Asia

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  15 October 2025
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - A priest in Pakistan: "An alliance with Afghanistan, not war, to defeat terrorism" Karachi (Agenzia Fides) – "Terrorism is a problem that affects both Pakistan and Afghanistan. To fight it together, we need an alliance, not another war. We observe with sadness and concern the new conflict on the bord ...
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  15 October 2025
  ASIA/CHINA - Ignatius Wu Jianlin consecrated Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Shanghai Shanghai (Agenzia Fides) – Father Ignatius Wu Jianlin was consecrated Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Shanghai. The consecration liturgy was celebrated this morning, Wednesday, October 15, the Feast of Saint Teresa ...
• 15 October 2025
  ASIA/CHINA - Consecration of auxiliary bishop of Shanghai Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Today, Wednesday, 15 October 2025, the episcopal ordination of the Reverend Ignatius Wu Jianlin took place. On 11 August 2025, the Holy Father appointed him auxiliary bishop of Shanghai, Sh ...
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  14 October 2025
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The faithful wear white clothes to Mass: against corruption and in prayer for the nation Manila (Agenzia Fides) – Until the Feast of Christ the King on November 23, Filipino Catholics will attend Mass every Sunday dressed in white, following the invitation from the Philippine Episcopal Conference to wear w ...
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  11 October 2025
  VATICAN - Pope Leo XIV: the Concilium Sinense, a ‘milestone’ in the history of the Church in China Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - We publish the Message of the Holy Father Leo XIV on the occasion of the opening of the Academic Year of the Pontifical Urbaniana University. To Cardinal Luis Antonio TAGLE Grand Chan ...
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  10 October 2025
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Jubilee of Consecrated Life: Missionaries of Hope in a country ravaged by war Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - In Myanmar, ravaged by civil war for over four years, the presence and vitality of the apostolate of men and women religious, who act as authentic missionaries of hope, remains significant. This ...
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  9 October 2025
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Archbishop of Cebu: "Material and spiritual aid to earthquake victims: this is how God's love is made tangible" Cebu (Agenzia Fides) – "In this time of need and difficulty, I see how generously the entire diocesan community, as well as faithful from other dioceses, are providing material and spiritual assistance to those displac ...
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  9 October 2025
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Holy Places without pilgrims by Antonio Porcellato* and Antonella Prenna Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) – "I quickly realized that I could not report anything specific about the current situation and the conflict with Gaza, since we live in a kind ...
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  8 October 2025
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Indonesian priest: "the government should listen to the expectations of young people" Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - "The expectations of young Indonesians are legitimate; they demand transparency, work, development, good politics, and a future. The problem is that they are being exploited for other purposes," ...
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  8 October 2025
  ASIA/LEBANON - Pope Leo's visit and the weaknesses of the "Lebanese Awakening" by Pascale Rizk Beirut (Agenzia Fides) – Just as the country awaited John Paul II in 1997 and Benedict XVI in 2012, the Land of Cedars is now looking forward to the imminent arrival of Pope Leo XIV, who is expected ...
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  7 October 2025
  ASIA/INDONESIA - “A beautiful gift for the Church in Indonesia”: new mission of the Salesians in Borneo Sungai Raya (Agenzia Fides) – On September 1, 2025, three Salesians—Fr. Adi Prinanto, Fr. Tarsisus Trianto, and Fr. John Laba—officially began their mission in Sungai Raya, near Pontianak, on the island of Borneo, ...
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  7 October 2025
  ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - Discrimination against women and violations of rights: an NGO appeals to the Permanent People's Tribunal Madrid (Agenzia Fides) – On October 8, the Permanent People's Tribunal (PPT) will open its hearing to examine the complaint filed by a coalition of Afghan civil society organizations, which denounces the rights violati ...
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  6 October 2025
  ASIA/INDIA - Archbishop Neli: "We need to consider whether closing the border between Manipur and Myanmar will have peaceful effects" Imphal (Agenzia Fides) - "Here in Manipur, we find ourselves in a situation similar to that in Korea or in divided Germany, where the same people are separated by a border. The Kuki-Zo people live partly in the Indian st ...
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  4 October 2025
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Secretary General of the Pontifical Society of St. Peter the Apostle visits Seminaries Colombo (Agenzia Fides) – The official visit of Father Guy Bognon (PSS), Secretary General of the Pontifical Society of St. Peter the Apostle, to Sri Lanka, concluded today with the ordination of four new priests (one ...
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  3 October 2025
  ASIA/THAILAND - A missionary reports: "God surprises me every day by accompanying adults to baptism" Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - "What particularly strikes me about my missionary work in Thailand is that God surprises me every day, allowing me to witness the blossoming of faith in adults and to accompany adults to baptism ...