Asia

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  24 September 2025
  ASIA/INDIA - Association of Catholic lay people: Anti-conversion laws “are a wound to the nation” Mangalore (Agenzia Fides) - The so-called "anti-conversion laws" in force in twelve Indian states are "a wound to Indian democracy, national ethics, freedom of belief, conscience, and expression." For this reason, lawsui ...
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  24 September 2025
  ASIA/BAHRAIN - AVONA Catechists begin their Jubilee journey in Rome Manama (Agenzia Fides) – September 25, 2025: On this spiritually significant day, a group of 26 devoted catechists from the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Arabia (AVONA) are about to leave for Rome, carrying with the ...
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  23 September 2025
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Bishop Bagaforo: "Protests concern moral issues" Manila (Agenzia Fides) – "The campaign, carried out by a movement against corruption, is not political. Rather, it concerns a moral issue, which is why Catholic representatives and institutions are at the forefront: be ...
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  23 September 2025
  When school becomes a place of terror: 41,000 attacks on educational institutions in 2024 by Cosimo Graziani The endless slaughter of children killed while at school worsens year after year. In Africa, in the heart of Europe, in the Middle East, which is marked by the tragedy in Gaza, and in the United St ...
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  22 September 2025
  ASIA/TAIWAN - 8,000 people at the first Gathering of Migrant Workers organized by the Taiwanese Catholic community Hsinchu (Agenzia Fides) - A concrete plan for the pastoral care of migrant workers and itinerant people, which responds to the urgent needs of their daily lives and expresses the gratitude of the entire Church community ...
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  22 September 2025
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Attempted murder of a Presbyterian pastor Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) – Presbyterian pastor Kamran Naz, who was wounded by gunfire yesterday, September 21, in the Iqbal Town district of Islamabad, miraculously survived the attempted murder. As Fides learned from ...
• 20 September 2025
  ASIA/INDIA - Resignation and succession of metropolitan archbishop of Calcutta Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the metropolitan archdiocese of Calcutta, India, presented by Archbishop Thomas D’Souza. He is succeeded by Archbis ...
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  20 September 2025
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - After the flood disaster: "We must help millions of people get back on their feet" Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – "The extent of the destruction is indescribable. In some areas, the water level is now gradually receding, but thousands of people are stranded and do not know where to go. Their crops have bee ...
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  19 September 2025
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Bishop in Rakhine State: “Civilians are suffering, caught between warring armies; faith endures despite the war” Pyay (Agenzia Fides) – “The fighting continues, and innocent people are still suffering in the Burmese state of Rakhine,” says Peter Tin Wai, Bishop of Pyay, an important city in Rakhine (or Arakan) State, where he ...
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  18 September 2025
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - A march against corruption: 200 organizations take to the streets Manila (Agenzia Fides) – Over 200 organizations are preparing for the major march against corruption to be held on September 21 in Manila. The demonstration, which focuses on abuses in flood control projects, is demand ...
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  16 September 2025
  ASIA/CHINA - Seminaries open new academic year: Seminarians urged to ask for the "Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit" Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – A new academic year is beginning in the seminaries from Beijing to Shanghai, in the province of Hebei, in Shaanxi, and in the province of Jilin. In September, 15 new seminarians and 12 relig ...
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  16 September 2025
  ASIA/NEPAL - Apostolic Administrator: "Young people's are saying 'We care' and it's a positive thing" Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) - "The situation is currently relatively calm, with no demonstrators on the streets. Schools have reopened, both public and Catholic, and life is proceeding quite smoothly. People have placed th ...
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  15 September 2025
  ASIA/INDIA - Archbishop Neli: "Wounded Manipur needs a process of healing and reconciliation" Imphal (Agenzia Fides) - "Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to Manipur and promised a solution to the conflict that has plagued us for over two years. He spoke of peace, prosperity, and development. He brought a packag ...
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  13 September 2025
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Bishop Lee: "Young Koreans hope that Carlo Acutis will be the patron of World Youth Day in Seoul" Seoul (Agenzia Fides) – "Carlo Acutis is already a role model and a source of inspiration for young Koreans. His person is also very well known in view of World Youth Day (WYD) 2027 in Seoul. We will continue to presen ...
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  13 September 2025
  ASIA/ARAB EMIRATES - Kate and catechism in the Arabian Peninsula, an experience of a new motherhood Abu Dhabi (Agenzia Fides) – Her name is Catherine Miles-Flynn, but everyone calls her Kate. For more than twenty years, she has tirelessly dedicated herself to the Christian formation of young people in the Apostolic V ...