, transferring him from the diocese of Haimen, province of Jiangsu. An app ...
• 15 July 2023
  ASIA/CHINA - Appointment of Bishop of Shanghai Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Francis has appointed Bishop Joseph Shen Bin as bishop of Shanghai, in continental China, transferring him from the diocese of Haimen, province of Jiangsu. Bishop Joseph ...
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  15 July 2023
  ASIA/MONGOLIA - Missionary Bishop Wenceslao Padilla, a "good and faithful servant" who gave his life for the rebirth of the Church by Paolo Affatato "The God of our fathers was truly abounding in grace and love, and he protected and guided us at every step of our journey of faith in our small community of believers in Mongolia". With these words, i ...
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  14 July 2023
  ASIA/THAILAND - The dramatic "limbo" of Burmese refugees Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) – More than 90,000 Burmese refugees are living in nine refugee camps organised by the Thai government along the Thai-Myanmar border and, according to data from the United Nations High Commission ...
• 14 July 2023
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Confirmation of the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies, Father Asif John Khokhar Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On May 24, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization, confirmed the position of Father Asif John Khokhar (for biographical notes see Fides 26/7/2018) a ...
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  13 July 2023
  ASIA/HONG KONG - 300 young people from Hong Kong leave for WYD in Lisbon. Bishop Chow: participate in the meeting with an open and grateful heart Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - More than 300 boys and girls from the diocese of Hong Kong will participate in the next World Youth Day in Lisbon. The Hong Kong youth preparing to leave are organized into 14 groups from pari ...
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  13 July 2023
  ASIA/INDIA - Indian students' appeal: "Save Manipur" New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - While the media and political attention seems to be waning on the social situation in Manipur, the scene of inter-ethnic violence, students from various Indian schools scattered throughout the ...
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  12 July 2023
  ASIA/MONGOLIA - Waiting for Pope Francis. History, friends and hopes in the "House of Mercy" Ulaanbataar (Agenzia Fides) - The appointment is sscheduled for Monday, September 4: at 9.30 a.m. Pope Francis will meet with the workers of charity in the last public event of his apostolic journey in Mongolia before th ...
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  12 July 2023
  ASIA/JAPAN - Contaminated water in the ocean, can we say that there is no danger? Tokyo (Agenzia Fides) - By releasing contaminated radioactive water into the ocean, can we say that there is no danger for human beings and the ecosystem? It is by asking this simple question that Japanese and Korean sch ...
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  12 July 2023
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Everything is possible with the power of prayer: the solidarity of the Camillians towards the missionaries in Haiti Maumere (Agenzia Fides) - This year the celebrations for the feast of Saint Camillus on the island of Flores will be full of small events. On July 14, the feast of the founder of the Order of Ministers of the Sick, MI, t ...
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  11 July 2023
  ASIA/LEBANON - Jubilee Year: Melkite Greek Catholic Church celebrates 300 years of union with the Church of Rome Raboué (Agenzia Fides) - The year 2024 will be for the Melkite Greek Catholic Church a "Jubilee year, celebrated under the sign of unity among all Christians. A special time in which we are called to commemorate the 300 ...
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  11 July 2023
  ASIA/CHINA - At the end of the academic year, 37 new theology graduates in 5 Chinese Catholic Seminaries Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - At the end of the 2022-2023 academic year, 37 future Chinese Catholic priests graduated in theology in five seminaries in mainland China. Among the 37 new graduates, 13 graduated from the Nati ...
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  11 July 2023
  ASIA/MONGOLIA - Floods in the capital, 20,000 people displaced, resilience programs in place Ulaanbaatar (Agenzia Fides) - Due to the heavy rains that continue to hit the capital of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar, since July 3, the rising waters of the Selbe and Tuul rivers have caused extensive flooding that has affecte ...
• 10 July 2023
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of the Bishop of Jowai, Ferdinand Dhkar Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 8 July 2023, the Holy Father Francis appointed the Reverend Ferdinand Dhkar, of the clergy of Jowai, until now diocesan administrator, as bishop of the same diocese. Msgr. Ferdinand Dhk ...