Asia

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  3 May 2024
  ASIA/CHINA - Solemn closing of the Year dedicated to the Catechism in Xiamen, looking towards the Jubilee Xiamen (Agenzia Fides) – More than two thousand Catholic priests, religious and lay people took part in the solemn celebration of the closing of the Year of Catechism announced in the diocese of Xiamen. On Wednesday, M ...
• 2 May 2024
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Statistics of the Catholic Church in Korea: Catholics make up 11.3% of the total population Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - The number of Catholics in Korea totals 5,970,675 baptized, according to data from December 31, 2023, 0.3% more than in 2022. However, the growth rate of the faithful had slowed down over the peri ...
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  30 April 2024
  AMERICA/PANAMA - Bishops call for voter participation and provide 4,000 "election observers" Panama City (Agenzia Fides) - In a political and social context marked by challenges and opportunities, the Episcopal Conference of Panama has made an urgent appeal to citizens to make a conscious and responsible choice ...
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  29 April 2024
  ASIA/ARAB EMIRATES - Interreligious education: investing in a future of hope by Paolo Martinelli ofmCap* We publish the full text of Bishop Paolo Martinelli's speech at the conference "Convening of Champions. Ethics Education to Contribute to Global Citizenship and Build Inclusive and Peaceful ...
• 29 April 2024
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The Islamic-Christian "Silsilah" movement celebrates its 40th anniversary: a path at the service of peace and fraternity Zamboanga (Agenzia Fides) - 40 years have passed since the beginning of a journey that was not always easy, but also marked by moments of joy: the movement for Islamic-Christian dialogue "Silsilah" (which means "chain"), ...
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  27 April 2024
  ASIA/CHINA - Marian Month at the Shrine of Sheshan: online bookings for pilgrimages Shanghai (Agenzia Fides) - In view of the beginning of the Marian Month of May, online bookings are now available for the organization of pilgrimages to the Marian Shrine of Our Lady of Sheshan in the Diocese of Shanghai ...
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  26 April 2024
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Lara and all the others: The young lives sacrificed in the massacre in Gaza by Father Ibrahim Faltas ofm* Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - It is a duty to remember with sadness and respect every human life lost due to the violence of war. These are losses that could have been avoided. But humanit ...
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  26 April 2024
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Beatification process for the Filipino girl Niña Ruiz Abad begins: "God first of all" Laoag (Agenzia Fides) - This is a figure that the Philippine Church presents to the world and that will be particularly highlighted on the occasion of World Children's Day, proclaimed by the Pope for 25 and 26 May: the d ...
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  25 April 2024
  ASIA/CHINA - World Day of Prayer for Priestly Vocations in Catholic Communities: Between hope and crisis Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - The care and support of priestly and religious vocations are signs that shape the daily horizon of every baptized person. In this spirit, Catholic communities in China celebrated the 61st World ...
• 24 April 2024
  ASIA/JAPAN - Catholics in Nagasaki witness the Resurrection Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "The faithful of Nagasaki have had the strength to overcome many difficult difficulties throughout their history. They persevered first in the period of persecution and then, in the 20th ce ...
• 24 April 2024
  ASIA/KOREA - Appointment of the Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On April 18, 2024, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization, appointed Rev. Father Joseph Cheong Yong-jin of the clergy of Cheonju, as National Direct ...
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  24 April 2024
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Land rights conflicts: An often overlooked factor in the wars in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - The war in North Kivu, in which the M23 is involved, is perceived by the Congolese as a war of aggression carried out by neighboring Rwanda with the help of this armed group. The M23 is known t ...
• 22 April 2024
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Commemoration of the victims of the Easter attacks: Catholic Church wants to initiate the beatification process of their martyrdom Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - Yesterday, April 21, in the Archdiocese of Colombo - but also in the other dioceses of Sri Lanka - with Eucharistic celebrations, ringing of bells and two minutes of silence, the country's Catho ...
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  20 April 2024
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - A theatre, a swimming pool, a football field to educate about peace by Father Ibrahim Faltas ofm * Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - The Franciscans opened their first school in the Middle East in 1598, in Bethlehem, in the Holy Land. Since then, many more schools have opened, providing ed ...
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  20 April 2024
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - The journey towards World Youth Day 2027 in Seoul: Opportunity for fruitful cooperation under the sign of synodality Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - The preparation for World Youth Day 2027 is an opportunity for fruitful collaboration between bishops, priests, religious and laity on a path of communion and synodality. The Organizing Committee ...