Asia

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  7 September 2026
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES — Pastoral worker Eduardo “Eddie” Balindres killed Kidapawan (Fides News Agency) — The reason remains unknown in the killing of Eduardo “Eddie” Balindres, a Catholic layman and pastoral coordinator at the parish of Matalam, in the Diocese of Kidapawan, Cotabato pro ...
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  7 September 2026
  ASIA/CHINA - Spiritual retreat of communion and healing for the priests of Zhangjiakou Zhangjiakou (Fides News Agency) – The seeds of faith, fraternity, humility and obedience have once again been sown abundantly in the hearts of the priests of the new Diocese of Zhangjiakou, established by Pope Leo XIV ...
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  7 September 2026
  ASIA/NEPAL - National day of mourning after floods: Nepal’s Catholics pray as rescue operations continue Kathmandu (Fides News Agency) – Nepal is observing a national day of mourning today, September 7, the 13th day since the disaster of August 26, following the catastrophic floods of the Bhote Koshi, (also known as the R ...
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  6 September 2026
  Manuel “Tatay Maning”, father of Cardinal Tagle, returns to the Father’s House Vatican City/Manila (Fides News Agency) – Mr. Manuel “Tatay Maning” Tagle Sr., father of Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization – Section for First Evangelization and New ...
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  4 September 2026
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Thousands of pilgrims gather in Mariamabad for the 77th national pilgrimage in the rain Lahore (Fides News Agency) – The rain, the inconvenience and the forecasts of bad weather have not dampened the deep Marian devotion of the faithful in Pakistan. Today, September 4, celebrations begin at the Shrine of ...
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  4 September 2026
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Bishop Kwak: Faith always begins with an encounter, even in the age of artificial intelligence by Pascale Rizk Rome (Fides News Agency) – Faith in Jesus can always arise from a real encounter, even in the age of artificial intelligence. This is the conviction of Germanus Kwak Jin-Sang, auxiliary bishop of the ...
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  3 September 2026
  ASIA/SINGAPORE - Support for families to tackle demographic winter, “but money alone is not enough” Singapore (Fides News Agency) – The Singapore government has introduced a package of financial incentives aimed at encouraging families to have more children. In a country with one of the lowest fertility rates in the ...
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  2 September 2026
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Season of Creation: from prayer to the defence of forests and indigenous peoples Manila (Agenzia Fides) – In the Philippines, the “Season of Creation” – the period from 1 September to 4 October, which in 2026 is centred on the theme “Living Water” – is not merely a liturgical observance ...
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  2 September 2026
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - “I’ll be waiting for you in Seoul”: Fr. Bordo, from street children to WYD 2027, a Church that goes out to meet humanity Seoul (Fides News Agency) – “There are an estimated 250,000 street children in Korea. That is an enormous number. So we said to ourselves: if they do not come to us, we will go to them.” That was how “Azit” cam ...
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  1 September 2026
  ASIA/CHINA - The pastoral dynamism of the new Bishop of Chifeng Chifeng (Fides News Agency) – One month after his episcopal consecration, celebrated in full communion with Pope Leo XIV, Joseph Chang Yanfeng, Bishop of the Diocese of Chifeng, in the Chinese province of Inner Mongoli ...
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  1 September 2026
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Protests, corruption and democracy; Father Budi Purnomo: “The spirit of the demonstrations is a call for justice and the common good” Jakarta (Fides News Agency) – The demonstrations that have brought thousands of people to the Indonesian Parliament in recent weeks reflect a civic demand for greater transparency, democracy and justice, as well as a m ...
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  31 August 2026
  ASIA/CHINA - Paul Liu Honggang ordained Bishop of Datong by Marta Zhao Datong (Fides News Agency) – Today, Monday 31 August 2026, episcopal ordination was received by the Revered Paul Liu Honggang, whom the Holy Father, on 10 August 2026, appointed bishop of Datong, Shanx ...
• 31 August 2026
  ASIA/CHINA - Consecration of Bishop of Datong Vatican City (Fides news Agency) - Today, Monday 31 August 2026, episcopal ordination was received by the Revered Paul Liu Honggang, whom the Holy Father, on 10 August 2026, appointed bishop of Datong, Shanxi, China, hav ...
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  31 August 2026
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Catholics pray for 14 newborns who died in hospital; Christian nurse receives recognition Islamabad (Fides News Agency) – For Pakistan’s Christian community, the tragedy at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) in Islamabad, where 14 newborn babies died following a fire, is an opportunity to r ...
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  29 August 2026
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - International Day against Nuclear Tests: Central Asia’s shared choice of a nuclear-free space Astana (Fides News Agency) – Every year on August 29, the international community celebrates the International Day against Nuclear Tests. In Kazakhstan, the date carries a particularly strong symbolic meaning: on Augus ...