Asia

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  28 January 2025
  ASIA/MYANMAR - A missionary community in times of war: the Church of Yangon in synod, with its eyes turned towards suffering humanity Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - Building an authentically synodal community, which walks with Christ towards wounded humanity, and authentically missionary, capable of proclaiming the Gospel and bringing consolation in the diff ...
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  27 January 2025
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - A cap on the price of rice: the government's measure to prevent speculation Manila (Agenzia Fides) - In an effort to curb the rise in rice prices, the Manila government has set a limit of 58 pesos per kilogram for imported rice, after carrying out "extensive consultations" with importers, retail ...
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  27 January 2025
  ASIA/CHINA - The Lunar New Year of Chinese Catholic communities: Blessing for families, visits to hospitals, works of charity Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - The great “ChunYun army”, the endless crowd of people who travel across China to celebrate the Chinese New Year with their loved ones, marks one of the most significant moments of the year. ...
• 25 January 2025
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Erection of the diocese of Mindat, Myanmar, and appointment of first bishop Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has erected the new diocese of Mindat, Myanmar, with territory taken from the diocese of Hakha, making it a suffragan of the metropolitan archdiocese of Mandalay. The Holy ...
• 25 January 2025
  ASIA/INDIA - Resignation and succession of metropolitan archbishop of Bombay Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the metropolitan archdiocese of Bombay, India, presented by His Eminence Cardinal Oswald Gracias. He is succeeded by ...
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  25 January 2025
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Negotiations to end the violence: dialogue and humanitarian aid are a priority Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - The priority in Myanmar is dialogue with the aim of building peace. This is what the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the United Nations have confirmed, in ligh ...
• 24 January 2025
  ASIA/INDIA - The Jubilee Year in Tamil Nadu: giving new hope to the Dalits Bangalore (Agenzia Fides) - “For the Dalits, the Jubilee means hoping for the recognition of their human dignity; it means breaking the spiral of discrimination and exclusion. The Jubilee period is a time of hope for t ...
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  23 January 2025
  ASIA/CHINA - Bishop Joseph Cai Bingrui transferred from the diocese of Xiamen to the episcopal see of Fuzhou by Gianni Valente and Marta Zhao Fuzhou (Agenzia Fides) – The episcopal see of Fuzhou has a new bishop: Joseph Cai Bingrui, currently Bishop of the diocese of Xiamen. Pope Francis - reports the Daily Bulletin of ...
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  23 January 2025
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Archdiocese of Seoul will have 1,000 priests in the future: Overall, there is a decline in vocations Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - With the ordination of 26 deacons, which will take place on February 7 in the Myeongdong Cathedral in Seoul, the number of priests in the Archdiocese of Seoul will increase from the current 974 to ...
• 23 January 2025
  ASIA/CHINA - Appointment of bishop of Fuzhou Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) -Today, Thursday 23 January 2025, Bishop Joseph Cai Bingrui took canonical possession of Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China, appointed by the Holy Father, having approved his candidature in the f ...
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  23 January 2025
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - The publication of two new Bible editions in the local language in the Jubilee Year Kuching (Agenzia Fides) - Founding faith on the Word of God: with this spirit the Christian community of Sarawak, the region on the island of Malaysian Borneo, celebrates the launch and publication of two new Bible editi ...
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  22 January 2025
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Catholic community called to give hope amid social tensions and economic crisis Dhaka (Agenzia Fides) - "There is a general crisis in the country. We are going through a very delicate transition phase, marked by tensions, uncertainty and economic problems that could lead to new protests," explains t ...
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  22 January 2025
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Ceasefire in Gaza: weapons on hold, uncertainty in the hearts of the people by Father Ibrahim Faltas (ofm)* Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - Only a few days have passed since the announcement of a ceasefire, only a few hours since the beginning of the ceasefire. Since the morning of Sunday, Janua ...
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  21 January 2025
  ASIA/INDONESIA - A new historic moment for the Camillians on the island of Flores Maumere (Agenzia Fides) - The Jubilee Year 2025 has already given new hope to the Camillians (MI) in Indonesia with the ordination of five young priests, which represents a new historic moment of their missionary presenc ...
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  21 January 2025
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Missionary: "There is unrest in society, but people will defend democracy" Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - "There is a general unrest among the population: after the impeachment and arrest of the President, there is a feeling of uncertainty and waiting for a solution to a matter that could take several ...