Asia

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  9 June 2025
  ASIA/THAILAND - National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies: the "different hope" that attracts people to Christ Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - "At Easter, there were 200 adult baptisms in the city of Bangkok, 15 of which were from my parish in Bangkok. This is good news and a sign of hope: it shows us that the Lord is acting and that C ...
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  9 June 2025
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Ecumenical group "A Jerusalem Voice for Justice": SOS for Gaza, which is dying amid hunger and forced displacement Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - After more than a year and a half of death and destruction, "the moment we now find ourselves in is terrifying." The people of Gaza are "the first victims" of a merciless war. Even those who r ...
• 7 June 2025
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of bishop of Jullundur Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Jose Sebastian Thekkumcherikunnel, of the clergy of the diocese of Jullundur, India, until now bursar and parish priest in Phagwara, as bishop of ...
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  6 June 2025
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Tourism is experiencing a robust recovery: the country sees the light at the end of the tunnel Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - "Tourism in Sri Lanka is experiencing a robust recovery. This is a benefit for the entire country: we are showing the beauty of our island. We see that the general trend in the country's economy ...
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  5 June 2025
  ASIA/INDIA - Amristar, a city sacred to the Sikhs, should become a "war-free zone" New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) – Amritsar, the holy city of Sikhism, on the border between India and Pakistan and home to the famous Golden Temple, should be declared a "war-free zone" and be granted international protectio ...
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  5 June 2025
  ASIA/BAHRAIN - Tolerance and peaceful coexistence are the key points of the meeting between Prince Salman and the Apostolic Vicar of Northern Arabia Manama (Agenzia Fides) – “The Kingdom of Bahrain, under the leadership of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, maintains a firm commitment to promoting the values of tolerance and the principles of peaceful coe ...
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  4 June 2025
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Newly elected President Lee Jae-myung officially begins his mandate Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - Lee Jae-myung, the candidate of the Democratic Party of Korea, is the new President of the Republic of South Korea. His term will last five years. In the 21st presidential elections held on June 3 ...
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  3 June 2025
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Marian Jubilee Pilgrimage: places Mary at the center of the feast of Pentecost Da Nang (Agenzia Fides) - More than ten thousand faithful, from all the parishes and communities of the vast diocese of Da Nang - which covers more than 10,000 square kilometers in central Vietnam - participated in the J ...
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  2 June 2025
  ASIA/CHINA - Chinese Catholic communities begin the month dedicated to the Sacred Heart and prepare for Pentecost Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - With the inner light and hope rekindled during the month of May, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, the Catholic communities of mainland China have begun the month consecrated to the Sacred Heart of ...
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  2 June 2025
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Floods in the north of the country: humanitarian situation worsens Yangon (Agenzia Fides) – Extensive flooding, caused by heavy rains that lasted for about a week, has affected northern Myanmar, particularly the Sagaing region and Kachin State. The emergency further complicates the li ...
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  31 May 2025
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - "Justice, peace, truth: the Jubilee for Christians in Pakistan" Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - "We are living in critical times in Pakistan, where everything seems at risk. The economy is in a difficult situation, the cost of living has skyrocketed. At a social level, people are very wo ...
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  30 May 2025
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Archdiocese of Seoul remembers its martyrs: "Fertile ground for the Korean Church" Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic faithful of Seoul gathered for prayer at the Seosomun Shrine, where the memory of Blessed Paul Yun Ji-chung and his 123 companions, martyred at the end of the 18th century, was celebr ...
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  30 May 2025
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Cardinal Chow: Pope Leo wants to visit China, let us pray that his dream may come true. Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Stephen Chow Sau-yan, Bishop of Hong Kong, invited all the faithful to pray "that Leo XIV may set foot in China as Pope." During the Mass celebrated on May 22 in Hong Kong Cathedral, ...
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  28 May 2025
  ASIA/CHINA - Bishop of Ningbo visits his former parish: "Communion and unity in the love of Jesus Christ" Ningbo (Agenzia Fides) – “Communion and unity in the love of Jesus Christ.” With this expression, Francis Xavier Jin Yangke, Bishop of the Diocese of Ningbo, summarized the recommendations addressed to the small Ca ...
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  28 May 2025
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Cardinal Ranjith: “Hope, the word that describes the spirit that prevails in Sri Lanka” Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - "Sri Lanka is going through a period of profound political and democratic renewal. Since November 2024, we have had a new president and a new parliament, with an absolute majority, changing the ...