Asia

• 3 August 2023
  ASIA/LEBANON - Precarious truce in the Ain Al Hilweh refugee camp after a night of violent clashes Beirut (Fides News Agency) - At least 12 dead, 50 wounded, and 2,000 people forced to leave their homes. These are the - still temporary - figures of the clashes in the refugee camp in Ain Al Hilweh, on the outskirts of ...
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  2 August 2023
  ASIA/MONGOLIA - «Taking root to flourish». The faith, works and days of a small missionary Church by Gianni Valente Ulaanbaatar (Fides News Agency) - Putting down roots in the space and time of present and future Mongolia, to ask the Lord to continue flourishing. This is the unparalleled mome ...
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  1 August 2023
  ASIA/CHINA - After the papal appointment, Bishop Shen Bin celebrates his first solemn liturgy in Shanghai for the patronal feast of St.Ignatius of Loyola Shanghai (Fides News Agency) – The cathedral of the Catholic diocese of Shanghai, built between 1905 and 1910 on the initiative of the Jesuits of the French province, is dedicated to St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder of ...
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  1 August 2023
  ASIA/SYRIA - "For the love of Jesus and for the savior of Muslims". Archbishop Jacques Mourad recounts Father Dall'Oglio's missionary heart, 10 years from his disappearance Rome (Fides News Agency) - «This is our biggest cross to bear: having committed ourselves to perfection, as we drag our shortcomings throughout the days». With these evocative words Jacques Mourad, a Syriac monk from t ...
• 28 July 2023
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - "Stop the show of contempt towards Christians in Jerusalem and Haifa". Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - "In recent months, attacks on Christian clergy, churches and holy places have roused the anxiety of many of our Christian faithful, particularly in Jerusalem and Haifa", says a statement sent ...
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  27 July 2023
  ASIA/CHINA - Works of charity in Hebei: St. Anne's Association celebrates the patronal feast Shijiazhuang (Agenzia Fides) - In the Chinese province of Hebei, several Catholic associations dedicated to Saint Anne celebrated their patronal feast yesterday, Wednesday July 26, witnessing to their faith and devotion ...
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  25 July 2023
  MONGOLIA - Father Marengo's "most beautiful joy". "Look to Him and you will be radiant" It is possible to listen to the interview in English by activating the subtitle mode by Gianni Valente Ulanbaatar (Agenzia Fides) - "Look to Him and you will be radiant". The verse from Psal ...
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  24 July 2023
  ASIA - Buddhism, Mongolia, and Pope Francis: How Did We Get Here? by Victor Gaetan* Mongolia established diplomatic relations with the Vatican in 1992. It is the world's largest landlocked country with a population of just 3.3 million people. According to a 2020 national census, 52 ...
• 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 ...