Asia

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  19 May 2025
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Cardinal Chow: Pope Leo has been to China several times and is familiar with Chinese culture and reality Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – Before becoming Successor of Peter, Robert Francis Prevost “visited China several times and got to know the Chinese culture and reality.” This is what Jesuit Cardinal Stephen Chow Sau-ya ...
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  19 May 2025
  ASIA/INDONESIA - The Diocese of Timika has a new bishop: He is the second indigenous bishop Timika (Agenzia Fides) – As part of a week of prayer and celebration, the Diocese of Timika welcomed the arrival of the new Bishop, Bernardus Bofitwos Baru, who took possession of his diocese with a solemn Mass in the ...
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  17 May 2025
  ASIA/VIETNAM - The hope of Vietnamese Catholics: "We look forward to welcoming Pope Leo XIV in Vietnam" Ho Chi Minh City (Fides) - "Pope Leo XIV should visit Vietnam, fulfilling Pope Francis's wish," headlines a Vietnamese Catholic online newspaper. It is an example of how the Vietnamese Catholic and secular press has also ...
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  16 May 2025
  ASIA/CHINA - Marian Pilgrimage of the Diocese of Shanghai: With Pope Leo XVI, we ask Our Lady of Sheshan for the gift of peace Shanghai (Agenzia Fides) - Prayer, for the intercession of the Virgin Mary and the gift of peace in the world, is the focus of the pilgrimage of the Diocese of Shanghai to the Marian Shrine of Our Lady of Sheshan. Ye ...
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  15 May 2025
  ASIA/CHINA - The opening of new churches in China: a sign of perseverance on the path of faith Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - The opening of new churches in the People's Republic of China is a concrete sign of the perseverance of Chinese Catholic communities on the path of faith that continues under the varied circumst ...
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  15 May 2025
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Between Kashmir and Baluchistan: “Now is the time for unity and peace” Karachi (Agenzia Fides) – “Now is the time for unity and peace. I would like to recall the words of Pope Leo XIV: Peace be with you. We address this message to India, to our Indian brothers, with whom we are called t ...
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  14 May 2025
  ASIA/BAHRAIN - Meetings of the Women Program of the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Arabia on the "Theology of the Body" inspired by John Paul II Manama (Agenzia Fides) - "Theology of the Body (TOB): A Transformative Journey of Hope, Healing & Human Dignity" represents a further step forward made by the Women Program (WP) of the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Ara ...
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  14 May 2025
  ASIA/MYANMAR - The Burmese people hope for Pope Leo's support and ask for help after the earthquake Mandalay (Agenzia Fides) - "Now we must rebuild hope in our communities, already affected by war and hardship. We renew an urgent appeal: help us rebuild our ecclesial communities in Mandalay," Father Peter Kyi Maung, Se ...
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  13 May 2025
  ASIA/BAHRAIN - Bishop Berardi: Pope Leo XIV, a sign of hope and communion that strengthens our unity with the universal Church Manama (Agenzia Fides) - "For the Church in the Arabian Peninsula, this moment is an encouragement to continue to live and bear witness to the Gospel, often in silent or hidden ways," said Bishop Aldo Berardi O.SS.T., Ap ...
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  13 May 2025
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Rodrigo Duterte is once again mayor of Davao Davao (Agenzia Fides) - Rodrigo Duterte, the former president of the Philippines, indicted for crimes against humanity before the International Criminal Court, has been elected mayor of Davao, the city on the island of M ...
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  13 May 2025
  ASIA/INDONESIA - The Camillians inaugurate a new Social Center in Kupang, on the island of Timor Kupang (Agenzia Fides) - After more than fifteen years of missionary presence, the Camillian religious in Indonesia are a tangible sign of charity and social commitment. Their work, inspired by the charism of Saint Camil ...
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  13 May 2025
  ASIA/UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - Bishop Martinelli entrusts Pope Leo to Our Lady of Arabia: "A son of migrants" Abu Dhabi (Agenzia Fides) - "To Mary, Our Lady of Arabia, we entrust the new Pope Leo XIV," said Bishop Paolo Martinelli, Apostolic Vicar of Southern Arabia, at the end of his homily at the Holy Mass in Abu Dhabi followi ...
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  12 May 2025
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Ceasefire between India and Pakistan: "Fruit of the children's prayers" Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "We know that the Lord hears the prayers of the children who are in his heart. And the ceasefire between India and Pakistan has a very special meaning for us because we consider it a truce," says ...
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  9 May 2025
  ASIA/INDIA - “Before each meeting and pastoral activity, he spent a long time in Eucharistic adoration”: Augustinians remember the Prior Provost in India New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) – “Pope Leo XIV is remembered in India with affection and gratitude. He visited our nation twice as Prior General of the Augustinian Fathers, he is remembered as a simple man, who knew how t ...
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  9 May 2025
  ASIA/CHINA - Chinese bishops congratulate Pope Leo XIV Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - The Chinese bishops congratulate Pope Leo XIV on his election. As reported by the Chinese state news agency "Xin Hua" (New China), the Patriotic Association of the Chinese Catholic Church "Yi Hu ...