Asia

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  14 April 2025
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Palm Sunday and Holy Week among the rubble: “Christ is among the displaced” Mandalay (Agenzia Fides) - In Mandalay, Palm Sunday was celebrated among the rubble “as a sign of resilience and Christian joy in the midst of devastation and suffering,” says Fr. John Kyaw Thu Ya, parish priest of O ...
• 12 April 2025
  ASIA/INDIA - Erection of the ecclesiastical province of Calicut, India, and appointment of first metropolitan archbishop Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has erected the ecclesiastical province of Calicut, India, elevating the see of Calicut to a metropolitan Church and assigning to it as suffragans the diocese of Kannur and ...
• 12 April 2025
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of auxiliary bishop of Dumka Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Sonatan Kisku, until now vicar general of the diocese of Dumka and parish priest of Saint Mary’s, as auxiliary bishop of the diocese of Dumka, I ...
• 12 April 2025
  ASIA/INDIA - Resignation and appointment of bishop of Simla and Chandigarh Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Simla and Chandigarh, India, presented by Bishop Ignatius Loyola Ivan Mascarenhas. The Holy Father has ...
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  11 April 2025
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Farewell to Bishop René Dupont. 71 years on mission "With joy and without shame" by Pascale Rizk Andong (Agenzia Fides) – René-Marie Albert Dupont, Bishop Emeritus of Andong and missionary of the Society for Foreign Missions of Paris for 71 years in South Korea, has died at the age of 96. His p ...
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  11 April 2025
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Catholic Church in Chin State destroyed by airstrike Hakha (Agenzia Fides) - Airstrikes by the Burmese army have destroyed the Catholic Church of Christ the King in the town of Falam, in the Diocese of Hakha, part of the Burmese state of Chin, in northwestern Myanmar. Acco ...
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  10 April 2025
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - “We have to be a bit like children”: Sister Irena’s mission in the villages around Almaty Almaty (Agenzia Fides) - "First saints, then missionaries," Saint Giuseppe Allamano, founder of the Congregations of the Consolata Missionaries and Missionary Sisters, used to say. And that is the first gift we should as ...
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  9 April 2025
  ASIA - Religious deception in human trafficking: Victims passed off as "pilgrims" and "missionaries" Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) – There is a new, insidious stratagem used by human traffickers in organizing trafficking, preparing, and involving victims, in order to evade airport controls: passing themselves off as mission ...
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  8 April 2025
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Election campaign between dynasties and polarizations: Bishops' appeal to consider "the well-being of others" Manila (Agenzia Fides) - In an election campaign marked by events and statements that polarize voters, the Philippines is heading toward the mid-term elections scheduled for May 12, 2025, in which citizens will elect 12 ...
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  8 April 2025
  ASIA/THAILAND - Blessing of a new church in the mountainous district of Mae Chaem: "renewed commitment to pastoral care among the tribal peoples" Chiang Mai (Agenzia Fides) - Over 1,500 faithful from various villages participated in the inauguration of the new church in the mountainous district of Mae Chaem, in the Diocese of Chiang Mai, expressing great joy and g ...
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  7 April 2025
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Humanitarian aid to the homeless becomes an opportunity for dialogue and prayer Mandalay (Agenzia Fides) - The homeless in Mandalay and Sagaing are exposed to heavy rain and strong winds. These weather events are making life difficult for the thousands of people camping on the streets. According to ...
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  5 April 2025
  ASIA/CHINA - “Qingming": Traditional Remembrance of the Dead is an opportunity for Catholics to bear witness Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – The day of Qingming, which commemorates the dead according to Chinese tradition, falls on April 5th, as it does every year. Catholic communities of mainland China have undertaken pastoral init ...
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  4 April 2025
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Cardinal Bo: "The Pope's prayer is a balm of consolation for us" Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - "The earthquake has increased the tears and wounds of our people. Thousands of people have no food. Thousands have no drinking water. Fear has forced them to sleep in the streets, exposed to the ...
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  4 April 2025
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Bishops after President Yoon's impeachment: "Now the time for politics begins" by Pascale Rizk Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - After 111 days since his indictment on December 14, 2024, South Korea's 20th President, Yoon Suk Yeol, was definitively removed from office today, April 4, at 11:22 a.m. (local ...
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  3 April 2025
  ASIA/MYANMAR - The Archbishop of Mandalay among the homeless: "The tragedy has not extinguished hope, we will rise with Christ" by Paolo Affatato Mandalay (Agenzia Fides) - "The more we suffer, the more we hope in God. Today, our people have hope in God's mercy, in the certainty of his love. There is a divine message that transcends our human ...