Asia

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  21 August 2025
  ASIA/THAILAND - Religions for Peace: Interreligious commitment to lasting peace between Thailand and Cambodia Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) – "The pain suffered by our brothers and sisters in this region weighs heavily on our hearts. We at Religions for Peace express our deepest condolences to all the victims of violence, those disp ...
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  20 August 2025
  ASIA/MYANMAR - The elections scheduled by the military junta offer "a ray of hope for civilian participation in government" Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - The elections announced by the military junta in Myanmar, which are scheduled to begin on December 28, 2025, are controlled by the military, but "could ultimately lead to greater civilian partici ...
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  20 August 2025
  ASIA/VIETNAM - On the Feast of the Assumption: Ninety thousand pilgrims at the Marian Shrine in La Vang by Andrew Doan Thanh Phong Huế (Agenzia Fides) – Millions of Vietnamese Catholics, both inside and outside the country, are turning their attention, also through the media, to the Marian Shrine of La Vang in the A ...
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  20 August 2025
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - Farewell to Sister Ioanna Teterych, foundress and first prioress of the Carmel in Ozërnoe Astana (Agenzia Fides) - "On August 18, 2025, at 4:55 p.m., Mother Ioanna Teterych, foundress and first prioress of the Carmel in Ozërnoe, returned to the Lord." With these words, Archbishop Tomasz Peta of Astana, Kazak ...
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  19 August 2025
  ASIA/ARAB EMIRATES - New Patron Saints for the Arabian Peninsula and prayers for the missionaries who died in the Gulf Region Abu Dhabi (Agenzia Fides) – The Arabian Peninsula has "new" Patron Saints. The Holy See, through a decree of the Dicastery for Divine Worship, has approved the Particular Calendar of the Apostolic Vicariate of Southern ...
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  19 August 2025
  ASIA/INDIA - Bishop of Buxar after floods in India: "The situation is improving, we are ensuring basic necessities for those most in need" New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) – "I am close to the peoples of Pakistan, India, and Nepal who have been struck by violent floods. I pray for the victims, for their families, and for all those who suffer because of this cala ...
• 16 August 2025
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of Bishop of Mysore Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On August 15, 2025, the Holy Father Leo XIV appointed Bishop Francis Serrao, S.J., currently Bishop of Shimoga, as Bishop of the Diocese of Mysore. (Agenzia Fides, 16/8/2025) ...
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  13 August 2025
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - Apostolic Prefect of Battambang: "Respect the truce, for a genuine and lasting peace" Battambang (Agenzia Fides) – "The population had high hopes and was very happy and encouraged by the ceasefire agreement signed on August 7. Now the call is: respect it! We call on the governments to ensure that the mi ...
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  13 August 2025
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - A journey through the desert, towards unity and peace: message from the Archbishop of Seoul for the Feast of the Assumption Seoul (Agenzia Fides) – The life of every Christian is what the Holy Scriptures describe as "a journey through the desert." "Even for those who believe in God and follow the Gospel, the Christian journey is rarely an e ...
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  11 August 2025
  ASIA/INDONESIA - The identity of the Pontifical Mission Societies is at the center of the General Assembly of Indonesian Diocesan Directors Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) – A total of 38 dioceses were represented at the General Assembly of Diocesan Directors of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) in Indonesia. The meeting, held for the tenth time from August 4 ...
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  9 August 2025
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Catholic Bishops: 80 years after the division, let us not silence the desire to live together in the "common home" of the Korean people Seoul (Agenzia Fides) – “We will support and actively participate in exchanges with North Korea based on cooperation and reciprocity. We will join forces to work together with those who wish for North and South to li ...
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  8 August 2025
  ASIA/INDIA - Accused of religious conversions: Priests, nuns, and a catechist attacked at the Gangadhar mission station Odisha (Agenzia Fides) - In an attack that the Latin Rite Catholic bishops of India described as "disturbing and out of place," some 70 members of the Bajrang Dal (literally "Bajrangbali Brigade," a militant Hindutva org ...
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  8 August 2025
  ASIA - Thailand-Cambodia border agreement signed. Apostolic Nuncio Wells: "Let us now focus our efforts on helping the displaced" Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - "We are all very pleased that the path of dialogue undertaken by Cambodia and Thailand has led to numerous agreements that will hopefully lead to reconciliation and a stable and lasting peace be ...
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  8 August 2025
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Caritas Vietnam joins hands to prevent human trafficking by Andrew Doan Thanh Phong Hanoi (Agenzia Fides) - Human trafficking is increasing complexly and unpredictably in Vietnam and all over the world, in which social networks are a "fertile ground" for criminals to exploi ...
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  7 August 2025
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Attacks on Christian churches and schools: Catholic bishops and representatives of other religious communities appeal to the government Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) – "We must take decisive action against anyone who adopts intolerant behavior, even more so when it is accompanied by violent acts that constitute criminal offenses. No one should go unpunished ...