Asia

• 21 March 2022
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Appointment of the Bishop of Hai Phòng Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On March 19, 2022 the Holy Father appointed His Exc. Mgr. Vincent Nguyên Van Ban, currently Bishop of Ban Mê Thuôt as Bishop of the Diocese of Hai Phòng (Viêt Nam). (SL) (Agenzia Fides ...
• 21 March 2022
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of the Archbishop of Pondicherry and Cuddalore Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On March 19, 2022, the Holy Father appointed His Exc. Mgr. Francis Kalist, currently Bishop of Meerut, as Metropolitan Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore (India). (S ...
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  18 March 2022
  ASIA/PALESTINE - Latin Patriarchate schools in conference to address the educational emergency with new strategies Ramallah (Agenzia Fides) - The schools of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem operating in Palestine celebrate their first programmatic conference in the name of realism and the search for new strategies and new paths to ...
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  18 March 2022
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Filipino Bishops will join the Pope in consecrating Russia and Ukraine to Our Lady Manila (Agenzia Fides) - On March 25, the Filipino Bishops will join Pope Francis in the solemn act of consecration of Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, which will take place during a penitential celebr ...
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  18 March 2022
  ASIA/INDONESIA - The government is counting on the Church to promote inter-religious harmony Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - The government of the Republic of Indonesia expects the Catholic Church to promote religious moderation and count on the precious contribution of Catholics to sow harmony, respect, tolerance, fr ...
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  17 March 2022
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The diocesan process for the beatification of the young Akash Bashir begins Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "There is no greater love than giving one's life for one's friends. These are the words of Jesus, who was the first to give his life for his friends and we learn this from him. Akash Bashir, a yo ...
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  16 March 2022
  ASIA/LEBANON - President Aoun will visit Pope Francis on March 21 Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - Lebanese President Michel Aoun will be received in audience by Pope Francis on Monday, March 21. The date of the upcoming meeting between the Pope and the Lebanese Head of State was announced by ...
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  16 March 2022
  ASIA/INDIA - Cross vandalized in Mumbai Mumbai (Agenzia Fides) - With an act of vandalism, the monument of Christ Crucified located in front of Pavan Hans, in the west of Mumbai, capital of the Indian state of Maharastra, was intentionally damaged by unknown p ...
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  16 March 2022
  ASIA/HONG KONG - The laity, committed to being the engine of evangelization and participation in the synodal process Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - The Association of Catholic Laity of the Diocese of Hong Kong (Hong Kong Central Council of Catholic Laity HKCCCL) has renewed its commitment to being the engine of evangelization in the dioce ...
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  15 March 2022
  ASIA/IRAQ - Patriarch Sako: Canonization processes for Iraqi martyrs progressing Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - The process of canonization of the Chaldean Archbishop Paulos Faraj Rahho is proceeding "smoothly, and, God willing", the martyr Bishop will soon be declared blessed, "together with Father Raghi ...
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  15 March 2022
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - The government of Cambodia rewards the Church for its contribution to society Takeo (Agenzia Fides) - The Vicar Apostolic of Phnom Penh, Bishop Olivier Michel Marie Schmitthaeusler (MEP) has been recognized by the Cambodian Government as representative of the Catholic Church for his contribution t ...
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  15 March 2022
  ASIA/SYRIA - Conference in Damascus brings together local Catholic Churches and aid agencies Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - A conference organized by the Assembly of Catholic Bishops in Syria in collaboration with the Congregation for the Oriental Churches and the Apostolic Nunciature in Syria, begins today in Damas ...
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  14 March 2022
  ASIA/IRAQ - Iranian rockets against US base in Erbil. The Chaldean Patriarchate: the stalemate in the formation of the government puts the country at risk Erbil (Agenzia Fides) - The Chaldean Patriarchate deplores the launch of missiles that on Sunday, March 13, sowed terror among the population of Erbil and, in the light of this serious episode, calls on the political for ...
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  14 March 2022
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Lent without restrictions: Catholics return to the churches Hanoi (Agenzia Fides) - During Lent, Vietnamese Catholics have the opportunity to participate in numerous liturgical celebrations, community encounters and social activities in their local communities: just before Lent, ...
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  12 March 2022
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Opening of the first Christian chapel in a national hospital Kuching (Agenzia Fides) - The Chapel of the Sacred Heart, the first Christian chapel built inside a hospital in Malaysia, was inaugurated at the Sarawak Heart Center in Kota Samarahan. The structure was blessed by Cathol ...