Asia

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  6 July 2021
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - South Korea's intelligence chief at work for Pope Francis' visit to North Korea Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - Park Jie-won, head of South Korea's intelligence services has stated that he is working for a possible visit by Pope Francis to North Korea. As confirmed by local sources of Fides, when participat ...
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  5 July 2021
  ASIA/THAILAND - Increase in infections due to Covid-19 and openness to tourism: alert of missionaries Chiang Mai (Agenzia Fides) - "The pandemic situation is not improving, infections are increasing and the situation is very serious. To date, over 6 thousand cases have been registered, of which 207 in prisons". The numbe ...
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  5 July 2021
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Life of faith in the family: the lay movement "Couples for Christ" celebrates its 40th anniversary Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The lay ecclesial movement Couples for Christ (CFC), which aims to live the faith in family life, has celebrated its 40 years of existence. "Let’s celebrate the Lord's Day as one family. Let' ...
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  3 July 2021
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - "Smile therapy" sponsored by the Latin Patriarchate, to help Palestinian women cope with psychological pressures and heal their internal wounds Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - They call it "laughter therapy" or "smile therapy", a formula that indicates techniques and practices aimed at using and channeling in a therapeutic key the beneficial effects that good humor ...
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  3 July 2021
  ASIA - "Rosary for Asia": Asian faithful in prayer for the end of the pandemic, healing and peace in the world Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops and faithful of Asia have gathered in prayer for the end of the pandemic, the healing of peoples and peace in the world. Participating in the event "Rosary for Asia", organized and br ...
• 3 July 2021
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Appointment of bishop of Padang Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed as bishop of the diocese of Padang, Indonesia, the Reverend Fr. Vitus Rubianto Solichin, S.X., member of the Pious Society of Saint Francis Xavier for the Fore ...
• 3 July 2021
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Resignation and appointment of metropolitan archbishop of Palembang Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the metropolitan archdiocese of Palembang, Indonesia, presented by Archbishop Aloysius Sudarso, S.C.J. The Pope has a ...
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  2 July 2021
  ASIA/LEBANON - Father Rouphael Zgheib on the summit in the Vatican: Many ideas for a new beginning Jounieh (Agenzia Fides) - You neither want to remain in the role of victim nor entrench yourself in a self-centered manner. The day of prayer and reflection on Lebanon, on which Pope Francis brought together the represen ...
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  2 July 2021
  ASIA/INDIA - "Indian Christian Day" on the feast of St. Thomas the Apostle New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - Indian Christians celebrate Indian Christian Day for the first time on July 3rd on the feast of St. Thomas the Apostle. The Apostle Thomas came to India around 52 AD and was martyred near Chen ...
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  2 July 2021
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - A woman at the helm of the Catholic Weekly Herald Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) - The Malaysian Bishops have appointed the first woman as Editor of the Catholic weekly "Herald": she is Patricia Pereira, who has taken on responsibility for the magazine since 1 July. Perei ...
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  1 July 2021
  ASIA/MYANAMR - Three Pastors of the Baptist Church arrested in Kachin State: they were praying for peace Myitkyina, (Agenzia Fides) - Myanmar’s military regime has detained and charged three Christian Pastors from Kachin State who led a prayer for peace in Myanmar. As confirmed by local sources of Fides, the three Pastors ...
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  1 July 2021
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Cardinal Yeom: we pray for true reconciliation, unity and peace on the Korean peninsula Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - "Let us pray for true reconciliation, unity and peace on this divided land, in rememberance of the tragic war", said Cardinal Andrew Yeom, Archbishop of Seoul and Apostolic Administrator of Pyongy ...
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  1 July 2021
  ASIA/IRAQ - Patriarch Sako: the synodal journey initiated by Pope Francis should treasure the experience of the Eastern Churches Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - In the journey initiated by Pope Francis to encourage a rediscovery of ecclesial "synodality" throughout the Catholic Church, will be appropriate and convenient "to benefit from the experience o ...
• 1 July 2021
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Appointment of vicar apostolic of Taytay Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed Bishop Broderick Soncuaco Pabillo as vicar apostolic of Taytay, Philippines, transferring him from the titular see of Sitifi and from the office of auxiliary o ...
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  30 June 2021
  ASIA/LEBANON - Christian leaders summoned to Rome by Pope Francis to pray and reflect together the "signs of the times" Rome (Agenzia Fides) - In all likelihood, 10 senior representatives of the Churches and ecclesial communities present in Lebanon will take part in the meeting convened in the Vatican by Pope Francis to reflect and pray t ...