Asia

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  17 January 2025
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Militarization in West Papua: the disrupted life of indigenous peoples Jayapura (Agenzia Fides) - The sudden occupation of forest areas and villages of indigenous peoples by the massive deployment of military units in the Indonesian region of Papua is becoming a constant that marks the life ...
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  17 January 2025
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Parish priest Romanelli: the ceasefire in Gaza is a breath of fresh air. But the post-war period will be terrible Gaza (Agenzia Fides) - "The news of the ceasefire has sparked joy. Now we are all waiting for Sunday, when the ceasefire could begin, even if here in Gaza we know that it will be a difficult road," said the parish priest ...
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  16 January 2025
  ASIA/INDIA - Devotion and pilgrimages: Holy Year for tea pickers on the hills of West Bengal Darjeeling (Agenzia Fides) - They are the farmers in the plantations that produce one of the most appreciated black teas in the world: in the hilly district of Darjeeling, a strip of land that is part of the Indian state ...
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  16 January 2025
  ASIA/CHINA - Jubilee and 420 years of history: the church founded by Matteo Ricci celebrates its "Year of Grace" Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – Supported by the light of faith lit 420 years ago by the Jesuit missionary Matteo Ricci, the church of Beijing dedicated to the Immaculate Conception has inaugurated a special "Year of Grace". ...
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  15 January 2025
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - A priest from Colombo: in the face of rice shortage, "the government should adopt measures in the interest of the poor" Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - Faced with difficulties and the crisis that is also affecting the staple food of the population, rice, it is necessary to "look for solutions that are not ideological, but purely in the interest ...
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  14 January 2025
  ASIA/MYANMAR - "Seek the Kingdom of God and His justice" in the war-torn Kachin state Myitkyina (Agenzia Fides) - "The motto of the new Bishop of Myitkyina 'Quaerite autem primum regnum et iustitiam eius' (Seek first the Kingdom of God and His justice) is a clear call to all of us to redesign and rebuild ...
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  14 January 2025
  ASIA/JORDAN - Prayers and welcoming pilgrims on the banks of the Jordan: the life of missionaries in the new church of the Baptism of Jesus Wadi Kharar (Agenzia Fides) - It is intended to be a place of prayer, celebration and reflection, but also a place of rest for the many pilgrims who visit the conflict-torn Holy Land: after the solemn inauguration ceremo ...
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  14 January 2025
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The direct commitment of the baptized for a responsible vote in view of the May 2025 elections Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) invites you to a journey of prayer and action in view of the May 2025 parliamentary elections. The ecclesial movement, founded in 1991, ...
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  13 January 2025
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Auxiliary Bishop of Dhaka: "The rise in prices is weighing on people" Dhaka (Agenzia Fides) - "The sharp rise in prices, especially for food and everyday goods, is weighing on people," said the Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Dhaka, Subroto Boniface Gomes, in an interview with Fides ...
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  13 January 2025
  ASIA/CHINA - Bishop Joseph Shen Bin administers the sacrament of baptism to 54 new Catholics at the beginning of the Jubilee Year Shanghai (Agenzia Fides) - The Jubilee Year 2025 begins in the Diocese of Shanghai with the reception of 54 newly baptized people who received the sacrament of baptism on Sunday 12 January, the Feast of the Baptism of th ...
• 11 January 2025
  ASIA/THAILANDIA - Appointment of metropolitan archbishop of Bangkok Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed Bishop Francis Xavier Vira Arpondratana, until now bishop of Chiang Mai and apostolic administrator of Bangkok, as metropolitan archbishop of Bangkok, Thailand ...
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  11 January 2025
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Jubilee with the inmates of the vocational training center, in the name of Saint Joseph and Mary Suwon (Agenzia Fides) - The Jubilee of 2025 is also celebrated in prisons. The Detention Center for Vocational Training in the city of Hwaseong celebrated the beginning of the Jubilee in recent days with a blessing cerem ...
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  10 January 2025
  ASIA/LEBANON - General Aoun elected President. Father Zgheib: "positive neutrality" is now the key formula Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - General Joseph Aoun, commander of the Lebanese army since 2017, has been elected President of the Republic, a position that had been vacant for more than two years. He succeeds Michel Aoun, who a ...
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  10 January 2025
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - "Bringing hope to the poor": the Jubilee of Hope among brick kiln workers Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - A place of suffering and death can become a place of life and hope. In this spirit, the Jubilee Year 2025 began for the people of Kot Radha Kishan, in the Pakistani province of Punjab, a place wh ...
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  10 January 2025
  ASIA/BAHRAIN - Churches chosen for Jubilee 2025: a shrine for pilgrims of hope Manama (Agenzia Fides) - The Jubilee churches and Cathedrals of the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Arabia (AVONA) are ready to welcome all those who seek inspiration, healing and a new sense of belonging: the Cathedral ...