Asia

• 
  15 May 2021
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - Catholic Mission's aid to the population suffering from confinement Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) – To give a prompt humanitarian response to the food crisis that involved the Cambodian population following the lockdown imposed at the end of April: with this spirit "Catholic Mission", the ...
• 
  14 May 2021
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Christian homes also bombed in Gaza. Bishop Marcuzzo: the Israeli reaction is not "proportionate" Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - The massive Israeli air force raids on the Gaza Strip have also hit the homes of Christian families located near the Catholic parish of the Holy Family, also causing damage to the convent and ...
• 
  14 May 2021
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Prayer with the Pope and the specter of a widespread civil war Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "Today Myanmar, torn by conflict, and tried by weeks of violence against innocent people, needs a strong message of justice, peace and reconciliation. The mass that we will celebrate at St. ...
• 
  14 May 2021
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Young Catholic gives his life to save three students: a martyr for the nation Huè (Agenzia Fides) - A young Catholic who gave his life to save three female students from drowning, is appreciated and recognized as a martyr by the Vietnamese nation. The president of Vietnam, Nguyen Xuan Phuc, has a ...
• 14 May 2021
  ASIA/KOREA - Appointment of the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies, Fr. Thomas Shin Woo Sick Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On March 26, 2021 Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed Fr. Thomas Shin Woo Sick, of the clergy of the diocese of Wonju as ...
• 
  12 May 2021
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Violence is rampant in the Holy Land. Father Ibrahim Faltas: "the center of the conflict, as always, is Jerusalem" Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - "We have already seen and said it a hundred times: when you touch Jerusalem, violence and pain inevitably spread, overwhelming everyone. The center of the conflict, as always, is the Holy City ...
• 
  12 May 2021
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - On the occasion of Ramadan, Catholics in Karachi offer an Iftar meal to Muslim policemen and officials Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - "We must show our love and solidarity to all the those who carry out their civic service and work during Ramadan, the month of Islamic fasting. Due to their work commitments, they cannot reach t ...
• 12 May 2021
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Appointment of bishop of Sylhet Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed Bishop Shorot Francis Gomes, until now titular of Forma and auxiliary of the metropolitan archdiocese of Dhaka, as bishop of the diocese of Sylhet, Bangladesh. ...
• 
  11 May 2021
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem: an "extremist ideology" makes the soul of the Holy City bleed Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - The forced eviction of Palestinian families in Jerusalem from their homes in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah by the security forces represents an "unacceptable violation" of one of ...
• 11 May 2021
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The Archbishop to the new catechists: you preach the Good news, God changes hearts Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "Do not lose hope, remain consistent and obedient in your pastoral work. You will encounter challenges as you begin your pastoral ministry as catechists. Your responsibility is to preach the Good ...
• 
  11 May 2021
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Catechists on bicycles to announce the Gospel and visit remote villages Dinajpur (Agenzia Fides) - "Most catechists preach the Gospel without being paid for their work. Some of them receive a minimal refund. We hope that with this small gift of a bicycle, a small recognition from the Church, ...
• 
  10 May 2021
  ASIA/INDIA - The Archbishop of Delhi: "Faith is alive in the midst of the pandemic" and Christian communities help patients New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - "Only faith can console and make people go forward in the current tragedy", says the Archbishop of Delhi, Mgr. Anil Couto to Agenzia Fides, stating that "we live this terrible suffering with f ...
• 
  10 May 2021
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Reconciliation between Muslim and Christian hospital staff Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "Peace and reconciliation are always possible. Blessed are the peacemakers. We thank God that the tensions between the Christian and Muslim staff of the Punjab Mental Health Institute have become ...
• 
  8 May 2021
  ASIA/UZBEKISTAN - An oratory, a place of knowledge and proclamation of the Gospel Samarkand (Agenzia Fides) - The oratory as a place of encounter, knowledge, play, human relationships, positive socialization, joy and proclamation of the Gospel. With this spirit, the priests of the Institute of the Inc ...
• 
  8 May 2021
  ASIA/LEBANON - Music to shorten distances: the World Youth Orchestra for children Beirut (Agenzia Fides) – To promote the universal language of music to fill the educational and social void caused by the health and economic crisis, to help reduce the distance between people. With this objective in m ...