Asia

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  10 September 2024
  ASIA/EAST TIMOR - In the enclave of Oekussi, where a story of faith and salvation began by Paolo Affatato Dili (Agenzia Fides) - This is the strip of land "where it all began", explains to Fides Father Josè Tacain SVD, a Timorese missionary born in Oekussi, quoting the expression that the Timorese like ...
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  9 September 2024
  APOSTOLIC JOURNEY - Pope Francis in East Timor: excerpts from the address to the Authorities, Civil Society and the Diplomatic Corps Dili (Agenzia Fides) - This morning the Pope's plane landed in Dili from Papua New Guinea. After a brief stop at the Apostolic Nunciature, in the afternoon the Pope went to the "Nicolau Lobato" Presidential Palace for th ...
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  9 September 2024
  ASIA/EAST TIMOR - The Prime Minister of East Timor: reconciliation with Indonesia is an example to follow in our time torn apart by wars by Paolo Affatato Dili (Agenzia Fides) - East Timor has chosen the path of reconciliation with Indonesia to heal the wounds of the past. And now this reconciliation process "could be, in its own way, an example for t ...
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  9 September 2024
  ASIA/EAST TIMOR - Cardinal do Carmo Da Silva: “The wounds have been healed through forgiveness” by Paolo Affatato Dili (Agenzia Fides) - "Pope Francis comes to confirm our identity as Catholics, as disciples of Jesus Christ in this corner of the world", said Cardinal Virgílio do Carmo da Silva, 56-year-old Sal ...
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  5 September 2024
  APOSTOLIC JOURNEY - Pope Francis in Indonesia: excerpts from the homily during the Holy Mass at Jakarta Stadium Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - The first stage of Pope Francis' long Apostolic Journey to Asia and Oceania ended with a Mass at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta. At 4:00 p.m. local time (11:00 a.m. Rome time), the Pope l ...
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  5 September 2024
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Preparation for WYD on the theme of artificial intelligence and ethics Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - Artificial intelligence and ethics are a topic of discussion for young Catholics preparing for World Youth Day, which will take place in Korea in 2027. In the Myeongdong Cathedral in Seoul, an a ...
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  5 September 2024
  ASIA/INDONESIA - The history of Catholic Missions in the Indonesian Archipelago Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - In the history of the mission of the Catholic Church in Indonesia, for two centuries (1605-1807) there was no Catholic priest or missionary on the thousands of islands of the archipelago, where ...
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  5 September 2024
  APOSTOLIC JOURNEY - Pope Francis in Indonesia: excerpts from the speech in the mosque Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - "In the face of today’s many challenges, we respond with the sign of fraternity." The third and final day of Pope Francis' stay in Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia and the first stop on his A ...
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  4 September 2024
  APOSTOLIC JOURNEY - Pope Francis in Indonesia: excerpts from the address to bishops, priests, religious and catechists Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - "Faith, fraternity, compassion". These three words, which are the motto of this Apostolic Visit, are the focus of Pope Francis' entire speech in the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption in Ja ...
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  4 September 2024
  APOSTOLIC JOURNEY - Pope in Indonesia: excerpts from the address to the civil authorities and the Diplomatic Corps Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - The Apostolic Journey of Pope Francis to Asia and Oceania is now in full swing. After a "rest day" at the Nunciature, the Pope celebrated a private Mass this morning. He then drove to the Presid ...
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  4 September 2024
  ASIA/CHINA - The story of Paolo Dongdong: from an orphanage of Chinese nuns to the Paris Paralympic Games Ningjinxian (Agenzia Fides) - From an orphanage of Catholic nuns in the Chinese province of Hebei to the Paris Paralympic Games. This is the surprising story of Dongdong Paolo Camanni, a young Paralympic judo athlete who ...
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  3 September 2024
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Indonesian Catholics: “Children of Saint Francis Xavier” by Paolo Affatato Denpasar (Agenzia Fides) - Many visitors and tourists in Bali, the Indonesian island popular with tourists from all over the world for its attractions, also stop at the Catholic church dedicated to S ...
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  2 September 2024
  ASIA/INDONESIA - The enthusiasm of hundreds of young lay volunteers, together with the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians, await the arrival of Pope Francis Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - Pope Francis is about to begin his trip to Indonesia, where he will stay from 3 to 6 September 2024, marking the first stage of his tour of the Asia-Pacific region, which also includes visits to ...
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  2 September 2024
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Contemplative nuns in Indonesia accompany Pope Francis' trip with Adoration Ruteng (Agenzia Fides) - At the Monastery of the Adoration of the Holy Trinity, on the slopes of Kuwu, on the outskirts of the city of Ruteng, on the Indonesian island of Flores, Eucharistic adoration is permanent and pr ...
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  31 August 2024
  ASIA/INDONESIA - A priest from Jakarta and his flock: “We live the joy of the Gospel that Francis brings us” Jakarta (Fides News Agency) - "The figure is joy, contentment, cheer". Father Justin Solistiadi, 60-year-old vice-parish priest in the parish of Saint John Mary Vianney in the east of the capital, Jakarta, told Fides New ...