Asia
19 July 2023
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Three cases of blasphemy accusations against Christians in one month: tensions in Sargodha
Sargodha (Agenzia Fides) - Tensions exist in Sargodha, a town in Pakistani Punjab, where three separate cases of blasphemy accusations against local Christians have occurred in less than a month, sparking violence and le ...
17 July 2023
ASIA/CHINA - The Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Beijing celebrates 300 years of its foundation and pays homage to the founder, the missionary musician Teodorico Pedrini
Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - The parishioners of the Beijing church dedicated to Our Lady of Mount Carmel (known as Xi Tang, the "church of the West") celebrate the 300th anniversary of its foundation by preserving the memo ...
17 July 2023
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Sowing peace and hope in the face of incitement to violence and religious hatred
Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - "Our mission is to sow peace and hope in this life, in which the Lord Jesus Christ is our hope and our peace", says Msgr. Joseph Arshad, Archbishop of Islamabad-Rawalpindi, speaking about the ...
17 July 2023
ASIA/MYANMAR - Resignation and succession of Bishop of Taungngu
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On July 16, the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Taungngu, Myanmar, presented by Bishop Isaac Danu.
He is succeeded by Bishop John Saw Gawdy, u ...
15 July 2023
ASIA/CHINA - "An esteemed Pastor". Bishop Shen Bin in Shanghai, reasons and implications of an appointment
by Gianni Valente
Shanghai (Agenzia Fides) - Today Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Joseph Shen Bin as bishop of Shanghai, in continental China, transferring him from the diocese of Haimen, province of Jiangsu. An app ...
15 July 2023
ASIA/CHINA - Appointment of Bishop of Shanghai
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Francis has appointed Bishop Joseph Shen Bin as bishop of Shanghai, in continental China, transferring him from the diocese of Haimen, province of Jiangsu.
Bishop Joseph ...
15 July 2023
ASIA/MONGOLIA - Missionary Bishop Wenceslao Padilla, a "good and faithful servant" who gave his life for the rebirth of the Church
by Paolo Affatato
"The God of our fathers was truly abounding in grace and love, and he protected and guided us at every step of our journey of faith in our small community of believers in Mongolia". With these words, i ...
14 July 2023
ASIA/THAILAND - The dramatic "limbo" of Burmese refugees
Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) – More than 90,000 Burmese refugees are living in nine refugee camps organised by the Thai government along the Thai-Myanmar border and, according to data from the United Nations High Commission ...
14 July 2023
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Confirmation of the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies, Father Asif John Khokhar
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On May 24, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization, confirmed the position of Father Asif John Khokhar (for biographical notes see Fides 26/7/2018) a ...
13 July 2023
ASIA/HONG KONG - 300 young people from Hong Kong leave for WYD in Lisbon. Bishop Chow: participate in the meeting with an open and grateful heart
Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - More than 300 boys and girls from the diocese of Hong Kong will participate in the next World Youth Day in Lisbon. The Hong Kong youth preparing to leave are organized into 14 groups from pari ...
13 July 2023
ASIA/INDIA - Indian students' appeal: "Save Manipur"
New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - While the media and political attention seems to be waning on the social situation in Manipur, the scene of inter-ethnic violence, students from various Indian schools scattered throughout the ...
12 July 2023
ASIA/MONGOLIA - Waiting for Pope Francis. History, friends and hopes in the "House of Mercy"
Ulaanbataar (Agenzia Fides) - The appointment is sscheduled for Monday, September 4: at 9.30 a.m. Pope Francis will meet with the workers of charity in the last public event of his apostolic journey in Mongolia before th ...
12 July 2023
ASIA/JAPAN - Contaminated water in the ocean, can we say that there is no danger?
Tokyo (Agenzia Fides) - By releasing contaminated radioactive water into the ocean, can we say that there is no danger for human beings and the ecosystem? It is by asking this simple question that Japanese and Korean sch ...
12 July 2023
ASIA/INDONESIA - Everything is possible with the power of prayer: the solidarity of the Camillians towards the missionaries in Haiti
Maumere (Agenzia Fides) - This year the celebrations for the feast of Saint Camillus on the island of Flores will be full of small events. On July 14, the feast of the founder of the Order of Ministers of the Sick, MI, t ...
11 July 2023
ASIA/LEBANON - Jubilee Year: Melkite Greek Catholic Church celebrates 300 years of union with the Church of Rome
Raboué (Agenzia Fides) - The year 2024 will be for the Melkite Greek Catholic Church a "Jubilee year, celebrated under the sign of unity among all Christians. A special time in which we are called to commemorate the 300 ...
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