Asia

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  25 November 2024
  ASIA/CHINA - In the community of Anhui: priests' retreats on synodality and a total of 70 adults receive the sacrament of confirmation on the Solemnity of Christ the King Bengbu (Agenzia Fides) - "Walk courageously on the path of faith, assume your missionary responsibility, be courageous witnesses of the resurrection of Christ," said Joseph Liu Xinhong, Bishop of the diocese of Bengbu/An ...
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  25 November 2024
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Pope Francis’ “Road Map” for World Youth Day in Seoul by Pascale Rizk Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "Let us keep our gaze fixed on Jesus, on his Cross and on Mary, our Mother. In this way, even throughout our difficulties, we will find the strength to go forward, without fear ...
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  24 November 2024
  VATICAN/ANGELUS - Pope appeals to the parties involved in the conflict in Myanmar: "I ask all parties involved to silence the weapons" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "To all parties involved, I make a heartfelt appeal: may all weapons be silenced and may a sincere and inclusive dialogue be opened, that may ensure a lasting peace," said Pope Francis at t ...
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  23 November 2024
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - The “Magnificat” of the Apostolic Prefect of Battambang: “In Cambodia I am a witness to the works of God” Battambang (Agenzia Fides) - "When I celebrate Mass in my cathedral, more than half of those present are unbaptized people. They are people in search, in search of God, of the meaning of life," said Father Enrique Figare ...
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  22 November 2024
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - “The Journey towards Peace”: young people from North and South Korea Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - “Ttiattmeori” is a Korean word that means “love and friendship between brothers and sisters”. And it is the name of an organization in which young North Koreans who have fled the country a ...
• 21 November 2024
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - President Dissanayake's coalition wins majority in Parliament: economic recovery on the agenda Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - Sri Lanka has opened a new chapter and once again entrusted the country's destiny to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, elected last September. The recent parliamentary elections confirmed the ...
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  20 November 2024
  VATICAN - Pope Francis: "The Catholic Church in Iran is not against the government; to say otherwise is a lie!" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "The life of the Catholic Church in Iran, a “little flock”, is very close to my heart. The Church is not against the government; to say otherwise is a lie". This was stated by Pope Fran ...
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  20 November 2024
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Blessed Carlo Acutis is "the first young person to participate in WYD in Korea" Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - Blessed Carlo Acutis will be a source of inspiration and a "true friend" for young Koreans and all those who will participate in World Youth Day (WYD) 2027 in Korea. With this certainty, the organ ...
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  20 November 2024
  ASIA/JAPAN - Archbishop Kikuchi: "Without migrants, an ageing society will not be able to survive" by Fabio Beretta Tokyo (Agenzia Fides) - "Dialogue is the key to stability". This is what Tarcisius Isao Kikuchi, Archbishop of Tokyo, says, who will be created Cardinal by Pope Francis at the upcoming Consistory on ...
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  19 November 2024
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The commitment of the Franciscans: interreligious dialogue defuses religious and social tensions Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - Interreligious dialogue and effective cooperation between religious leaders and civil authorities are valuable and effective means of defusing social and religious tensions and ensuring and mai ...
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  18 November 2024
  ASIA/CHINA - Chinese academics and clergy discuss the “Historical legacy of the 2024 Concilium Sinense and the Guidelines of China-Vatican Relations” Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – “The Historical Legacy of the 2024 Concilium Sinense and the Guidelines of China-Vatican Relations”, is the title of the academic seminar organized in Beijing as part of the celebrations f ...
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  18 November 2024
  ASIA/LEBANON - "They do not leave us in peace." The story of Sister Hanane, who takes care of Shiites and Christians under the bombs by Pascale Rizk Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - "We go out in the morning without knowing if we will return in the evening. And this is our daily reality." This is how Sister Hanane Youssef describes her daily life today in ...
• 15 November 2024
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Bishops of Korea and Japan have been walking a common "synodal" path since 1996 Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - The experience of a "synodal path" that responds to the needs of the people has united the Catholic bishops of Korea and Japan for almost thirty years. The bilateral meetings of the bishops of bot ...
• 14 November 2024
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Schools at risk due to natural disasters: the commitment of Catholic institutions in education Manila (Agenzia Fides) - Up to 35 school days have been cancelled in some areas of the Philippines due to the effects of storms and other natural disasters in recent months, according to the Philippine Ministry of Educat ...
• 13 November 2024
  ASIA/INDIA - Violence returns to Manipur Imphal (Agenzia Fides) - The outbreak of violence has flared up again in Manipur, the state in northeastern India that has been shaken for a year by inter-ethnic violence between indigenous groups of the Kuki ethnic gro ...