Asia
7 November 2023
ASIA/BAHRAIN - Between persecution and “salvation”: The Vicar Apostolic of Northern Arabia on the history of the Trinitarians
Manama (Agenzia Fides) - "I am the first Trinitarian to arrive in Bahrain. Only after me did the others come and we founded a community," said Vicar Apostolic of Northern Arabia Aldo Berardi, first bishop of the Order of ...
6 November 2023
ASIA/JORDAN - Church leaders: Christmas without festivities as a sign of respect and closeness to the victims of Gaza
Amman (Agenzia Fides) - In the Kingdom of Jordan, Christian communities will live next Christmas renouncing the convivial and festive moments that usually precede and accompany Christmas celebrations, as a sign of respec ...
6 November 2023
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Historic court decision against discrimination: Christians should in future be referred to as "Masihi", the people of the Messiah
by Paolo Affatato
Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - Words have weight. Words are sometimes like bullets that kill. On the other hand, words can also give life, hope and comfort. Words have power, and in a community or a natio ...
4 November 2023
ASIA/CAMBODIA - Evangelii gaudium inspires the Christian message and spiritual accompaniment of young Cambodians
Kompong Cham (Agenzia Fides) - "The Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii Gaudium of Pope Francis is in our hearts and inspires our steps as a small Catholic community in Cambodia. Although the text is not available in Khmer ( ...
3 November 2023
ASIA/CHINA - In the month of November: Catholics focus on the “Four Last Things” and pray for peace in the world
Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - On the occasion of the commemoration of the dead, the Bishop of Beijing Joseph Li Shan, called on all Catholics to reflect on the bond of communion that unites the "triumphant Church" in heaven ...
2 November 2023
ASIA/INDIA - “The art of listening”: The church of a diverse country is inspired by the “fides romana”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The pursuit of unity in the diverse Catholic community of India and full communion with the universal Church, as experienced at the just concluded Synod, are among the priorities of the C ...
31 October 2023
ASIA/HOLY LAND - Hamas and the Christians
by Gianni Valente
Gaza (Agenzia Fides) - In the Gaza Strip, before the atrocities committed by Hamas and Islamic Jihad on October 7 and before the Israeli bombing began, there were just over a thousand Christians liv ...
31 October 2023
ASIA/BANGLADESH - Political unrest and blockades: Catholic cathedral damaged
Dhaka (Agenzia Fides) - "Government and opposition politicians should engage in dialogue and not fuel political instability. Conflict and violence are not good for the country. We want peace. Our people have the right to ...
30 October 2023
ASIA/HOLY LAND - "The importance to recognize and see the other as a human being": Neve Shalom-Wahat al Salam, where Israelis and Palestinians live together
Tel Aviv (Agenzia Fides) - "We are living in traumatic times of war. Everyone at our School for Peace is shocked and saddened by the incomprehensible atrocities committed by Hamas and the lethal and vengeful response tha ...
28 October 2023
ASIA/LAOS - "Now that I am Bishop, I still have a lot to learn". The 'on the move' mission of the Vicar Apostolic of Paksè
by Paolo Affatato
Paksè (Agenzia Fides) - "The missionary spirit, the missionary practice of going to the villages and visiting Catholic families, or talking about Jesus to those who do not know him, with joy in the he ...
27 October 2023
ASIA/MYANMAR - The pastoral service of three new priests in Taunggyi, a territory where life is in danger due to the civil war
Taunggyi (Agenzia Fides) - For the three new Burmese Jesuit priests of the archdiocese of Taunggyi, a city in central Myanmar, which is part of the territory of Shan State, the task of serving the community and caring fo ...
27 October 2023
ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of the Rector of the "Khrist Premalaya" Regional Philosophate Seminary in the archdiocese of Bhopal
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On August 11, 2023, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization, appointed the rev. Father Thomam Peringalloor, SVD, 68 (2/11/1955) and 39 years of pries ...
27 October 2023
ASIA/HOLY LAND - Sister Giovanna, Comboni missionary in the land of Jesus: "join us in prayer"
Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - "You know very well the reality we are experiencing. The war has been going on since October 7: bombings by Israel on Gaza following Hamas attacks (see Fides, 8/10/2023). Here in Jerusalem, th ...
26 October 2023
ASIA/INDIA - The Holy See grants the "Nihil Obstat" for the cause of beatification of the 35 martyrs of Odisha
Bhubaneswar (Agenzia Fides) – For the Catholic Church in India there is a "significant step forward" in the process of beatification of Kanteshwar Digal and Companions, the so-called "35 Martyrs of Kandhamal", who were ...
26 October 2023
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Filipino Muslims express solidarity with the Palestinian population
Marawi city (Agenzia Fides) - Filipino Muslims express their solidarity with the Palestinian people subjected to bombings in Gaza and call for an end to Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip: the conflict in the Middle East ...
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