Asia

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  3 November 2021
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Church representatives warn against buying votes with a view to the 2022 election Manila (Agenzia Fides) - It is important and necessary to cast one's own vote according to one's own conscience: Mgr.Socrates Villegas, Archbishop of Lingayen-Dagupan emphasizes this with a view to the elections on May 9 ...
• 3 November 2021
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of bishop of Jamshedpur Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On November 1, 2021 the Holy Father appointed Bishop Telesphore Bilung, S.V.D., until now titular of Rutabo and auxiliary of Ranchi, as bishop of the diocese of Jamshedpur, India. (SL) (Age ...
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  30 October 2021
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - The barbed wire cross, a symbol of peace and reconciliation Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "This is the most beautiful cross in the world", said Korean President Moon Jae-In, at the inauguration of the exhibition entitled "Barbed wire becomes a symbol of Peace", organized by the Ministry ...
• 30 October 2021
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Appointment of coadjutor bishop of Bac Ninh Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Joseph Do Quang Khang, until now lecturer and dean of studies in the Saint Joseph Major Seminary in Saigon, as coadjutor bishop of the diocese of ...
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  29 October 2021
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - The Catholic community of Seoul welcomes the new Archbishop Seoul (Agenzia Fides) – Mgr. Peter Chung Soon-Taick O.C.D., is the new Archbishop of Seoul and Apostolic Administrator of Pyongyang. The appointment of the Holy See was announced on October 28 by Cardinal Andrew Yeom S ...
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  29 October 2021
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - New vocations among the Brothers of the Holy Cross Dhaka (Agenzia Fides) - "When I entered the formation house to be a religious, I felt I had arrived in the right place at the right time. Here I can be a witness of Jesus Christ as a brother by putting my talents at the ...
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  28 October 2021
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Jerusalem, Israeli authorities block the cultural festival organized in the House of Abraham. The Heads of the Catholic Churches express deep concern Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - On Tuesday, October 26th, Israeli plainclothes police and security personnel forcibly interrupted the cultural festival activities that were being held in the Catholic "House of Abraham" in th ...
• 28 October 2021
  ASIA/KOREA - Resignation of the Archbishop of Seoul, Cardinal Andrew Yeom Soo-jung, and appointment of his successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Francis has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Seoul (Korea) presented by His Eminence Cardinal Andrew Yeom Soo-jung, and has ...
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  28 October 2021
  ASIA/VIETNAM - In the Missionary Month, the gift of new priests ready for mission Ho Chi Minh City (Agenzia Fides) - In this Missionary Month and with the resumption of pastoral activities after the temporary slowdown of the Covid pandemic, the rhythm of the life of the Church, the fruits of vocations ...
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  27 October 2021
  ASIA/LEBANON - Maronite Patriarch wants to mediate "institutional compromise": "Problems are not solved on the street" Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - An "institutional compromise" to overcome the crisis following the tragic events of Thursday October 14th, when seven Shiite demonstrators in Beirut were killed by snipers on the roofs of the Chr ...
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  27 October 2021
  ASIA/INDIA - Violence against Christians, "flagrant violation of the Constitution" New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - The attacks against the Indian Christian faithful are clear and flagrant violations of the Constitution, and as such must be prosecuted and stopped: this is how priests, religious, promoters o ...
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  26 October 2021
  ASIA/IRAQ - Museum in Erbil will preserve Christian manuscripts that escaped jihadist devastation Erbil (Agenzia Fides) - The old manuscripts and books, Christian and Islamic, saved in recent years from a possible destruction by the jihadists of the Islamic State (Daesh) will be collected and kept in a museum-study c ...
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  26 October 2021
  ASIA/INDONESIA - "Flores: Missionary Sisters of the Holy Face celebrate their 30th anniversary Koting (Agenzia Fides) - On October 24, 2021, on the same day the Church celebrated World Mission Day, the Sisters of the Holy Face, C.S.V, present in Koting - Flores - Indonesia, celebrated their 30 years of presence in ...
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  26 October 2021
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Prayer, fasting, charity: mission in times of pandemic Ho Chi Minh City (Agenzi Fides) - "Even in difficult times, the Church of Vietnam has increased missionary and charitable activities, as a sign of solidarity towards the poor", declared the Bishops of Vietnam gathered in ...
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  26 October 2021
  ASIA - ASEAN summit without Myanmar Bandar Seri Begawan (Agenzia Fides) - The 38th and 39th Summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the most important event of the year for the regional association of Southeast Asia, opens today, 26 O ...