Asia

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  29 July 2024
  ASIA/CHINA - After years, the Diocese of Shanghai celebrates the patronal feast of St. Ignatius with its Bishop Shanghai (Agenzia Fides) - In the footsteps of the Patron Saint Ignatius of Loyola, who exercised an authentic spirituality, you too exchange daily dialogues with the Lord through prayer and exercise charity: this is the ...
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  29 July 2024
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Youth, culture and hope: Seoul prepares for WYD 2027 Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - There are still three years to go until World Youth Day in Seoul, but in South Korea preparations for the great event are already in full swing. The flags of 193 countries are currently flying ove ...
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  27 July 2024
  ASIA/CHINA - Chinese Catholic Community celebrates World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly according to the Gospel and Confucian teachings Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - In view of the IV World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly, which will be celebrated on Sunday 28 July 2024, with the theme chosen by the Holy Father, "In old age do not abandon me" (cf. Ps 71 ...
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  26 July 2024
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Typhoon Gaemi hits Southeast Asia: the Church of Manila rushes to help the displaced Manila (Agenzia Fides) - Typhoon Gaemi continues to hit Southeast Asia. The storm is heading towards Taiwan, leaving behind death and destruction in the Philippines. In this country, the fury of nature has hit especially ...
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  26 July 2024
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Indonesian Islam embraces Pope Francis: peace and fraternity among peoples, nations and religions by Paolo Affatato Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - The main Indonesian Islamic organizations welcome with deep gratitude the visit of Pope Francis to Indonesia from 3 to 9 September and appreciate its important significance ...
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  26 July 2024
  ASIA - The Ancient Church of the East in China: A Missionary Perspective by Gianni Valente (We publish below the presentation by the Director of Fides at the 2024 Xi'an International Jingjiao Forum, a Conference dedicated to the Syriac Church of the East (Jingjiao in Chinese) held from 5 ...
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  25 July 2024
  ASIA/INDONESIA - The Director for European Affairs: "Indonesia and the Holy See united to bring a message of peace and fraternity to the world" by Paolo Affatato Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - "The Pope's visit to Indonesia is a historic moment for the nation. It not only has a religious meaning, but also a civil and political one, in the broadest sense of the te ...
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  24 July 2024
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Archbishop of Kupang firmly believes that the faithful’s visit to East Timor to meet the Pope will create opportunities for reconciliation by Paolo Affatato Kupang (Agenzia Fides) - The main entrance of the bishop's residence in the center of Kupang where Msgr. Hironimus Pacaeenoni has been since taking office as Archbishop of Kupang, Indonesia, in Marc ...
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  23 July 2024
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Indonesia prepares for the visit of Pope Francis with the inauguration of the 'Tunnel of Fraternity' that connects the Cathedral and Mosque. By Paolo Affatato Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - Pilgrims have not yet walked the "Tunnel of Fraternity", as it has been nicknamed, because it will be officially inaugurated this autumn. But the work is already finished a ...
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  22 July 2024
  ASIA/MYANMAR - The scourge of child labor in a war-torn nation Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - In the tormented nation of Myanmar, torn by a civil conflict for more than three years, there is an explosion of the phenomenon of child labor, as observed by observers from the international com ...
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  20 July 2024
  ASIA/IRAQ - The Chaldean bishops: “Two peoples, two States: the solution for peace in the Holy Land” Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - Two peoples, two States: the Chaldean bishops, gathered in Baghdad for the annual Synod of the Chaldean Church, observe with concern the numerous conflicts that are tearing apart the Middle East ...
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  20 July 2024
  ASIA/CHINA - “Salt of the earth, light of the world”. 11 new graduates at the Major Seminary of Shaanxi Province Xi'an (Agenzia Fides) - “Be aware of the sacred call of the Lord and have an ecclesial spirit”. It is with these recommendations that Antonio Dang Mingyan, Archbishop of Xi'an and rector of the Philosophical and Theo ...
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  19 July 2024
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Legal age for Christian marriage at 18: a step forward to protect girls and abandon child marriage Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - The updating of the law on Christian marriage in Pakistan is an important step forward to protect girls from early marriages, says Kamran Michael, Christian politician and former senator, who ...
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  19 July 2024
  ASIA/CHINA - Chinese Catholic communities care for “brides from far away”, women wounded by life by Marta Zhao Shijiazhuang (Agenzia Fides) - They are called “brides from far away”. They mostly belong to ethnic minority groups and often live in conditions of extreme poverty. They suffer from abuse and forms ...
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  18 July 2024
  ASIA/JORDAN - 75 years of 'Pontifical Mission': "What Pius XII began continues today with Pope Francis" Amman (Agenzia Fides) - "What Pius XII began continues today with Pope Francis." The Pontifical Mission for Palestine celebrates its Diamond Jubilee in Jordan, commemorating the 75th anniversary of its foundation, marked ...