Asia

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  15 March 2024
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Deputy Interior Minister: “The Vietnamese government would be happy to welcome Pope Francis” Hanoi (Agenzia Fides) - Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Interior Vu Chien Thang has assured that Vietnam and the Holy See respect each other and maintain friendly relations. He is confident that relations between the Vatic ...
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  14 March 2024
  ASIA/IRAQ - Abolition of the quota of seats reserved for minorities in the Autonomous region of Kurdistan. Christian parties appeal to President Abdul Latif Rashid Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - Minority parties and organizations that demand political representation of Christian communities in Iraq continue their mobilization against the decision of the Iraqi Supreme Federal Court to an ...
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  14 March 2024
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Ramadan: “Opportunity for dialogue” Zamboanga City (Agenzia Fides) - "The period of the annual Ramadan in 2024, the holy month for the Muslim faithful, coincides with the celebration of the 40th anniversary of the dialogue movement 'Silsilah'. The spiritua ...
• 14 March 2024
  ASIA/KOREA - Resignation and appointment of Bishop of Uijeongbu Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On March 13, the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Uijeongbu, Korea, presented by Bishop Peter Ki-Heon Lee. The Holy Father has appointed Bishop ...
• 13 March 2024
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Resignation and appointment of Metropolitan Archbishop of Kupang Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On March 9, the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the metropolitan archdiocese of Kupang, Indonesia, presented by Archbishop Peter Turang. The Holy Father has ...
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  12 March 2024
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - The ecclesial community of Malaysia welcomes and prepares for the baptism of more than 1,700 adults Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) - In recent years, the Catholic community in Malaysia has registered an increasing number of adults requesting baptism. Adults wishing to be baptized undertake a path corresponding to the "Ri ...
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  12 March 2024
  ASIA/BAHRAIN - Sacred Heart Parish celebrates church consecration: “We are the true body of Christ” Manama (Agenzia Fides) - Every year on March 3, the Sacred Heart Church in Manama celebrates the day of its consecration with a solemn ceremony in which all the parishioners take part. And again this year, on the LXXXIV ...
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  11 March 2024
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Shahbaz Bhatti: Remembering the murdered Catholic politician Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - Every year in Pakistan, the Catholic politician Shahbaz Bhatti is remembered, killed by terrorists in Islamabad on March 2, 2011 at the age of 42. His personal story and his political commitme ...
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  9 March 2024
  ASIA/VIETNAM - The gift of music, "spiritual food" for orphaned children Ho Chi Minh City (Agenzia Fides) - Dominic Nguyen Van Lam, a 39-year-old priest from the diocese of Bui Chu, in southern Vietnam, was convinced from the start. He firmly believed and advocated for a very special form of ...
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  8 March 2024
  ASIA/JAPAN - Catholic Tokyo International Center promotes "multicultural coexistence" Tokyo (Agenzia Fides) - The Japanese call it "tabunka kyōsei", that is, "multicultural coexistence". It is lived daily in the premises of the Catholic Church of Meguro in Tokyo, where the "Catholic Tokyo International C ...
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  7 March 2024
  ASIA/CHINA - "Year of Catechism" in the Diocese of Xiamen: doctrine and sacraments preserve the faith of those who follow Jesus Xiamen (Agenzia Fides) - In Xiamen, in the Chinese province of Fujian, the “Year of the Catechism”, inaugurated by Bishop Joseph Cai Bingrui on May 1, 2023, the feast of Saint Joseph the Worker, is coming to an end. ...
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  7 March 2024
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Constitutional referendum and mid-term elections: Catholics express doubts Manila (Agenzia Fides) - Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. confirms that his government intends to hold a referendum to ratify the constitutional amendments - after possible approval by Parliament - at the same t ...
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  6 March 2024
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Martial law in 61 municipalities; Radio Veritas, source of hope Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - The ruling military junta in Myanmar has imposed martial law in a total of 61 municipalities, bringing a total of 8.2 million people under this measure. The figure of 61 municipalities was reache ...
• 5 March 2024
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Resignation and appointment of Bishop of Ratnapura Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Ratnapura, Sri Lanka, presented by Bishop Cletus Chandrasiri Perera, O.S.B. Silv. The Holy Father has ...
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  5 March 2024
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Lent in the sign of mercy: “Silsilah” movement visits prison inmates Zamboanga City (Agenzia Fides) - The "Silsilah" dialogue movement, founded in the south of the Philippines by the PIME missionary Father Sebastiano D'Ambra, accompanies prisoners on a path of inner liberation, carrying o ...