Asia

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  29 August 2025
  ASIA/CHINA - Church restorations and reopenings signal a "rebirth" for Catholic communities in Guangdong Zhanjiang (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic community in Maoming celebrates the solemn reopening of the parish church, which had been closed for a long time due to major restoration work. The church is now dedicated to Me ...
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  28 August 2025
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - A nationwide pro-life movement to "raise a prophetic cry" Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - Bishop Moon Chang-woo, Bishop of Jeju, in his capacity as President of the Committee for Family and Life within the Korean Bishops' Conference, intends to relaunch the "Pro-Life Movement" on a lar ...
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  28 August 2025
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Ecumenical Group: The importance and meaning of Christians “remaining” in the land of Jesus, disfigured by terror Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - "In these painful days, being an integral part of the reality that surrounds us, we walk through valleys shadowed by death, displacement, starvation and despair," reads a document from the ecu ...
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  27 August 2025
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - Apostolic Prefect Figaredo: "The displaced cannot return home; we are working for an unarmed and disarming peace between Thailand and Cambodia" Battambang (Agenzia Fides) - "There is currently a ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia, but civilians housed in refugee camps cannot return to their homes and villages due to the numerous unexploded ordnance and clus ...
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  26 August 2025
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Bishop of Hakha: In Chin State, a church has been destroyed, “but the faith remains strong” Hakha (Agenzia Fides) - "They destroyed the walls of the church, but not the faith. Our faith remains strong, the people of God in Falam continue to believe and hope. The faithful will rebuild the Church of Christ the Ki ...
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  26 August 2025
  HOLY LAND - Patriarchs of Jerusalem: "The gates of hell have already been opened, but the clergy and nuns will remain in Gaza" Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) – The "Gates of Hell" have already been opened in the Gaza Strip. However, the clergy and nuns still present will not leave Gaza City, but will remain until the end to stand by the suffering p ...
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  25 August 2025
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Flood emergency: Caritas helps displaced people and the most vulnerable Karachi (Agenzia Fides) – "We are deeply saddened by the suffering caused by the severe floods. The Church stands with the affected families with prayers and actions. Caritas Pakistan has launched relief programs, and ...
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  23 August 2025
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Discrimination and abuse in prisons: a report by the Commission for "Justice and Peace" Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – Christian and Hindu prisoners in Pakistani prisons suffer abuse and discrimination related to or aggravated by the fact that they do not profess the Muslim faith. This is the finding in the rep ...
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  22 August 2025
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Catholic community mobilizes: Protection of creation and indigenous peoples in the Cordillera region Abra (Agenzia Fides) - The Cordillera administrative region in the north of Luzon island, known for its exceptional natural beauty, is at risk of devastation and could lose a priceless natural resource due to large-scale ...
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  21 August 2025
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Vicar General of Islamabad after floods: "Even relief efforts are difficult, Catholic churches and institutions offer shelter to displaced people" Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) – "High alert level remains in place in Rawalpindi. The torrential rains are continuing and, according to weather forecasts, will last at least another week. North of Islamabad, a storm brough ...
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  21 August 2025
  ASIA/THAILAND - Religions for Peace: Interreligious commitment to lasting peace between Thailand and Cambodia Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) – "The pain suffered by our brothers and sisters in this region weighs heavily on our hearts. We at Religions for Peace express our deepest condolences to all the victims of violence, those disp ...
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  20 August 2025
  ASIA/MYANMAR - The elections scheduled by the military junta offer "a ray of hope for civilian participation in government" Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - The elections announced by the military junta in Myanmar, which are scheduled to begin on December 28, 2025, are controlled by the military, but "could ultimately lead to greater civilian partici ...
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  20 August 2025
  ASIA/VIETNAM - On the Feast of the Assumption: Ninety thousand pilgrims at the Marian Shrine in La Vang by Andrew Doan Thanh Phong Huế (Agenzia Fides) – Millions of Vietnamese Catholics, both inside and outside the country, are turning their attention, also through the media, to the Marian Shrine of La Vang in the A ...
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  20 August 2025
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - Farewell to Sister Ioanna Teterych, foundress and first prioress of the Carmel in Ozërnoe Astana (Agenzia Fides) - "On August 18, 2025, at 4:55 p.m., Mother Ioanna Teterych, foundress and first prioress of the Carmel in Ozërnoe, returned to the Lord." With these words, Archbishop Tomasz Peta of Astana, Kazak ...
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  19 August 2025
  ASIA/ARAB EMIRATES - New Patron Saints for the Arabian Peninsula and prayers for the missionaries who died in the Gulf Region Abu Dhabi (Agenzia Fides) – The Arabian Peninsula has "new" Patron Saints. The Holy See, through a decree of the Dicastery for Divine Worship, has approved the Particular Calendar of the Apostolic Vicariate of Southern ...