Asia
18 March 2022
ASIA/INDONESIA - The government is counting on the Church to promote inter-religious harmony
Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - The government of the Republic of Indonesia expects the Catholic Church to promote religious moderation and count on the precious contribution of Catholics to sow harmony, respect, tolerance, fr ...
17 March 2022
ASIA/PAKISTAN - The diocesan process for the beatification of the young Akash Bashir begins
Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "There is no greater love than giving one's life for one's friends. These are the words of Jesus, who was the first to give his life for his friends and we learn this from him. Akash Bashir, a yo ...
16 March 2022
ASIA/LEBANON - President Aoun will visit Pope Francis on March 21
Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - Lebanese President Michel Aoun will be received in audience by Pope Francis on Monday, March 21. The date of the upcoming meeting between the Pope and the Lebanese Head of State was announced by ...
16 March 2022
ASIA/INDIA - Cross vandalized in Mumbai
Mumbai (Agenzia Fides) - With an act of vandalism, the monument of Christ Crucified located in front of Pavan Hans, in the west of Mumbai, capital of the Indian state of Maharastra, was intentionally damaged by unknown p ...
16 March 2022
ASIA/HONG KONG - The laity, committed to being the engine of evangelization and participation in the synodal process
Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - The Association of Catholic Laity of the Diocese of Hong Kong (Hong Kong Central Council of Catholic Laity HKCCCL) has renewed its commitment to being the engine of evangelization in the dioce ...
15 March 2022
ASIA/IRAQ - Patriarch Sako: Canonization processes for Iraqi martyrs progressing
Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - The process of canonization of the Chaldean Archbishop Paulos Faraj Rahho is proceeding "smoothly, and, God willing", the martyr Bishop will soon be declared blessed, "together with Father Raghi ...
15 March 2022
ASIA/CAMBODIA - The government of Cambodia rewards the Church for its contribution to society
Takeo (Agenzia Fides) - The Vicar Apostolic of Phnom Penh, Bishop Olivier Michel Marie Schmitthaeusler (MEP) has been recognized by the Cambodian Government as representative of the Catholic Church for his contribution t ...
15 March 2022
ASIA/SYRIA - Conference in Damascus brings together local Catholic Churches and aid agencies
Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - A conference organized by the Assembly of Catholic Bishops in Syria in collaboration with the Congregation for the Oriental Churches and the Apostolic Nunciature in Syria, begins today in Damas ...
14 March 2022
ASIA/IRAQ - Iranian rockets against US base in Erbil. The Chaldean Patriarchate: the stalemate in the formation of the government puts the country at risk
Erbil (Agenzia Fides) - The Chaldean Patriarchate deplores the launch of missiles that on Sunday, March 13, sowed terror among the population of Erbil and, in the light of this serious episode, calls on the political for ...
14 March 2022
ASIA/VIETNAM - Lent without restrictions: Catholics return to the churches
Hanoi (Agenzia Fides) - During Lent, Vietnamese Catholics have the opportunity to participate in numerous liturgical celebrations, community encounters and social activities in their local communities: just before Lent, ...
12 March 2022
ASIA/MALAYSIA - Opening of the first Christian chapel in a national hospital
Kuching (Agenzia Fides) - The Chapel of the Sacred Heart, the first Christian chapel built inside a hospital in Malaysia, was inaugurated at the Sarawak Heart Center in Kota Samarahan. The structure was blessed by Cathol ...
11 March 2022
ASIA/SYRIA - Archbishop Marayati: Need to put some order in the flow of foreign aid
Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - The conference which, in mid-March, will bring together in Damascus the leaders of the local Churches and the representatives of Catholic charitable organizations has a very concrete priority obj ...
11 March 2022
ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - The Catholic community in Korea joins in the prayer for peace in Ukraine and donates aid to the Church
Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - Welcoming and echoing Pope Francis' call for prayer and fasting for peace in Ukraine, Archbishop Peter Chung Soon-Taick, OCD, Archbishop of Seoul and Apostolic Administrator of Pyongyang, has sent ...
10 March 2022
ASIA/ISRAEL - Migrants and asylum seekers are reshaping the face of the Catholic community in the Holy Land
Tel Aviv (Agenzia Fides) - In the difficult situations they face, the communities of migrants and asylum seekers increasingly characterize the face of the ecclesial communities of the Holy Land, even in their spiritual t ...
10 March 2022
ASIA/INDIA - "Anti-conversion law" proposed in the state of Haryana
New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - In the Indian state of Haryana, a bill has been presented to regulate religious conversion. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in the state, located in northern India, has announced t ...
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