Asia

• 22 July 2023
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Confirmation of the Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies, Father Jerome Nguyen Dinh Cong Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On May 25, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization, confirmed Rev. Fr. Jerome Nguyen Dinh Cong, of the diocesan clergy (for biographical notes see F ...
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  22 July 2023
  ASIA/KOREA - The broken dream of reuniting families divided by the "frozen river" by Paolo Affatato Pyongyang (Agenzia Fides) - The last meeting took place in 2018. In this experience that politics defines as "family reunion" between people divided by the border between North Korea and South Korea, ...
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  22 July 2023
  ASIA - In the wake of "Antiquum Ministerium": the key role of catechists in the Salesian mission in India by Stefano Lodigiani Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "It is our firm belief that the catechetical mission in India is only as strong as the preparedness of the lay catechists and catechism teachers who play a vital rol ...
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  21 July 2023
  ASIA/INDIA - More than a thousand young Indians at WYD in Lisbon, also bearing the suffering of Manipur New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - More than a thousand young Indians are preparing to leave for Lisbon to experience World Youth Day (WYD). The Indian delegation for the ecclesial gathering, which will be held from August 1 to ...
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  21 July 2023
  ASIA/CHINA - WYD 2023, Chinese pilgrims on their way to Lisbon visit Propaganda Palace and the Ave Maria in Mandarin resounds in the Chapel of the Three Kings Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "This wonderful 'unscheduled' program was a grace from God". "What better could we hope for than to start our WYD journey in Lisbon"?! "It's a gift from God, an immense honor ...
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  20 July 2023
  ASIA/CHINA - The diocese of Xiamen intensely continues the journey of the Year of Catechism Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - In the Chinese diocese of Xiamen (province of Fujian) the journey of the special Year dedicated to Catechism, inaugurated on May 1, on the liturgical feast of St. Joseph the Worker, continues wi ...
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  20 July 2023
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Humanitarian aid and environmental sustainability campaign for communities in Mindoro, threatened by pollution from fossil fuels Mindoro (Agenzia Fides) - Many associations and groups of civil society, such as Caritas, have come together in the national forum "Eco-Convergence" to help the communities of the island of Mindoro, affected by the serio ...
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  20 July 2023
  ASIA/MONGOLIA - The new beginning by Gianni Valente Ulaanbaatar (Agenzia Fides) - "People are good here, people love me". This is how Father Giorgio Marengo, then a young missionary of the Consolata, replied to Cardinal Cresc ...
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  19 July 2023
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Three cases of blasphemy accusations against Christians in one month: tensions in Sargodha Sargodha (Agenzia Fides) - Tensions exist in Sargodha, a town in Pakistani Punjab, where three separate cases of blasphemy accusations against local Christians have occurred in less than a month, sparking violence and le ...
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  17 July 2023
  ASIA/CHINA - The Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Beijing celebrates 300 years of its foundation and pays homage to the founder, the missionary musician Teodorico Pedrini Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - The parishioners of the Beijing church dedicated to Our Lady of Mount Carmel (known as Xi Tang, the "church of the West") celebrate the 300th anniversary of its foundation by preserving the memo ...
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  17 July 2023
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Sowing peace and hope in the face of incitement to violence and religious hatred Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - "Our mission is to sow peace and hope in this life, in which the Lord Jesus Christ is our hope and our peace", says Msgr. Joseph Arshad, Archbishop of Islamabad-Rawalpindi, speaking about the ...
• 17 July 2023
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Resignation and succession of Bishop of Taungngu Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On July 16, the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Taungngu, Myanmar, presented by Bishop Isaac Danu. He is succeeded by Bishop John Saw Gawdy, u ...
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  15 July 2023
  ASIA/CHINA - "An esteemed Pastor". Bishop Shen Bin in Shanghai, reasons and implications of an appointment by Gianni Valente Shanghai (Agenzia Fides) - Today Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Joseph Shen Bin as bishop of Shanghai, in continental China, transferring him from the diocese of Haimen, province of Jiangsu. An app ...
• 15 July 2023
  ASIA/CHINA - Appointment of Bishop of Shanghai Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Francis has appointed Bishop Joseph Shen Bin as bishop of Shanghai, in continental China, transferring him from the diocese of Haimen, province of Jiangsu. Bishop Joseph ...
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  15 July 2023
  ASIA/MONGOLIA - Missionary Bishop Wenceslao Padilla, a "good and faithful servant" who gave his life for the rebirth of the Church by Paolo Affatato "The God of our fathers was truly abounding in grace and love, and he protected and guided us at every step of our journey of faith in our small community of believers in Mongolia". With these words, i ...