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  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 ...
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  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 ...
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  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 ...
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  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 ...
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  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 ...
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  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 ...
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  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 ...
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  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 ...
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  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 ...
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  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 ...
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  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 ...
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  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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  24 March 2025
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - A civil recognition to Cardinal Coutts for his service rendered to the nation Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - For his services to the nation in the field of interreligious dialogue and the promotion of harmony, as well as for his contribution to the social welfare of Pakistan and the protection of the ...
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  24 March 2025
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Lent and Ramadan are celebrated together at St. Elizabeth Catholic Hospital in Hyderabad Hyderabad (Agenzia Fides) - The fact that in 2025 the Christian Lent and the Muslim Ramadan coincide was seen as an opportune moment to promote dialogue and exchange: Christians and Muslims in a time of spiritual reflect ...
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  22 March 2025
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Thirty years of commitment, prayer and hope for reconciliation and peace Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - On the main altar of the Cathedral of Seoul stands the symbol of the local Church for the Holy Year: the "Cross for Peace," handcrafted from barbed wire taken from the "Bamboo Curtain" in the Demi ...