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2 April 2025
ASIA/MYANMAR - Earthquake ends international isolation of ruling military junta
Naypyidaw (Agenzia Fides) - The severe earthquake in Myanmar has broken the international political isolation that had surrounded the country's ruling military junta following the 2021 coup. This has given new strength t ...
1 April 2025
ASIA/CHINA - Chinese Catholic communities participate in Jubilee pilgrimages and Lenten retreats to ask for the gift of communion
Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - Pilgrimages, spiritual retreats, and prayers for the gift of communion and reconciliation characterized the liturgical celebrations of the Fourth Sunday of Lent, “Laetare Sunday” in many Cat ...
1 April 2025
ASIA/MYANMAR - Dominican Father: now is the time for compassion, even towards enemies
Mandalay (Agenzia Fides) - "We share the suffering and pain of so many affected individuals and families in this difficult and devastating time. May the Lord guide those who are working for the wounded. This is a time of ...
31 March 2025
ASIA/MYANMAR - Lack of medicine and shelter: The Catholic community launches humanitarian aid and calls for a ceasefire
Mandalay (Agenzia Fides) - "There is a lack of medicine and emergency shelter, as many are injured and thousands are homeless on the streets," reads a statement from Karuna Myanmar (Caritas Burma) sent to Fides. "Local g ...
31 March 2025
ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Archbishop Nappa celebrates the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the Korean Pontifical Mission Societies in Seoul
Seoul (Agenzia Fides) – "It is with great emotion that I visit this land of martyrs that is Korea, a unique country in the history of the Church, where the faith took root spontaneously before the arrival of the missio ...
31 March 2025
ASIA/BAHRAIN - “The dream comes true”: Inauguration of the Pontifical Society of the Holy Childhood in the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Arabia
Awali (Agenzia Fides) – “Sowing the seeds of the Pontifical Mission Societies in the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Arabia (AVONA) is a herculean task due to its jurisdiction in four countries, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qata ...
28 March 2025
ASIA/MYANMAR - Severe earthquake in the north of the country: "There is little or no aid"
Mandalay (Agenzia Fides) - "The tragedy is that there is little or no aid. We see so much solidarity among the people, but we note the complete absence of the state. The Sagaing area, epicenter of the earthquake, is one ...
27 March 2025
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - In a nation divided over Duterte's judicial affair, the Church preaches and works for unity
Manila (Agenzia Fides) - In a country torn apart by the trial of former President Rodrigo Duterte, indicted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for crimes against humanity committed during the "war on drugs" he wag ...
26 March 2025
ASIA/CHINA - Four new priests ordained in Ningbo on the Feast of the Annunciation
Ningbo (Agenzia Fides) – The Diocese of Ningbo, in the Chinese province of Zhejiang, celebrated the ordination of four new priests on March 25, the Feast of the Annunciation of the Lord. The diocesan priests, according ...
26 March 2025
ASIA/JAPAN - Archbishop Nappa visits Nagasaki and Tokyo: safeguarding the memory of the Japanese martyrs
Tokyo (Agenzia Fides) - On Monday, Archbishop Emilio Nappa, Secretary of the Governorate of the Vatican City and former President of the Pontifical Mission Societies, began his visit to Nagasaki, Japan, at Nishizaka Hill ...
26 March 2025
ASIA/MYANMAR - Bishop Sumlut Gam: Cathedral in Banmaw "miraculously remains standing" after the fire
Banmaw (Agenzia Fides) - The majestic building of Banmaw Cathedral, in Kachin State, northern Burma, set on fire in recent days by the Burmese army (see Fides, 17/3/2025) “is still there, miraculously standing,” the ...
25 March 2025
ASIA/CHINA - Lent in Chinese Catholic communities: pilgrimages, vocational testimonies, and scrutiny for catechumens preparing to receive Baptism
Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – ‘Scrutiny’ for catechumens preparing to receive Baptism, along with pilgrimages, works of charity, and sharing: this is how many Chinese Catholic communities intensely experienced the thir ...
25 March 2025
ASIA/LAOS - A new Bishop for the small Church: the new Apostolic Vicar of Vientiane consecrated
Vientiane (Agenzia Fides) - The small but vibrant Catholic community of Laos has joyfully welcomed its new bishop. Msgr. Anthony Adoun Hongsaphong, a priest of the Apostolic Vicariate of Pakse, received episcopal ordinat ...
25 March 2025
ASIA/INDONESIA - The Carmelites in Flores: rooted in pastoral, educational and spiritual service
Ende (Agenzia Fides) - The Carmelite charism continues to expand in eastern Indonesia and will strengthen its service to the population on the island of Flores. Today, March 25, 2025, when the universal Church celebrat ...
24 March 2025
ASIA/BAHRAIN - The community of the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Arabia welcomed the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem: Spirit of harmony and interreligious collaboration
Manama (Agenzia Fides) – The three-day visit of the Cardinal Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa, who arrived in Bahrain on Thursday 20 March, ended yesterday, Sunday 23 March. It was a significant mom ...
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