Asia

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  1 July 2024
  ASIA/CHINA - On the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, Catholics distribute aid to flood victims Meizhou (Agenzia Fides) - The Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, always celebrated in a special way by the Chinese Catholic communities, was marked this year by a commitment to charitable causes in favor of compatriots ...
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  1 July 2024
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - In view of the Holy Year and World Youth Day: young people in dialogue and on pilgrimage Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - Among the initiatives in view of the Holy Year 2025 and World Youth Day in 2027, there is also the dialogue that young people want to have with their parish priests and the Archbishop in a synodal ...
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  1 July 2024
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Justice and Peace Commission: The war in Gaza is not a “Just War” Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - "As Catholics in the Holy Land, who share Pope Francis’ vision for a peaceful world, we are outraged that political actors in Israel and abroad are mobilizing the theory of “just war” in ...
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  1 July 2024
  ASIA/KUWAIT - The children of the "Mother Church" in Ahmadi celebrate World Children's Day Ahmadi (Agenzia Fides) - "Liveliness, joy, community spirit characterized the World Children's Day that we celebrated here in Ahmadi together with the entire parish community". This is what Father Roswin Pirese (OfmCap.) ...
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  28 June 2024
  ASIA/MYANMAR - UN report: Banking system finances equipment to continue conflict in Myanmar Yangon (Fides Agency ) - Financial institutions must do more to prevent the Burmese military junta from acquiring weapons, said the Special Rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar, Tom Andrews, citing Thailand as the main ...
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  28 June 2024
  ASIA/MACAO - Cardinal Tagle: This is why the "Primum Concilium Sinense" is still relevant Macao (Fides Agency) - Cardinal Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle, Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization (Section for the First Evangelization and the New Particular Churches), has sent a video message to the international ...
• 27 June 2024
  ASIA/THAILAND - Resignation of Metropolitan Archbishop of Bangkok Vatican City ( Fides Agency) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bangkok (Thailand) presented by Cardinal Francis Xavier Kriengsak Kovithavanij.( ...
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  27 June 2024
  ASIA/JAPAN - Proclamation of faith in the Japanese context by Paolo Affatato Tokyo (Fides Agency ) - "In Japan you can clearly see that the focal point for the Christian is the crossroads. The moment one crosses the other's existence, there is room to witness one's faith and ...
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  27 June 2024
  ASIA/CHINA - Bishop Joseph Yang Yongqiang takes up office in Hangzhou: He had been appointed by Pope Francis on June 12 by Marta Zhao Hangzhou (Fides Agency) - Bishop Joseph Yang Yongqiang took office today, Thursday, June 27, in the episcopal see of Hangzhou, the capital of the Chinese province of Zhejiang. Bishop Yang was transferre ...
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  26 June 2024
  ASIA/CHINA - Catholic Charities in relief of flood-affected populations Meizhou (Fides Agency ) - On behalf of Bishop Joseph Li Shan of Beijing and Bishop Joseph Shen Bin of Shanghai, the Catholic Relief Services network is once again at the forefront of the relief efforts for the victims of ...
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  26 June 2024
  ASIA/INDIA - First session of the new parliament: Violence in Manipur still on the agenda Imphal (Fides Agency) - In the first session of the parliament that emerged from the recent elections in India, MPs re-elected politician Om Birla, a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the ruling party of Presid ...
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  26 June 2024
  ASIA/LEBANON - Cardinal Parolin to religious leaders: amid conflict, Lebanon must remain a model of coexistence Beirut (Fides Agency ) - "Lebanon today must remain a model of coexistence and unity in the face of the ongoing crises and wars," said Cardinal Pietro Parolin to high-ranking representatives of the Churches and religious ...
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  25 June 2024
  ASIA/LEBANON - An international theological colloquium to revive the ecumenical vocation of the Melkite Church Beirut (Fides Agency ) - As the Melkite Greek Catholic Church celebrates the 300th anniversary of the restoration of full communion with the Church of Rome (1724-2024), a high-level international theological colloquium a ...
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  25 June 2024
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Parliament condemns lynchings and calls for respect for the rule of law Islamabad (Fides Agency ) - The Pakistani Parliament has adopted a resolution addressing and condemning the serious practice of "lynching", which has recently hit the headlines due to several incidents such as the events ...
• 25 June 2024
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Diocese of Labuan Bajo established and first bishop appointed Vatican City (Fides Agency) - On June 21, Pope Francis erected the new diocese of Labuan Bajo (Indonesia) on part of the diocese of Ruteng, placing it under the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Ende as a suffragan dioc ...