Asia

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  17 July 2026
  South Sudan's post-independence ordeal: fifteen years of conflict, political instability and humanitarian crises Juba (Fides News Agency) – South Sudan is the world's youngest State. It is also one of the most troubled. These days mark the fifteenth anniversary of its independence, achieved in 2011 following a referendum. Indepe ...
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  17 July 2026
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - Apostolic Prefect Figaredo: "The new slaves of the scam cities and the displaced are the hidden face of the crisis" by Paolo Affatato Phnom Penh (Fides News Agency) – "Cambodia is facing a dual humanitarian emergency. On the one hand, there are the people displaced by the conflict along the border with Thailand; on the other, the ...
• 16 July 2026
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of coadjutor archbishop of Guwahati Vatican City (Fides News Agency) - The Holy Father has appointed Bishop Albert Hemrom, hitherto of Dibrugarh, as coadjutor archbishop of the metropolitan archdiocese of Guwahati, India. Bishop Albert Hemrom was born on ...
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  16 July 2026
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - First Assembly of “Catholic digital missionaries” in Asia to be held in September Manila (Fides News Agency) – "It marks the beginning of a continental network of Catholic digital missionaries committed to evangelization, collaboration and mutual support." This is how Father John Mi Shen, Executive ...
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  16 July 2026
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Bishop in Chin State: "Dialogue based on justice and equality can end the war" by Paolo Affatato Mindat (Fides News Agency) – "In the name of God, our appeal is for reconciliation. We ask that this war, which is causing immense suffering to our people, be brought to an end. If genuine dialogue ...
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  15 July 2026
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Collaboration between religious leaders and civil authorities averts violence in alleged blasphemy case Karachi (Fides News Agency) – The fruitful collaboration between Muslim and Christian religious leaders, civil authorities and security forces prevented an outbreak of sectarian violence, ensuring that a highly sensiti ...
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  14 July 2026
  In Beijing, thirty-six Superiors General of Chinese women’s religious congregations attend annual formation course at the National Seminary by Marta Zhao Beijing (Fides News Agency) – “Be the salt of the earth and the light of the world. Be like a ‘city set on a mountain’.” With these words of gratitude, Bishop Joseph Li Shan addressed the 36 Su ...
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  14 July 2026
  ASIA/INDIA - Salesian Sisters face intimidation in West Bengal; Catholic Community calls for protection Barasat (Fides News Agency) – The Catholic Bishops' Conference of India (CCBI, which brings together the Indian bishops of the Latin rite), has expressed its "deep concern" over the intimidation suffered by the Salesia ...
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  13 July 2026
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Bishop Tudu: "The future of the Church lies in the tribal peoples. In Dinajpur, over a thousand new baptisms are celebrated every year" by Paolo Affatato Dinajpur (Fides News Agency) – “The hope of the Church in Bangladesh lies in the tribal peoples. Therein lies the future of the Church,” Bishop Sebastian Tudu of Dinajpur emphasized in an inter ...
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  13 July 2026
  ASIA/CHINA - “Running for the Lord”: second edition of the “Synodal Half Marathon” of the Archdiocese of Beijing Beijing (Fides News Agency) – “Running for the Lord” on the path of proclaiming the Gospel and bearing witness to the faith. This is the motto of the second edition of the “Synodal Half Marathon,” entitled “P ...
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  11 July 2026
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Father Sebastiano D'Ambra: "Dialogue comes from God and leads to God. It has been the guiding thread of my entire missionary life" Zamboanga (Fides News Agency) – “It is not easy to take stock of 60 years of missionary life. I can only say what is in my heart, what the Lord has allowed me to experience. I can say what the commitment and the path ...
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  10 July 2026
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Cardinal Quevedo receives the “Harmony in Diversity Award” for a life dedicated to peacebuilding in Mindanao Cotabato (Fides News Agency) – Recognizing his commitment to dialogue, his mediation work in relations between the government and rebel groups, his contribution to building harmony among different religious denominatio ...
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  10 July 2026
  VIETNAM - Vietnam’s 'gratitude' for Father Truong Buu Diep's beatification by Andrew Doan Thanh Phong Tac Say (Fides News Agency) - "Thank God for bringing such great joy to Vietnamese Catholics when Father Diep was beatified right here in His homeland," said by a pilgrim from Ho Chi Minh Ci ...
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  10 July 2026
  ASIA/BAHRAIN - Pastoral visits in times of war in the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Arabia by Aldo Berardi, O.SS.T.* Awali (Fides News Agency) – The year 2026 has brought many surprises. In January, we joyfully celebrated the proclamation of the Minor Basilica of Our Lady of Arabia in Ahmadi, Kuwait. Sho ...
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  9 July 2026
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - In Lahore, a vibrant Church, led by Capuchin Archbishop Rehmat, builds dialogue, hope, and fraternity, in the spirit of St. Francis by Paolo Affatato Lahore (Fides News Agency) – In Pakistan, interreligious dialogue "is not an option, but a necessity." This conviction lies at the heart of the pastoral ministry of Archbishop Khalil Rehmat, OFM C ...