ASIA/INDIA - "Indian Christian Day" on the feast of St. Thomas the Apostle
New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - Indian Christians celebrate Indian Christian Day for the first time on July 3rd on the feast of St. Thomas the Apostle. The Apostle Thomas came to India around 52 AD and was martyred near Chen ...
2 July 2021
ASIA/MALAYSIA - A woman at the helm of the Catholic Weekly Herald
Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) - The Malaysian Bishops have appointed the first woman as Editor of the Catholic weekly "Herald": she is Patricia Pereira, who has taken on responsibility for the magazine since 1 July. Perei ...
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Appointment of vicar apostolic of Taytay
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed Bishop Broderick Soncuaco Pabillo as vicar apostolic of Taytay, Philippines, transferring him from the titular see of Sitifi and from the office of auxiliary o ...
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Young people in prayer for the end of the pandemic
Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - "Responding to the call of the Holy Father Pope Francis to pray intensely for the end of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Jesus Youth movement organized a Eucharistic Adoration, with a prayer of inter ...
30 June 2021
ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - Appointment of auxiliary bishop of Karaganda
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed as auxiliary bishop of the diocese of Karaganda, Kazakhstan, the Reverend Msgr. Yevgeniy Zinkovskiy, until now vicar general of the same diocese, assigning him ...
30 June 2021
ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of bishop of Port Blair
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed as bishop of the diocese of Port Blair, India, the Reverend Visuvasam Selvaraj, of the clergy of Port Blair, until now diocesan administrator of the same see.
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30 June 2021
ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of bishop of Tiruchirapalli
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed as bishop of the diocese of Tiruchirapalli, India, the Reverend Savarimuthu Arokiaraj, of the clergy of the same diocese, until now rector of the Holy Redeemer ...
ASIA/UZBEKISTAN - Art as an instrument of evangelization
Samarkand (Agenzia Fides) - Art as an instrument of the apostolate to talk about Christ to those who enter the church driven by curiosity. This is the objective that led the priests of the Institute of the Incarnate Word ...