Asia

• 20 January 2025
  ASIA/CHINA - Consecration of the first bishop of Lüliang (China) Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Today, Monday 20 January 2025, the Reverend Anthony Ji Weizhong was ordained a bishop. The Holy Father appointed the Reverend Anthony Ji Weizhong as bishop of Lüliang (Shanxi Province, Chi ...
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  20 January 2025
  ASIA/CHINA - Who is Antonio Ji Weizhong, ordained Bishop of the new diocese of Lüliang by Gianni Valente Lüliang (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church in the People's Republic of China has a new Bishop: Anthony Ji Weizhong, 51 years old, is the eleventh Bishop ordained in mainland China on the basis o ...
• 20 January 2025
  ASIA/CHINA - Suppression of the diocese of Fenyang and erection of the diocese of Lüliang (China) and Consecration of the first Bishop of Lüliang Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) Text in Italian In the desire to promote the pastoral care of the Lord’s flock and to attend more effectively to its spiritual wellbeing, on 28 October 2024 the Supreme Pontiff Fran ...
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  20 January 2025
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Pilgrimage and prayer at the tomb of Akash Bashir, a figure who unites Christians of all faiths Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - Akash Bashir, the young Catholic for whom the diocese of Lahore has launched the cause of beatification, is a figure who unites Christians of all faiths and is a spiritual reference point for you ...
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  17 January 2025
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Militarization in West Papua: the disrupted life of indigenous peoples Jayapura (Agenzia Fides) - The sudden occupation of forest areas and villages of indigenous peoples by the massive deployment of military units in the Indonesian region of Papua is becoming a constant that marks the life ...
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  17 January 2025
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Parish priest Romanelli: the ceasefire in Gaza is a breath of fresh air. But the post-war period will be terrible Gaza (Agenzia Fides) - "The news of the ceasefire has sparked joy. Now we are all waiting for Sunday, when the ceasefire could begin, even if here in Gaza we know that it will be a difficult road," said the parish priest ...
• 16 January 2025
  ASIA/INDIA - Devotion and pilgrimages: Holy Year for tea pickers on the hills of West Bengal Darjeeling (Agenzia Fides) - They are the farmers in the plantations that produce one of the most appreciated black teas in the world: in the hilly district of Darjeeling, a strip of land that is part of the Indian state ...
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  16 January 2025
  ASIA/CHINA - Jubilee and 420 years of history: the church founded by Matteo Ricci celebrates its "Year of Grace" Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – Supported by the light of faith lit 420 years ago by the Jesuit missionary Matteo Ricci, the church of Beijing dedicated to the Immaculate Conception has inaugurated a special "Year of Grace". ...
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  15 January 2025
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - A priest from Colombo: in the face of rice shortage, "the government should adopt measures in the interest of the poor" Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - Faced with difficulties and the crisis that is also affecting the staple food of the population, rice, it is necessary to "look for solutions that are not ideological, but purely in the interest ...
• 14 January 2025
  ASIA/MYANMAR - "Seek the Kingdom of God and His justice" in the war-torn Kachin state Myitkyina (Agenzia Fides) - "The motto of the new Bishop of Myitkyina 'Quaerite autem primum regnum et iustitiam eius' (Seek first the Kingdom of God and His justice) is a clear call to all of us to redesign and rebuild ...
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  14 January 2025
  ASIA/JORDAN - Prayers and welcoming pilgrims on the banks of the Jordan: the life of missionaries in the new church of the Baptism of Jesus Wadi Kharar (Agenzia Fides) - It is intended to be a place of prayer, celebration and reflection, but also a place of rest for the many pilgrims who visit the conflict-torn Holy Land: after the solemn inauguration ceremo ...
• 14 January 2025
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The direct commitment of the baptized for a responsible vote in view of the May 2025 elections Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) invites you to a journey of prayer and action in view of the May 2025 parliamentary elections. The ecclesial movement, founded in 1991, ...
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  13 January 2025
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Auxiliary Bishop of Dhaka: "The rise in prices is weighing on people" Dhaka (Agenzia Fides) - "The sharp rise in prices, especially for food and everyday goods, is weighing on people," said the Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Dhaka, Subroto Boniface Gomes, in an interview with Fides ...
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  13 January 2025
  ASIA/CHINA - Bishop Joseph Shen Bin administers the sacrament of baptism to 54 new Catholics at the beginning of the Jubilee Year Shanghai (Agenzia Fides) - The Jubilee Year 2025 begins in the Diocese of Shanghai with the reception of 54 newly baptized people who received the sacrament of baptism on Sunday 12 January, the Feast of the Baptism of th ...
• 11 January 2025
  ASIA/THAILANDIA - Appointment of metropolitan archbishop of Bangkok Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed Bishop Francis Xavier Vira Arpondratana, until now bishop of Chiang Mai and apostolic administrator of Bangkok, as metropolitan archbishop of Bangkok, Thailand ...