Asia

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  26 November 2025
  ASIA/VIETNAM - H'Mong: New priest among growing Catholic community of ethnic minority by Andrew Doan Thanh Phong Hung Hoa (Agenzia Fides) - 19 is the biggest number of priests ordained in the 130-year history of formation and development (1895 - 2025) in Hung Hoa Diocese, Northern Vietnam on November ...
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  25 November 2025
  ASIA/KOREA - Agreement between state and religions to prevent the social scourge of suicide Seoul (Agenzia Fides) – The Korean government has signed a framework agreement with religious leaders to promote a culture of respect for life and prevent suicide, a phenomenon that continues to seriously affect South ...
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  25 November 2025
  ASIA/CHINA - Seven priests celebrate 25 years of priesthood and remember Bishop Joseph Zong Huaide with gratitude Sanyuan (Agenzia Fides) – The celebration of the 25th anniversary of the priesthood of seven priests from the Diocese of Sanyuan in Shaanxi Province provided an opportunity to give thanks for the gift of their priestly ...
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  25 November 2025
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Ecumenical reflection group: Positive aspects and weaknesses of the UN Resolution on the future of Gaza Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) – United Nations Security Council Resolution 2803, which led to a precarious ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, contains positive aspects, but these are also accompanied by weaknesses. The new phase ...
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  24 November 2025
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - Inspired by the martyrs, Bishop Schmitthaeusler exhorts: “May the Church be a builder of peace in deeds and in truth” Tangkok (Agenzia Fides) – "The Church was born from the blood of the martyrs. From the blood of the martyrs and the faith of Christians, the Church has risen again. Today, 50 years later, we commemorate our martyrs and ...
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  24 November 2025
  ASIA/CHINA - Diocese of Fuzhou: Bishops Cai and Lin celebrate diaconal ordination together Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – Bishop Joseph Cai Bingrui of Fuzhou and Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Lin Yuntuan jointly celebrated a Mass during which Peter Ni Pengyu received diaconal ordination. The Mass was celebrated on Nove ...
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  22 November 2025
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Violence increases after Donald Trump announces military action to “protect Christians” Abuja (Agenzia Fides) – “It appears that there are people deliberately trying to plunge this country into chaos,” wrote Archbishop Alfred Adewale Martins of Lagos in an article published in the diocesan weekly news ...
• 22 November 2025
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of auxiliary bishop of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Rabindra Kumar Ranasingh, of the clergy of the metropolitan archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar, India, until now dean of the Khristo Jyoti Mahavid ...
• 22 November 2025
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Resignation and appointment of bishop of Larantuka Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Larantuka, Indonesia, presented by Bishop Fransiskus Kopong Kung. The Holy Father has appointed the Re ...
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  22 November 2025
  ASIA - Pilgrims of Hope in Asia: the Missionary Congress of the Churches of the Continent Penang (Agenzia Fides) - An Asian missionary congress entitled “The Great Pilgrimage of Hope” will take place in Penang, Malaysia, from November 27 to 30. It is organized by the Office for Evangelization of the Feder ...
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  21 November 2025
  ASIA/NORTH KOREA - Katharina Zellweger: "Sanctions against North Korea need to be reconsidered and peace diplomacy is needed" Seoul (Agenzia Fides) – “North Korea is subject to extremely strict sanctions due to its missile and nuclear programs. The sanctions are having an effect, but instead of harming the regime, they are primarily affecti ...
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  21 November 2025
  ASIA/CHINA - Chinese Catholic communities celebrate the memory of witnesses to the faith, in the month in which the deceased are commemorated Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – Father Paul Wang, a Lazarist, served between Beijing and Hebei Province during difficult times in the 1970s and 1990s. He traveled on foot from village to village, wearing hand-me-down clothes ...
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  20 November 2025
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Myanmar's army raids and arrests people in "Scam cities" Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - Myanmar's military government has launched an operation to combat online criminal activity in so-called "scam cities" located on the border between Myanmar and Thailand: on November 18, the army ...
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  20 November 2025
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Cardinal Lazzaro You: “The Council of Shanghai was of crucial importance for the history of the Asian churches” Seoul (Agenzia Fides) – The “Concilium sinense”, which took place in Shanghai between May and June 1924, was an event of crucial importance for the history of the Church in Asia. This ecclesiastical event “marked ...
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  19 November 2025
  ASIA/INDIA - Anti-conversion laws: Catholics promote protection of freedom of conscience based on the constitution Jaipur (Agenzia Fides) – In the northern Indian state of Rajasthan, bordering Pakistan, the Jaipur Catholic Welfare Society has turned to the Supreme Court to challenge the Rajasthan Prohibition of Unlawful Religious C ...