Asia

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  18 April 2023
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - During the month of Ramadan, interreligious iftars are an opportunity for interreligious dialogue Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - During Ramadan, the holy month of the Islamic religion which is underway and will end on April 21, the practice of iftar (the dinner that breaks the daily fast of the Muslim faithful) is an oppor ...
• 17 April 2023
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of the Rector of the "Good Shepherd" interdiocesan Seminary in the diocese of Coimbatore Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On January 5, 2023, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle appointed rev. Anthony Muthu Anthony Raju, of the diocesan clergy of Ootacamund as Rector of the "Good Shepherd" interdiocesan Seminary lo ...
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  17 April 2023
  ASIA/CHINA - A vigil for the beatification of Matteo Ricci in Beijing Cathedral Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - A solemn prayer vigil for the beatification of Venerable Matteo Ricci, a Jesuit missionary known in China as Li Madou (Macerata, 6 October 1552 - Beijing, 11 May 1610), will be held today, in th ...
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  17 April 2023
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Catholics in Adoration before the Eucharist to invoke, with the Pope, the gift of peace Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic faithful in Myanmar express emotion and gratitude to Pope Francis who has launched a new universal appeal to prayer for Myanmar and, at a time of extreme suffering, they place themse ...
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  15 April 2023
  ASIA/MIDDLE EAST - "Ecumenical Day for the Abducted" promoted ten years after the kidnapping of the two Metropolitan Bishops of Aleppo Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) – As of next year, Churches in the Middle East will celebrate the "Ecumenical Day for the Abducted and the Forcibly Absented" every April 22. The initiative, promoted by the Middle East Council o ...
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  15 April 2023
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Catholics invoke Divine mercy, "in a mixture of joy and sorrow" Pekhon (Agenzia Fides) - "We live in the midst of a mixture of joy and sorrow. We were able to celebrate Easter in the city, and this is a source of joy, but with concern and fear. Few of the faithful have the opportunit ...
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  14 April 2023
  ASIA/INDONESIA - The proclamation of Easter to the indigenous peoples of Indonesian Papua Jayapura (Agenzia Fides) - The proclamation of the Resurrection reached the indigenous peoples of Indonesian Papua (also called Irian Jaya) who celebrated the Passion of Christ and Easter thanks to the presence of a miss ...
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  14 April 2023
  ASIA/CHINA - Farewell to Peter Lin Jiashan, Archbishop of Fuzhou Fuzhou (Agenzia Fides) - Peter Lin Jiashan, Archbishop of Fuzhou (mainland China) died today, April 14, 2023, at the age of 88 after a long illness. According to the statement of the Funeral Committee, reported by xinde. ...
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  13 April 2023
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Jerusalem churches: the “unreasonable restrictions” by Israeli police for the Holy Fire ceremony Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - The "Holy Fire ceremony", a key moment of the Easter liturgies celebrated at the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem by the Orthodox Church, this year risks being disrupted by "unreasonable restrictiv ...
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  13 April 2023
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Faith and charity of Vietnamese Catholics at Easter time Hanoi (Agenzia Fides) - Easter liturgies were solemnly celebrated with great participation of people in all dioceses of the Vietnamese Church. Easter time in Vietnamese communities is accompanied by fervent works of cha ...
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  12 April 2023
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Easter amidst fear, violence and hope in Mandalay, where innocent civilians die Mandalay (Agenzia Fides) - "Christ is risen and we are working to remove the sepulchral stones that threaten to bury our hopes. We strive for justice, peace and the healing of our war-wounded land. We trust in God that, ...
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  7 April 2023
  ASIA/CHINA - The Easter Triduum celebrated again in the Chinese dioceses, in the sign of communion Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - After three years of pandemic, the Chinese Catholic communities have finally resumed the solemn celebrations of the Easter Triduum and live intensely the "highlight" which represents the culmina ...
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  7 April 2023
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Gaza, Holy Week under the bombs. Father Romanelli: even from here we continue to announce the victory of the Risen One Gaza (Agenzia Fides) - The Christians of Gaza are living Holy Week while the sky above them is once again torn by the lightning of war. In the night between Thursday and Good Friday, air raids by the Israeli armed forces ...
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  5 April 2023
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Easter for young people: communion and proclamation of hope Hanoi (Agenzia Fides) - The celebration of Easter is a special moment for young Catholics in Vietnam: in the various dioceses, starting from Palm Sunday, gatherings and meetings of young people will take place in the dif ...
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  4 April 2023
  ASIA/CHINA - Installation of Bishop Shen Bin in Shanghai by Gianni Valente Rome (Agenzia Fides) - On the morning of Tuesday, April 4, Chinese Bishop Joseph Shen Bin, head of the Diocese of Haimen (Jiansu province), was installed in the Diocese of Shanghai. The ceremony - r ...