Asia
13 May 2024
ASIA/INDIA - Tensions in Manipur affect voter turnout: Christians pray for reconciliation and peace
Imphal (Agenzia Fides) - In Christian churches in Manipur, believers are praying "for real reconciliation and peace", while in the north-east Indian state the tensions following the inter-ethnic violence that broke out a ...
13 May 2024
ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of auxiliary bishop of Verapoly
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On May 11, the Holy Father appointed the Reverend Antony Valumkal, until now rector and parish priest of the National Shrine Basilica of Our Lady of Ransom in Vallarpadom, Kochi, as auxilia ...
13 May 2024
ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of coadjutor bishop of the diocese of Jhansi
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On May 11, the Holy Father appointed the Reverend Wilfred Gregory Moras, of the clergy of Lucknow, until now rector of Saint Joseph’s Regional Seminary in the diocese of Allahabad, as coa ...
11 May 2024
ASIA/MYANMAR - The civil conflict causes more than three million displaced people
Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - In the last six months, the number of displaced people in Myanmar has doubled, reaching a total number of more than 3 million, according to Stephen Anderson, UN Humanitarian Coordinator and resid ...
11 May 2024
ASIA/INDONESIA - From Flores to Turkey: the mission of the Daughters of the Queen of the Holy Rosary
Izmir (Agenzia Fides) - The one carried out by the Daughters of the Queen of the Holy Rosary, an Indonesian religious congregation founded in 1958 in Larantuka, on the Indonesian island of Flores, considered "the Catholi ...
10 May 2024
ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - WYD in Korea will be an opportunity for interreligious fraternity and friendship with Buddhists
Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - The "synodal" style is expressed not only within the ecclesial community but is also characteristic of Christians who "go forth", ready to walk together with all men of good will to build a better ...
8 May 2024
ASIA/PAKISTAN - New parish church opened in the Archdiocese of Lahore and dedicated to Saint Joseph
Gujranwala (Agenzia Fides) - It will be a place of worship dedicated to St. Joseph, a place where Marian devotion will be strong: the Catholic community of the Archdiocese of Lahore took part in large numbers in the inau ...
7 May 2024
ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Decline in birth rates: Catholic Church launches concrete initiatives and support for families
Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - The decline in birth rates is an issue of national importance and subject to public debate, and the issue also enjoys particular attention in the Korean Catholic community, because the faithful ar ...
7 May 2024
ASIA/KUWAIT - The Coptic Catholic community in the Vicariate of Northern Arabia: “Simple people who work hard”
By Antonella Prenna
Kuwait City (Agenzia Fides) - The Coptic Catholic community in Kuwait, which belongs to the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Arabia, has over 5,000 members. "Our community has more than a hundred f ...
6 May 2024
ASIA/CHINA - Marian Month in the port city of Changshu: Special initiative for young people
Changshu (Agenzia Fides) - "Young people of Christ, come and serve the Church!". Under this motto, the Changshugang Parish of the Diocese of Suzhou celebrated the day of the Marian Month dedicated to young people on Sund ...
6 May 2024
ASIA/INDONESIA - Visiting Catholic families: bearing witness to the beauty of consecrated life
Semarang (Agenzia Fides) - They want to proclaim the Gospel and bear witness to the beauty of a life entirely consecrated to the Lord: in this spirit, in some areas of Indonesia, members of the local clergy and religious ...
4 May 2024
ASIA - Franciscan Network for Peace and Integral Ecology: a synodal journey in the footsteps of ‘Laudato si'’
Manila (Agenzia Fides) - To place particular attention to peace and integral ecology in the various contexts of the Asian continent at the centre of pastoral and social action, according to the vision and spiritual persp ...
3 May 2024
ASIA/SINGAPORE - Catholics prepare for Pope Francis' visit with faith and hope
Singapore (Agenzia Fides) - The presence of Pope Francis in Singapore - according to the announced program of the papal visit from September 11 to 13 - will be above all an experience of faith. It will be a moment "lived ...
3 May 2024
ASIA/CHINA - Solemn closing of the Year dedicated to the Catechism in Xiamen, looking towards the Jubilee
Xiamen (Agenzia Fides) – More than two thousand Catholic priests, religious and lay people took part in the solemn celebration of the closing of the Year of Catechism announced in the diocese of Xiamen. On Wednesday, M ...
2 May 2024
ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Statistics of the Catholic Church in Korea: Catholics make up 11.3% of the total population
Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - The number of Catholics in Korea totals 5,970,675 baptized, according to data from December 31, 2023, 0.3% more than in 2022. However, the growth rate of the faithful had slowed down over the peri ...
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