Asia

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  18 April 2026
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Right to housing: Federal Court defends poor families in slum settlements in Islamabad and Rawalpindi Islamabad (Fides News Agency) – Archbishop Joseph Arshad of Islamabad-Rawalpindi described the Federal Constitutional Court's ruling, which calls on the Islamabad-Rawalpindi city government to "develop a comprehensive ...
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  17 April 2026
  ASIA/INDIA - Indian Christians support Pope Leo XIV’s call for lasting peace New Delhi (Fides News Agency) - “As Indian Christians, we wholeheartedly support the Holy Father’s call for a ceasefire, dialogue, and the restoration of peace in the Middle East. The Pope’s voice, rooted in the G ...
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  16 April 2026
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Catholic politician Navid emphasizes Pakistan's continued mediation efforts in the war in the Middle East to achieve peace for the benefits of all Rome (Fides News Agency) - “I am proud that Pakistan has done its utmost to bring together all the actors involved in the war in the Middle East and invite them to a negotiating table in Islamabad. Of course, this is n ...
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  16 April 2026
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Burmese Bishops express their solidarity with the Pope: "Lay down weapons, open hearts, and seek the difficult but necessary path of dialogue and peace" Yangon (Fides News Agency) - Following the verbal attack by US President Donald Trump, the Burmese bishops of the Bishops' Conference of Myanmar express their solidarity with Pope Leo XIV. They praise the Pope “amid th ...
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  15 April 2026
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - WYD 2027: From barbed wire, the "Cross of Peace" - a symbol of reconciliation between North and South Korea Seoul (Agenzia Fides) – According to the Archdiocese of Seoul, a striking symbol will accompany the events of World Youth Day 2027 in Seoul, which will focus intensively on the division between North and South Korea: a ...
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  14 April 2026
  ASIA/INDIA - Christian holidays, an occasion for celebration and friendship with non-Christians New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - Celebrating Christian holidays in India "is a precious opportunity for interreligious dialogue and also for the New Evangelization,” Sister Lissy Maruthanakuzhy, an Indian nun from the Congr ...
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  13 April 2026
  ASIA/VIETNAM - A film about the life of a Vietnamese Catholic family has attracted considerable interest and been very well received by Andrew Doan Thanh Phong Hanoi (Agenzia Fides) - The first film of "Dating on the Day of Eclipse" about Catholicism has recently been widely beloved in Vietnam, a country where the Catholic population is very mo ...
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  12 April 2026
  Amel Shimon Nona is the new Patriarch of the Chaldean Church and takes the name Paulos III Rome (Agenzia Fides) – The Synod of Bishops of the Chaldean Church, gathered in Rome since Thursday 9 April, today elected Amel Shimon Nona as Patriarch of the Chaldean Church. Until now, he has served as Archbishop of ...
• 11 April 2026
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Appointment of Auxiliary Bishop of Thành-Phô Hô Chí Minh Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Leo XIV has appointed the Reverend Father John Baptist Nguyen Quang Tuyen, of the clergy of the same Archdiocese, as Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Thành-Phô Hô C ...
• 11 April 2026
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Appointment of Coadjutor Bishop of Qui Nhon Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Leo XIV has appointed the Reverend Fr. John Baptist Nguyen Quoc Hung, of the clergy of the Diocese of Ban Me Thuot, as Coadjutor Bishop of the Diocese of Quy Nhon. He is cur ...
• 10 April 2026
  AFRICA/TOGO - Appointment of Metropolitan Archbishop of Lomé Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed Archbishop of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lomé (Togo), His Exc. Msgr. Isaac Jogues Kodjo Agbéménya Gaglo, currently Bishop of Aného and Apostolic Admin ...
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  10 April 2026
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - The small Cambodian Catholic community welcomes 375 newly baptized Battambang (Agenzia Fides) - "The new baptisms of young people and adults that we celebrated this year are a sign of great hope. They show that young Cambodians hear God's call and want to follow it. For our Church, they ...
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  10 April 2026
  ASIA/BAHRAIN - Interfaith Vigil for Peace, Harmony, and Prosperity in the Kingdom
  Awali (Agenzia Fides) - A special evening of unity, faith, and prayer was shared on the occasion of the Vigil for the Nation, organized by This is Bahrain and in coordination with ...
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  9 April 2026
  ASIA/LEBANON - Over 250 dead in Israeli air strikes on Lebanon; the worst since the outbreak of the war Beirut (Agenzia Fides) – 254 dead and 1,165 injured: this is the provisional toll published by the Lebanese Civil Defense following the multiple and simultaneous air strikes on various Lebanese locations carried out by ...
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  9 April 2026
  ASIA/BAHRAIN - Ground Breaking Ceremony - Vicariate Curia of the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Arabia Awali (Agenzia Fides) – The Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Arabia, which includes Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia, commemorated a landmark moment on 6 April 2026 with the solemn groundbreaking ceremony of the ...