Asia

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  30 June 2021
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Young people in prayer for the end of the pandemic Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - "Responding to the call of the Holy Father Pope Francis to pray intensely for the end of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Jesus Youth movement organized a Eucharistic Adoration, with a prayer of inter ...
• 30 June 2021
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - Appointment of auxiliary bishop of Karaganda Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed as auxiliary bishop of the diocese of Karaganda, Kazakhstan, the Reverend Msgr. Yevgeniy Zinkovskiy, until now vicar general of the same diocese, assigning him ...
• 30 June 2021
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of bishop of Port Blair Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed as bishop of the diocese of Port Blair, India, the Reverend Visuvasam Selvaraj, of the clergy of Port Blair, until now diocesan administrator of the same see. ...
• 30 June 2021
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of bishop of Tiruchirapalli Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed as bishop of the diocese of Tiruchirapalli, India, the Reverend Savarimuthu Arokiaraj, of the clergy of the same diocese, until now rector of the Holy Redeemer ...
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  28 June 2021
  ASIA/LEBANON - The many implications of the "Lebanese emergency" at the center of the ecclesial summit convened by Pope Francis Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - The Patriarchs and Heads of Churches and ecclesial communities present in Lebanon are leaving for Rome and on Wednesday, July 1 they will take part in the reflection and prayer meeting for the La ...
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  28 June 2021
  ASIA/UZBEKISTAN - Art as an instrument of evangelization Samarkand (Agenzia Fides) - Art as an instrument of the apostolate to talk about Christ to those who enter the church driven by curiosity. This is the objective that led the priests of the Institute of the Incarnate Word ...
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  26 June 2021
  ASIA/MIDDLE EAST - The Middle East Council of Churches invites to join in the consecration of the region to the Holy Family: our land "attracts" wars, let’s ask the Savior for help Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - The Middle East has become an optimal geopolitical space to unleash "wars by proxy" that turn into a sort of "rotating slaughter" for local populations, victims of conflicts "that end in one plac ...
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  26 June 2021
  ASIA/SINGAPORE - The Church promotes interreligious dialogue among young people, in the spirit of "Fratelli Tutti" Singapore (Agenzia Fides) – To promote interreligious dialogue among young people: this is one of the initiatives and guidelines of the Church of Singapore, which in 2021 celebrates 200 years since the arrival of the C ...
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  25 June 2021
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Six new Salesian priests, "gift and hope for the nation" Mandalay (Agenzia Fides) - "The ordination of six new Salesian priests is a great gift and hope for the nation. The mission of each of them is to announce and live the Gospel and to be a Good Shepherd in this time of cri ...
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  25 June 2021
  ASIA/MIDDLE EAST - Catholic Churches are preparing to consecrate the Middle East for the Holy Family of Nazareth Nazareth (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Churches present in Middle Eastern Countries are preparing to celebrate the first "Day of Peace in the East" on Sunday, June 27, which this year will also be characterized by a spe ...
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  25 June 2021
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The Filipino Bishops praise the contribution of former president Benigno Aquino jr for human dignity and democracy Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of the Philippines praise the contribution offered to the life of the nation by the former President of the Philippines Benigno S. Aquino jr III, who has just passed away: "The Bishop ...
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  24 June 2021
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - No to the reinstatement of the death penalty: the Church supports human dignity and the option for life Manila (Agenzia Fides) - "Every person is precious as he is created in the image and likeness of God. Therefore, we firmly and unequivocally oppose the attempts of the current Congress to restore the death penalty in our ...
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  24 June 2021
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Solidarity commitment of the Malaysian Church to fight the pandemic Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) - The Malaysian Catholic Bishops' Conference (CBCM) has provided for the donation of one million Malaysian rupees (approximately US $ 241,000) to the anti-COVID-19 Solidarity Fund, launched b ...
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  24 June 2021
  ASIA/MIDDLE EAST - The Pope joins the Consecration of the Middle East to the Holy Family: Middle Eastern Christians are witnesses and guardians of the faith of the Apostles Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Churches present in Middle Eastern countries are preparing unanimously to consecrate the Middle East to the Holy Family of Nazareth, and the Successor of Peter joins his brothers in ...
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  23 June 2021
  ASIA/LEBANON - Synod to elect the new Patriarch of Cilicia of the Catholic Armenians begins Bzommar (Agenzia Fides) - On the morning of Wednesday, June 23, the Synod of Bishops of the Armenian Catholic Church, called to elect the successor of the Armenian Catholic Patriarch Krikor Bedros XX Ghabroyan, who died ...