Asia

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  3 December 2024
  ASIA/IRAN - Franciscan, astronomer and, Cardinal quite by chance. Who is Dominique Joseph Mathieu, the first cardinal on Iranian soil? by Gianni Valente Pope Francis called him to head the old episcopal see of Ispahan, erected in 1629 after changing its name to the Archdiocese of Tehran – Ispahan of the Latins. And he decided to create him Cardina ...
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  3 December 2024
  ASIA/INDIA - Feast of St. Francis Xavier, Cardinal Tagle in Goa: The authentic messengers of God do not present, promote or advertise themselves and do not "create" their own message Goa (Agenzia Fides) - "Authentic messengers rejoice that they are not the only ones called by Jesus, so they have companions, not competitors, on the journey". These words of Cardinal Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle, Pro-Prefec ...
• 2 December 2024
  ASIA/INDIA - Testimony of faith of young people at the exhibition of the relics of St. Francis Xavier in Goa Goa (Agenzia Fides) - "The motivation is faith. The faithful come here to pray and touch the remains of Saint Francis Xavier, not out of curiosity or for a tourist visit," said Father Fermino Savio D'Souza, parish priest ...
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  2 December 2024
  ASIA/THAILAND - Buddhists and Catholics commemorate Cardinal Ayuso Guixot together in Bangkok Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) – In an emotional gesture of interreligious fraternity, Buddhists and Catholics gathered this December 1 at the Temple of the Reclining Buddha (Wat Phra Chetuphon Wimonmangklararm Ratchaworamah ...
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  2 December 2024
  ASIA/CHINA - Father Lawrence J. Lewis dies: Chinese students remember the Maryknoll missionary "with great gratitude" Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - His many Chinese students - priests, religious and lay people - have expressed "great gratitude and affection" on the death of the Maryknoll missionary Father Lawrence J. Lewis, who died on Nove ...
• 30 November 2024
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of coadjutor archbishop of Bombay Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed Bishop John Rodrigues as coadjutor archbishop of the metropolitan archdiocese of Bombay, India, transferring him from the diocese of Poona. Archbishop-elect J ...
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  30 November 2024
  ASIA/SYRIA- Churches in the rebel-held city of Aleppo remain open for services: “City in limbo” Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - "After three days of attacks, the so-called opposition militias have taken over the city. Now everything is quiet. The city is in limbo. And nobody tells us anything," said the Maronite Archbisho ...
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  30 November 2024
  ASIA/JAPAN - The Pope remembers the hidden Christians: “They have passed on the precious treasure of the faith as a legacy from generation to generation” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – “The Japanese people are a noble people”, and their history is also marked by the “living testimony to the fidelity of so many Japanese Christians who passed on the precious treasur ...
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  30 November 2024
  ASIA/CHINA - Chinese Catholic communities study and spread the Papal Bull “Spes non confundit” in preparation for the Jubilee Sanyuan (Agenzia Fides) – Sharing and spreading the message of faith, hope and charity condensed by the Pope in the Bull “Spes non confundit” to begin together the synodal journey towards the Jubilee. With this spi ...
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  30 November 2024
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - Jubilee Year in the company of Mary and the Cambodian martyrs Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church in Cambodia is preparing for the Jubilee Year 2025, which will be accompanied in particular by the Virgin Mary in Cambodian communities. As part of the Holy Year celebrati ...
• 29 November 2024
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Record number of landmine victims: children and civilians among the most affected Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - Myanmar has become the country with the highest mortality rate in the world from landmines and unexploded ordnance, with more than 1,000 victims recorded in 2023 alone. According to studies carri ...
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  29 November 2024
  ASIA/SYRIA - The humanitarian crisis in Aleppo worsens, once again under siege by jihadists Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - The city of Aleppo is facing a new and fierce offensive that is plunging its population into an alarming humanitarian crisis. A jihadist attack of rare intensity, which began in recent days, h ...
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  28 November 2024
  ASIA/OMAN - Major Archbishop Thattil visits Syro-Malabar communities in the Arabian Peninsula Muscat (Agenzia Fides) – After completing his visit to the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Arabia, the Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Church, Raphael Thattil, who took up his post at the beginning of this year, h ...
• 28 November 2024
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Protests suspended: situation in Islamabad remains tense Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - "Calm seems to have returned, the protests of Imran Khan's supporters have been suspended, but fear and tension are still felt among the people of Islamabad. It is like a fire smoldering under ...
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  27 November 2024
  VATICAN - The Pope's General Audience will also be in Chinese starting on Wednesday, December 4 Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Chinese language will also resonate between the columns of St. Peter's Square or under the vaults of the Paul VI Hall on Wednesday mornings. Pope Francis has announced that starting fro ...