Asia

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  17 February 2025
  ASIA/MYANMAR - May Father Donald's sacrifice "serve as an offering to put an end to violence": messages from the representative of the Holy See and the Bishops of Myanmar Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - "The Holy See expresses its sincere and heartfelt condolences to the family, the religious communities and the faithful of the Archdiocese of Mandalay," is expressed in a message addressed by Mon ...
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  15 February 2025
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Catholic priest killed in the Archdiocese of Mandalay Mandalay (Agenzia Fides) – Father Donald Martin, 44, a diocesan priest of the Archdiocese of Mandalay, is the first Burmese Catholic priest killed in the civil conflict that is bloodying the country. His lifeless body, ...
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  15 February 2025
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The Salesians celebrate the 25th anniversary of missions in Pakistan with a special focus on Akash Bashir Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - In the rural areas of Punjab, Pakistan, there are many peasant families who live off what they produce, who have only an agricultural income and many children. These families, including Christian ...
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  14 February 2025
  ASIA/SYRIA - Christian Professor in the Preparatory Committee for the National Conference by Gianni Valente Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - Her name is Hind Aboud Kabawat, she teaches at American universities and is the only Christian in the seven-member committee (five men and two women) tasked with preparing ...
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  14 February 2025
  ASIA/INDIA - Prime Minister of Manipur resigns: Archbishop Neli wants "a clear orientation towards peace" Imphal (Agenzia Fides) - "With the resignation of the Prime Minister, we find ourselves in a political stalemate and we must wait and see. The situation in which Manipur finds itself today is very complex and it is not e ...
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  14 February 2025
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Father Vincenzo and the wounds of Christ on the outskirts of Seoul by Pascale Rizk Seongnam (Agenzia Fides) - Free love is disarming and it endures over time. This is what his father Angelo said on the day his son Vincenzo became a Catholic priest in April 1987: "Just as gold does n ...
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  13 February 2025
  ASIA/INDIA - Parish priest: May the new government of the capital Delhi "give more attention for the poor and the marginalized" New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - "The priorities in a city of millions like New Delhi are to ensure education and health care for all 32 million inhabitants. Our hope is that the new city government, now led by the Baraytya J ...
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  11 February 2025
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Cardinal Bo calls for reconciliation at the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes in Nyaungbelin Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - "Inspired by Mary, we pray that the warring parties in Myanmar may come together at the Marian Shrine of Nyaunglebin. May this sacred place become a refuge of peace and reconciliation, where enem ...
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  10 February 2025
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Israeli Jesuit David Neuhaus: the plan to remove Palestinians from Gaza feels like a kick in the stomach Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) – “We are in no hurry”. This is how US President Donald Trump yesterday offered an important detail regarding the plan for the reconstruction and development of the Gaza Strip under the d ...
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  10 February 2025
  ASIA/MYANMAR - A Catholic church hit by bombing in Chin State Mindat (Agenzia Fides) - The Myanmar army has carried out air strikes that have seriously damaged the Catholic church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Mindat, in the state of Chin, in the northwest of the country. This ch ...
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  8 February 2025
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - World Interfaith Harmony Week: on the island of Mindanao, students, citizens and institutions participate in numerous initiatives Zamboanga City (Agenzia Fides) - Christians and Muslims in the south of the Philippines joined the World Interfaith Harmony Week (February 1-7) organized by the United Nations, which was celebrated in Catholic parishes, ...
• 8 February 2025
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of auxiliary bishop of Shillong Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Bernard Laloo, of the clergy of Shillong, India, until now chancellor and parish priest of the Cathedral of Mary Help of Christians in Laitumkhrah ...
• 8 February 2025
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of coadjutor bishop of Neyyattinkara Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Selvarajan Dasan, of the clergy of Neyyattinkara, India, until now judicial vicar and parish priest of Saint Francis Xavier in Thirupuram, as coad ...
• 8 February 2025
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of metropolitan archbishop of Visakhapatnam Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed Bishop Udumala Bala Showreddy of Warangal as archbishop of the metropolitan archdiocese of Visakhapatnam, India. Archbishop-elect Udumala Bala Showreddy was b ...
• 8 February 2025
  ASIA/INDIA - Resignation and appointment of bishop of Jalpaiguri Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Jalpaiguri, India, presented by Bishop Clement Tirkey. The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Fabi ...