Asia

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  10 July 2024
  ASIA/SYRIA - The gift of two Franciscan vocations that flourished among the ruins of war by Father Ibrahim Faltas ofm* Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - For 800 years the Franciscans have been responsible for the care of the Holy Places and the "Living Stones" that inhabit them. The "Custody of the Holy Land" ope ...
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  10 July 2024
  ASIA/CHINA - The Seminary of Sheshan awards diplomas to 35 lay people Shanghai (Agenzia Fides) - The Seminary of Sheshan, in the diocese of Shanghai, celebrated the awarding of diplomas to 35 lay people on the feast of Saints Peter and Paul. After a year of intensive study, they passed the ...
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  10 July 2024
  ASIA/BAHRAIN - Children and youth meeting “Awakening 2024”: Over a thousand participants from the Catholic community in Manama Manama (Agenzia Fides) - Four days of sharing, prayer, joy, music and celebration for the 1,155 participants of the "Awakening 2024" children and youth meeting. The event, organized in the Vicariate of Northern Arabi ...
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  9 July 2024
  ASIA/CHINA - Flourishing of vocations: Beijing seminary awards degrees to thirteen theology and seven philosophy students Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - At the end of the 2023/2024 academic year, the Beijing seminary awarded degrees to thirteen theology and seven philosophy students. According to official information from the seminary, the 1 ...
• 8 July 2024
  ASIA/THAILAND - Resignation and appointment of bishop of Surat Thani Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Surat Thani, Thailand, presented by Bishop Joseph Prathan Sridarunsil. The Holy Father has appointed t ...
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  6 July 2024
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Bishops recognize the commitment of the founder of the Shilsilah movement: "In the heart of every person there is always a corner of peace" Cagayan de Oro (Agenzia Fides) - On July 7, in Cagayan de Oro, the highest award of the Philippine Episcopal Conference, the "Golden Cross of Bishop Jorge Barlin", will be awarded to Father Sebastiano D'Ambra, an Italian ...
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  5 July 2024
  ASIA/JAPAN - First Catholic Church in Tokyo celebrates 150 years of foundation Tokyo (Agenzia Fides) - "As 150 years ago, we face many challenges today, but our hope is as strong as it was then, as that of the missionaries who built this church, as that of the Catholic community of that time," sai ...
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  4 July 2024
  ASIA/CHINA - The father of three priest sons has returned to the Father's house: the praise of the three bishops of the respective dioceses in which the three brothers are engaged Changzhi (Agenzia Fides) - "I have always advised all the faithful to remain discreet and humble. But today I would like to praise out loud and with pride, in front of everyone, this Catholic father who not only consecra ...
• 3 July 2024
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Parliamentary investigation into former President Duterte's 'war on drugs' Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The House of Representatives of the Philippines has opened an investigation into the "war on drugs", the state campaign launched and implemented by former President Rodrigo Duterte during the yea ...
• 2 July 2024
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - In connection with the violence in Jaranwala: young Christian sentenced to death Sahiwal (Agenzia Fides) - In a controversial decision, the Anti-Terrorism Court in Sahiwal has sentenced the young Christian Ehsan Shan to death for allegedly sharing a blasphemous post on social media, considered the ca ...
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  2 July 2024
  ASIA/KUWAIT - The parish priest of Abbasiya after a serious fire: “We will hold on to our faith, despite all the daily difficulties and hardships” Mangaf (Agenzia Fides) - "We will hold on to our faith, despite all the daily difficulties and hardships. We will never give up even in difficult moments. Our Catholic faith will be an instrument that will strengthen us ...
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  1 July 2024
  ASIA/CHINA - On the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, Catholics distribute aid to flood victims Meizhou (Agenzia Fides) - The Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, always celebrated in a special way by the Chinese Catholic communities, was marked this year by a commitment to charitable causes in favor of compatriots ...
• 1 July 2024
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - In view of the Holy Year and World Youth Day: young people in dialogue and on pilgrimage Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - Among the initiatives in view of the Holy Year 2025 and World Youth Day in 2027, there is also the dialogue that young people want to have with their parish priests and the Archbishop in a synodal ...
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  1 July 2024
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Justice and Peace Commission: The war in Gaza is not a “Just War” Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - "As Catholics in the Holy Land, who share Pope Francis’ vision for a peaceful world, we are outraged that political actors in Israel and abroad are mobilizing the theory of “just war” in ...
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  1 July 2024
  ASIA/KUWAIT - The children of the "Mother Church" in Ahmadi celebrate World Children's Day Ahmadi (Agenzia Fides) - "Liveliness, joy, community spirit characterized the World Children's Day that we celebrated here in Ahmadi together with the entire parish community". This is what Father Roswin Pirese (OfmCap.) ...