ASIA/BANGLADESH - Marian devotion: Catholics' love for the rosary
Dhaka (Agenzia Fides) - Vincent Costa suddenly fell ill. Due to the effects of a heart attack, he was no longer able to walk properly. The 55-year-old man tells Fides: "I was shocked and sad. I did not know what to do. I ...
23 May 2024
ASIA/INDONESIA - Young Indonesians, between memory and justice
Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - Coming to terms with the past and the search for justice in light of the events of the past are issues that are mainly addressed by young Indonesians, but could also pose new challenges for the ...
ASIA/MYANMAR - Regular Army Airstrikes: Two Churches hit in Chin State
Kalay (Agenzia Fides) - Air strikes by the Burmese regular army hit a Catholic church and a Baptist church in the village of Lungtak, in the town of Tonzang, in the Burmese state of Chin, western Myanmar. The bombardment ...
ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of auxiliary bishop of Verapoly
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On May 11, the Holy Father appointed the Reverend Antony Valumkal, until now rector and parish priest of the National Shrine Basilica of Our Lady of Ransom in Vallarpadom, Kochi, as auxilia ...
13 May 2024
ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of coadjutor bishop of the diocese of Jhansi
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On May 11, the Holy Father appointed the Reverend Wilfred Gregory Moras, of the clergy of Lucknow, until now rector of Saint Joseph’s Regional Seminary in the diocese of Allahabad, as coa ...