Asia
14 June 2023
MIDDLE EAST - After the earthquake, the Arab countries re-embrace the "pariah nation": The end of Syria's isolation as seen by the Holy See
by Victor Gaetan*
Good news has been rare for Syria since 2011.
Ravaged by over a decade of war, compounded by poverty and a pandemic, more persecution arrived on February 6 when earthquakes killed some 6,000 people ...
14 June 2023
ASIA/INDIA - Interreligious appeal in Manipur: put an end to violence and assist the victims
Imphal (Agenzia Fides) - It is necessary to stop the spiral of violence, which is harmful and leaves deep wounds, both physical and moral; provide protection and care to victims; begin a process and a period of reconcili ...
13 June 2023
ASIA/THAILAND - Resignation and appointment of Bishop of Ratchaburi
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On June 13, the Holy Father accepted the the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Ratchaburi, Thailand, presented by Bishop John Bosco Panya Kritcharoen.
The Holy Father ha ...
13 June 2023
ASIA/VIETNAM - Divorce rate rising: Tendency less pronounced among Catholics
Hanoi (Agenzia Fides) - More and more young couples in Vietnam are getting divorced. This is confirmed by the latest statistics and sociological studies. The country's divorce rate has nearly doubled over the past 10 yea ...
12 June 2023
ASIA/PAKISTAN - The path of legality to promote the rights of all citizens and work to combat any discrimination
Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - Nine years ago, a historic ruling by the Supreme Court of Pakistan (Judgment No. 1 / 2014) expressed serious concerns that federal and provincial governments were failing to address human rights ...
9 June 2023
ASIA/INDIA - Inter-ethnic violence in Manipur continues; first seeds of a possible dialogue
Imphal (Agenzia Fides) - The death toll in the ongoing violence in the Indian state of Manipur (in northwest India) between the Kuki and Meitei ethnic communities has risen to 98 people killed, the Manipur Chief Minister ...
8 June 2023
ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Day of Prayer for Reconciliation and Unity: Korean Bishops' Peace Initiative
Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - "2023 marks the 70th anniversary of the signing of the armistice of the Korean War (1950-1953). The war that claimed millions of lives is still not officially over. This unfinished conflict is sti ...
7 June 2023
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Episcopal Commission for Indigenous Peoples: safeguarding the life of the Ati People on the island of Boracay
Boracay (Agenzia Fides) - The life of the Ati tribes must be safeguarded and not deprived of their lands: this is the vision of the Episcopal Commission for Indigenous Populations, which reported the situation on the isl ...
1 June 2023
ASIA/MYANMAR - Appointment of bishop of Pathein
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Henry Eikhlein, of the clergy of Pathein, Myanmar, until now diocesan administrator of the same diocese, as bishop of the diocese of Pathein, Myan ...
1 June 2023
ASIA/MYANMAR - Resignation and succession of bishop of Mawlamyine, Myanmar
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Mawlamyine, Myanmar, presented by Bishop Raymond Saw Po Ray.
He is succeeded by Bishop Maurine Nyunt W ...
1 June 2023
ASIA/INDIA - Resignation of Bishop of Jullundur
Vatican City - (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Jullundur, India, presented by Bishop Franco Mulakkal (EG) (Agenzia Fides, 1/6/2023)
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1 June 2023
ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Dioceses and parishes committed to "carbon neutrality", in the spirit of Laudato Sì
Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - Faced with the global climate crisis, humanity faces the great task of so-called "carbon neutrality", defined in climatology as "the state of equilibrium between carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions of ...
31 May 2023
ASIA/INDONESIA - The "Marian month" ends with pilgrimages and visits to shrines
Ende (Agenzia Fides) - More than 15,000 pilgrims have visited the cave dedicated to Mary, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, in Mbay, in the Archdiocese of Ende, on the island of Flores, considered "the Catholic heart of Indone ...
30 May 2023
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Young Christian sentenced to death for alleged blasphemy through WhatsApp
Bahawalpur (Agenzia Fides) - Nouman Asghar, a 24-year-old Christian from the city of Bahawalpur, in Punjab, was sentenced to death for blasphemy today, May 30, by a court of first instance in Bahawalpur. The young man ha ...
30 May 2023
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Freeing "modern slaves" from their chains: the mission of a parish priest in Punjab
by Paolo Affatato
Faisalabad (Agenzia Fides) - Five Christian families are trapped in the web of "slave labour" in the clay factories scattered in the countryside of Pakistani Punjab. Each of them includes young people, ...
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