Asia

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  21 August 2023
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Prayer and solidarity with the displaced persons of Jaranwala Faisalabad (Agenzia Fides) - Prayer, solidarity with the displaced, demand for justice: this is how the Christian community in Pakistan lives in the days following the events of August 16 in the town of Jaranwala, where ...
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  21 August 2023
  ASIA/MONGOLIA - On mission in Arvajhėėr. The strategies of men, the surprises of God by Gianni Valente Arvajhėėr (Agenzia Fides) - According to the latest census, there are fewer than 20,000 inhabitants in Arvajhėėr. In was in this small town in Mongolia, 400 kilometers sout ...
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  18 August 2023
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - A Day of prayer after attacks on churches Lahore (Fides News Agency) – On Sunday, August 20, a special Day of Prayer will be held in Pakistan, in all the nation's Catholic communities: with this announcement, the Pakistan Catholic Bishops' Conference entrusts ...
• 17 August 2023
  ASIA/JAPAN - Erection of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Osaka-Takamatsu and appointment of the first Metropolitan Archbishop Osaka (Fides News Agency) - The Holy Father Francis, on the 15th of August 2023, erected the new Metropolitan Archdiocese of Osaka-Takamatsu, to merge the Archdiocese of Osaka and the Diocese of Takamatsu. The Holy F ...
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  10 August 2023
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - President of Israel visits Stella Maris Monastery in Haifa, object of vandalistic acts Jerusalem (Fides News Agency) - The President of Israel Isaac Herzog, along with his wife and a delegation, paid a private solidarity visit to the Stella Maris Monastery in Haifa, which - like other Christian places of w ...
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  9 August 2023
  ASIA/JAPAN - Nagasaki, the city symbol of Japanese Catholicism Tokyo (Fides News Agency) - Today, August 9, is the 78th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, the second (and hopefully, last) in history, which followed that of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. Nagasaki at the tim ...
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  3 August 2023
  ASIA/LEBANON - Precarious truce in the Ain Al Hilweh refugee camp after a night of violent clashes Beirut (Fides News Agency) - At least 12 dead, 50 wounded, and 2,000 people forced to leave their homes. These are the - still temporary - figures of the clashes in the refugee camp in Ain Al Hilweh, on the outskirts of ...
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  2 August 2023
  ASIA/MONGOLIA - «Taking root to flourish». The faith, works and days of a small missionary Church by Gianni Valente Ulaanbaatar (Fides News Agency) - Putting down roots in the space and time of present and future Mongolia, to ask the Lord to continue flourishing. This is the unparalleled mome ...
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  1 August 2023
  ASIA/CHINA - After the papal appointment, Bishop Shen Bin celebrates his first solemn liturgy in Shanghai for the patronal feast of St.Ignatius of Loyola Shanghai (Fides News Agency) – The cathedral of the Catholic diocese of Shanghai, built between 1905 and 1910 on the initiative of the Jesuits of the French province, is dedicated to St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder of ...
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  1 August 2023
  ASIA/SYRIA - "For the love of Jesus and for the savior of Muslims". Archbishop Jacques Mourad recounts Father Dall'Oglio's missionary heart, 10 years from his disappearance Rome (Fides News Agency) - «This is our biggest cross to bear: having committed ourselves to perfection, as we drag our shortcomings throughout the days». With these evocative words Jacques Mourad, a Syriac monk from t ...
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  28 July 2023
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - "Stop the show of contempt towards Christians in Jerusalem and Haifa". Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - "In recent months, attacks on Christian clergy, churches and holy places have roused the anxiety of many of our Christian faithful, particularly in Jerusalem and Haifa", says a statement sent ...
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  27 July 2023
  ASIA/CHINA - Works of charity in Hebei: St. Anne's Association celebrates the patronal feast Shijiazhuang (Agenzia Fides) - In the Chinese province of Hebei, several Catholic associations dedicated to Saint Anne celebrated their patronal feast yesterday, Wednesday July 26, witnessing to their faith and devotion ...
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  25 July 2023
  MONGOLIA - Father Marengo's "most beautiful joy". "Look to Him and you will be radiant" It is possible to listen to the interview in English by activating the subtitle mode by Gianni Valente Ulanbaatar (Agenzia Fides) - "Look to Him and you will be radiant". The verse from Psal ...
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  24 July 2023
  ASIA - Buddhism, Mongolia, and Pope Francis: How Did We Get Here? by Victor Gaetan* Mongolia established diplomatic relations with the Vatican in 1992. It is the world's largest landlocked country with a population of just 3.3 million people. According to a 2020 national census, 52 ...
• 22 July 2023
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Confirmation of the Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies, Father Jerome Nguyen Dinh Cong Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On May 25, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization, confirmed Rev. Fr. Jerome Nguyen Dinh Cong, of the diocesan clergy (for biographical notes see F ...