Asia

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  2 May 2022
  ASIA/CHINA - Deepening and living the charism on the synodal journey: China's first indigenous female religious congregation celebrates 150 years Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - Retracing history, deepening and reviving the charism of the founder by embarking on the synodal path: these are the objectives of the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the founding of the ...
• 2 May 2022
  ASIA/ARAB EMIRATES - Resignation of the Apostolic Vicar of South Arabia and appointment Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On May 1, 2022 the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Apostolic Vicariate of South Arabia (Arabian Peninsula) presented by His Exc. Msgr. Paul Hinder, O.F.M. ...
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  30 April 2022
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Civil society to the government: do more to protect religious freedom Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "The condition of religious freedom in Pakistan raises concern: we are witnessing dozens of episodes of mob violence, the improper use of blasphemy laws, forced conversions and desecration of pla ...
• 30 April 2022
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of bishop of Krishnagar Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Fr. Nirmol Vincent Gomes, S.D.B., until now deputy director of the novitiate of the Salesian Society of Saint John Bosco in Darjeeling, as bishop ...
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  30 April 2022
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - Reconciliation and justice: towards the conclusion of the Khmer Rouge trial Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) - Cambodia continues its path of healing and reconciliation, after the brutal reign of the Khmer Rouge which left deep wounds in the country. As noted by Sister Denise Coghlan, of the Sisters o ...
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  29 April 2022
  ASIA - Bishop Mumbiela Sierra elected President of the newly created Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Central Asia Nursultan (Agenzia Fides) - Mgr. José Luis Mumbiela Sierra, Bishop of the Diocese of the Holy Trinity in Almaty, will preside over the Catholic Bishops Conference of Central Asia for the next four years. This is what wa ...
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  29 April 2022
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The Catholic community prays the Rosary in view of the elections Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic faithful in the Philippines entrust the nation to Mary and join together spiritually to pray the Rosary on the occasion of the national and local elections on May 9. In a pastoral st ...
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  28 April 2022
  ASIA - Asia, the continent of natural disasters and poverty Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - By 2030 the world will face around 560 natural disasters a year and most of these events will affect Asia. This emerges from the Global Assessment Report 2022 published by the UN Office for Disa ...
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  28 April 2022
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Sentences, violence and murders for blasphemy Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - A so-called Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Lahore has ruled in the murder of Sri Lankan citizen Priyantha Kumara, who was killed by a mob in Sialkot in December 2021 on charges of blasphemy (see F ...
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  27 April 2022
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Waiting for truth and justice: the Church commemorates the Easter massacres and visits the Pope Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - For three years we have been asking the government for truth and justice after the Easter 2019 massacres. For three years we have stood by the victims and their families. Since our cry and that ...
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  27 April 2022
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Celebration of the 500th anniversary: a new impetus for evangelization Cebu (Agenzia Fides) - From the conclusion of the celebrations of the 500th anniversary of the arrival of Christianity in the Philippines on April 24th in Cebu, the Philippine Church receives new impetus for the mission ...
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  26 April 2022
  ASIA/JORDAN - King Abdallah II reaffirms royal responsibility for protecting Christian and Muslim holy sites in Jerusalem Amman (Agenzia Fides) - The Hashemite dynasty of Jordan will continue to exercise its historical responsibility for the protection and protection of the Christian and Islamic Holy Places of Jerusalem with even more vigor ...
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  26 April 2022
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Dialogue, cooperation and positive developments in relations between the Holy See and Vietnam Hanoi (Agenzia Fides) - Relations between Vietnam and the Holy See are on the right track. On April 22, at the Central Government Office, Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh received Undersecretary for Relations with th ...
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  26 April 2022
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Minister for Religious Affairs wants to invite Pope Francis Amboina (Agenzia Fides) - Indonesia invites Pope Francis to visit the country: Minister of Religious Affairs Menag RI Yaqut Cholil Qoumas informed the Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop Pietro Pioppo and the Indonesian Catholic ...
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  25 April 2022
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - The Bishop of Almaty: "The Pope's visit to this land will bear many fruits" Almaty (Agenzia Fides) - "The Easter season brings with it many reasons for joy: the first is the fact that, after two years of pandemic, we were finally able to celebrate Holy Week and Divine Mercy Sunday under normal ...