Asia

• 10 May 2023
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of Bishop of Balasore Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Francis has appointed His Exc. Msgr. Varghese Thottamkara, C.M., currently titular bishop of Cullu and apostolic vicar of Nekemte in Ethiopia as Bishop of Balasore (India). ...
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  9 May 2023
  ASIA/INDIA - Inter-ethnic, non-religious clashes in Manipur: appeal and prayer for peace Imphal - (Agenzia Fides) - Deep sorrow and concern for the unrest and violence that took place in the state of Maniupur, in northeastern India, and a heartfelt appeal for respect for human life and justice: this is expre ...
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  9 May 2023
  ASIA/CHINA - Prayers and donations to support vocations: the parishes of Beijing collect around 50 thousand euros for the diocesan Seminary Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - On the World Day of Prayer for Vocations, in just one day, the parishes and chapels of the Archdiocese of Beijing have collected a total of 344,098.28 Yuan (equivalent to almost 50,000 euros) in ...
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  8 May 2023
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Two new chapels and two new priests in the Archdiocese of Lahore Sangla Hill (Agenzia Fides) - One is the church of Saint John Mary of Vianney, named after the Curé of Ars, a figure dear to the priests and faithful of Lahore; the second is the Church of Saint Clarence, Bishop of Vien ...
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  6 May 2023
  ASIA/CHINA - The Chinese Catholic communities continue their journey during the Marian month, between "Pilgrim Virgins" and the ordination of new priests Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - After the blessing in the Marian Shrine, the statues of Our Lady "made their way" to the deaneries of the province of Jiangxi. This "Visitation of Mary" initiative is based on the story of the v ...
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  5 May 2023
  ASIA/CHINA - Year of Catechism in Xiamen, Eucharistic Congress in Thangsan. Doctrine and sacraments keep Chinese Catholics in their faith Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - A Chinese edition of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, the great and rich official exposition of all catechesis and Catholic doctrine, compiled under the supervision of then-Cardinal Joseph ...
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  5 May 2023
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - New parish of St. Joseph in the diocese of Jajshahi: bishop and parish priest remember Italian missionary Rajshahi (Agenzia Fides) - The diocese of Rajshahi has a new parish: the parish of Saint Joseph in Bhutahara, located in a remote and tribal rural area in the northern part of the country. The inauguration of the new par ...
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  4 May 2023
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - A new ecclesial service to support social cooperatives, a tool for development and the fight against poverty Manila (Agenzia Fides) - With the aim of encouraging and supporting the creation and management of social cooperatives to accompany groups and communities living in extreme poverty on the path of food security and develo ...
• 4 May 2023
  ASIA/JAPAN - Confirmation of the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On April 8, 2023, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization, confirmed the Rev. Joseph Naoki Momma, of the clergy of the archdiocese of Tokyo (for biog ...
• 3 May 2023
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Appointment of Bishop of Tainan Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Today the Holy Father Francis has appointed the Reverend Fr. John Baptist Huang Min-Cheng, O.F.M., until now director of the Centre for Franciscan Spirituality in Hsinchu, provincial counse ...
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  3 May 2023
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Catholic Church Statistics: Around 11.3% of Koreans are Catholics Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - The number of Korean Catholics in the country's 16 dioceses is 5,949,862 in 2022, an increase of 0.2% (11,817) compared to the previous year. According to data collected at the end of 2022, the ...
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  3 May 2023
  ASIA/CHINA - Pilgrimages, processions, ordinations, rosaries in the neighborhood: the Marian month of Chinese Catholic communities has begun Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - New priestly ordinations, solemn Eucharistic celebrations, neighborhood processions, pilgrimages to shrines, rosaries prayed in small groups among neighbors, following the "method of the Visitat ...
• 3 May 2023
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Appointment of Bishop of Nha Trang Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On May 1, 2023, the Holy Father Francis appointed the Reverend Joseph Huynh Van Sy, of the clergy of Quy Nhon, until now judicial vicar and rector of the Saint Joseph Seminary of Quy Nhon, ...
• 3 May 2023
  ASIA/INDIA - Resignation of Bishop of Kottapuram Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On May 1, 2023, the Holy Father Francis accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Kottapuram, India, presented by Bishop Joseph Karikkassery. (SL) (Agenzia Fides, 3/ ...
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  2 May 2023
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - A Christian woman and a Muslim man arrested for alleged blasphemy Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - Musarat Bibi, an illiterate Christian woman, employed at the "Girls Higher Secondary School" in the city of Arif-Wala, in the Pakistani province of Punjab, was arrested together with a Muslim man ...