Asia

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  21 August 2026
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - "A truly missionary Church does not impose political choices, but it helps the faithful discern wisely" Tacloban City (Fides News Agency) – Mission is also expressed in the Church’s capacity to accompany people in the concrete questions that shape their lives, including their participation in public affairs. This was t ...
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  21 August 2026
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Young people from Ruteng Catholic University at the service of the population of Flores, affected by the earthquake Ruteng (Fides news Agency) – “The young people of St Paul Catholic University in Ruteng have been tirelessly serving the community in the aftermath of the earthquake in Flores. Their voluntary commitment, dedication ...
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  20 August 2026
  ASIA/MONGOLIA - Farewell to Father Robert Goessens, pioneer of the Catholic mission in Mongolia Ulaanbaatar (Fides News Agency) – Father Robert Goessens, a Belgian missionary of the Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (CICM), died in Japan on August 15 at the age of 97. A key figure in the early developm ...
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  20 August 2026
  ASIA/MONGOLIA - Caritas director Sister Sandra Garay: “Desertification threatens the lives of rural communities” Ulaanbaatar (Fides News Agency) – “Desertification in Mongolia is visible to the naked eye,” Sister Sandra Garay, an Argentine nun, Consolata missionary, in Mongolia since 2004 and is currently executive director o ...
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  19 August 2026
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Father Galvani: “Amid the fear, we want the people of Flores to know that they are not alone” Maumere (Fides news Agency) – Only five days have passed since the powerful earthquake that struck Flores on the morning of Saturday, August 15, with a magnitude of 7.7 (see Fides, 15/8/2026). “The earth continues ...
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  19 August 2026
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Bishop of Ruteng after the earthquake in Flores: “God cares for us; from devastation comes the dawn of hope and renewal” by Paolo Affatato Ruteng (Fides News Agency) – “Let us continue to pray together for the victims and for all those who have volunteered to help. We believe that God cares for us. His faithful love never fails. Thi ...
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  17 August 2026
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - The journey toward WYD 2027 crosses paths with the Church’s social doctrine by Pascale Rizk Gwangju (Fides News Agency) – “The Social Doctrine of the Church is not a philanthropic teaching along the lines of ‘help the unfortunate’; rather, it means asking ourselves what kind of societ ...
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  16 August 2026
  ASIA/VIETNAM - 160,000 people flock to the 32nd Marian Congress-Pilgrimage of La Vang by Andrew Doan Thanh Phong Hue (Fides News Agency) - Regardless of travelling for a long distance and no matter when residing in the difficult condition into uncomfortable tents being temporarily erected under hot t ...
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  15 August 2026
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Earthquake in Flores: fear, damage and faith in the face of adversity Maumere (Fides News Agency) – This morning, August 15, 2026, the island of Flores was struck by a violent magnitude 7.7 earthquake shortly before 6 a.m. The tremor, whose epicenter was located in the Nagekeo area, was ...
• 10 August 2026
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - Resignation and appointment of bishop of Karaganda Vatican City (Fides News Agency) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Karaganda, Kazakhstan, presented by Bishop Adelio Dell’Oro. The Holy Father has appointed Msgr. ...
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  10 August 2026
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The life of the Missionaries of Mary Queen of Heaven: restoring dignity to women victims of exploitation Cebu (Fides News Agency) – Over the past 30 years, the Missionaries of Mary Queen of Heaven (MQHM), a religious community of nuns founded in 1996 in the Archdiocese of Cebu, have rescued and rehabilitated hundreds of w ...
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  9 August 2026
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Catholic Culture Fair in Seoul serves as a “trial run” ahead of World Youth Day 2027 by Pascale Rizk Seoul (Fides News Agency) – Despite temperatures reaching 40°C, the highest recorded in South Korea in eight years, numerous religious congregations and associations helped bring the “Catholic Cul ...
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  8 August 2026
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Radio Veritas Asia Mandarin Service marks 50 Years with Malaysian concert tour celebrating Chinese sacred music Ayer Salak (Fides News Agency) – A concert tour across three cities in Malaysia brought together Chinese Catholic hymn composers, musicians and parish groups to celebrate the faith through sacred music. With this origi ...
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  5 August 2026
  ASIA/LEBANON - Six years after the explosion in the Port of Beirut, the Pontifical Mission Societies continue to respond to the emergency facing newly displaced families Beirut (Fides News Agency) – Six years after the explosion in the port of Beirut on August 4, 2020, the call for justice continues to rise from the grief of the families of the more than 220 people who lost their live ...
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  4 August 2026
  Bishop Pitchaimuthu at the First Franciscan Missionary Symposium: “Asia does not need missionaries who come with all the answers. It needs brothers and sisters who bring Christ” by Elena Grazini Chennai (Fides News Agency) – “Asia does not need missionaries who come with all the answers. It needs brothers and sisters who bring Christ, walk alongside the people, listen deeply, discern pati ...