Asia

• 8 June 2018
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of the Bishop of Raiganj Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Today the Holy Father has appointed the rev. Fr. Fulgence Aloysius Tigga, of the clergy of Bettiah, currently Vicar General and Parish priest of the Mother of God Church, as Bishop of the d ...
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  8 June 2018
  ASIA/KAZAKISTAN - President Nazarbaev invites Pope Francis and Cardinal Parolin to Astana Astana (Agenzia Fides) - Kazakh President, Nursultan Nazarbayev, invited Pope Francis to participate in the VI Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions in Astana in October. Kasym-Zhomart Tokayev, speaker o ...
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  8 June 2018
  ASIA/CHINA - The solemnity of Corpus Domini celebrated by Catholics with public processions in cities and villages throughout China Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - From the larger cities, such as Beijing and Guangzhou, to the smaller and more remote villages, Chinese Catholics celebrated the solemnity of Corpus Domini in streets and squares with Eucharisti ...
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  7 June 2018
  ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - A Barnabite: "The fatwa of the ulema against terrorism: historical step for the country" Kabul (Agenzia Fides) - "The attack against the Ulema Council is very serious. It is clear that those who carried it out are against the peace program proposed by these important religious figures. We are talking about ...
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  7 June 2018
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Hong Kong prepares to welcome thousands of young people for international Taize pilgrimage Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – Thousands of young Christians from around the world will gather from 8 to 12 August 2018 in Hong Kong for the Taize "Pilgrimage of Trust and Reconciliation". "We live this initiative as a s ...
• 7 June 2018
  ASIA/JAPAN - Appointment of the National Director of the PMS, Fr. Joseph Naoki Momma Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 18 April 2018 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed, the rev. Fr. Joseph Naoki Momma, of the clergy of the Archdiocese of Tok ...
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  6 June 2018
  ASIA/THAILAND - The Director of the PMS: "Towards new elections: young people demand democracy and freedom" Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - "In Thailand we are preparing for elections, announced by the Prime Minister for February 2019: but people no longer believe in announcements, given the continuous postponements of the military ...
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  6 June 2018
  ASIA/INDIA - Archbishop of Goa: "The Indian Constitution is in danger" Goa (Agenzia Fides) - "The Indian Constitution is in danger and many people live with a feeling of insecurity. It is urgent to protect the values of the Constitution, including the freedom to practice one's own religion" ...
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  5 June 2018
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Cardinal Coutts: "Dialogue of life and service towards the suffering humanity to break the walls of hatred and intolerance" Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - "Interreligious dialogue is a commitment which should involve all of us. It should be an integral part of our life, in a Muslim majority country like Pakistan. In Karachi, one of the world's meg ...
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  5 June 2018
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - "Night of prayer": peace on the Korean peninsula entrusted to the Virgin Mary Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - To entrust peace on the Korean peninsula to the Virgin Mary and put under her mantle the path of reconciliation between North and South Korea: with this spirit the Committee for the Reconciliation ...
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  4 June 2018
  ASIA/INDONESIA - During Ramadan, invitation to protect "cultural and religious diversity" and Pancasila Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - Leaders of different religions, gathered for the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, expressed their wish to protect "cultural and religious diversity in Indonesia", the largest Muslim country in the ...
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  4 June 2018
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Bethlehem, a Franciscan priest attacked for defending the pilgrims Bethlehem (Agenzia Fides) - Franciscan priest, Father Fadi Shalufa, responsible for the "milk grotto" church, was attacked on 1 June by one of the two young men who had previously harassed a group of pilgrims in visit to ...
• 4 June 2018
  ASIA/JAPAN - Appointment of Auxiliary Bishops of Osaka On June 2 the Holy Father appointed as Auxiliary Bishops of the Archdiocese of Osaka, Japan: Rev. Fr. Josep Maria Abella Batlle, C.M.F., parish priest of the Cathedral of the same metropolitan see, assigning him the titu ...
• 4 June 2018
  ASIA/JAPAN - Appointment of the Bishop of Saitama Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 2 June 2018 the Pope appointed as bishop of the diocese of Saitama, Japan, the Rev. Don Mario Michiaki Yamanouchi, S.D.B., currently provincial of the Salesian Society of Saint John Bosc ...
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  30 May 2018
  ASIA/TURKMENISTAN - Pastoral visit of Christian leaders: "A sign of hope for the nation" Ashgabat (Agenzia Fides) - The meeting between Apostolic Nuncio Paul Russell and civil authorities in Ashgabat is a sign of hope for the future: this is what Fr. Andrzej Madej, Polish priest of the Oblates of Mary Immacu ...