Asia

• 10 March 2026
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Appointment of metropolitan archbishop of Lahore Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed Bishop Khalid Rehmat, O.F.M. Cap., until now vicar apostolic of Quetta, as metropolitan archbishop of Lahore, Pakistan. Archbishop-elect Khalid Rehmat, O.F.M. ...
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  9 March 2026
  ASIA/LEBANON - Maronite priest killed in Israeli attack in southern Lebanon Beirut (Agenzia Fides) – Just hours before his murder, he had reaffirmed his firm resolve – his own and that of his community – not to abandon his village to the maelstrom of the war tearing through the Middle East ...
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  9 March 2026
  ASIA/CHINA - Chinese Catholic communities express their gratitude to women on their feast day Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – Following in the footsteps of the great female figures present in the Sacred Scripture, Catholic women continue to play an indispensable role in the life of the Church, the family, and society ...
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  9 March 2026
  ASIA/BAHRAIN - Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa urges "to leave churches open for the spiritual support of the faithful" Manama (Agenzia Fides) – "Last night there were several explosions and injuries have been reported. This morning, warning sirens are sounding and loud detonations can be heard," the Apostolic Vicar of Northern Arabia, ...
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  7 March 2026
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - In 2026, the Church's commitment to education will increase Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) – “The year 2026 is a year full of hope for the education sector of the Vicariate of Phnom Penh,” Bishop Olivier Schmitthäusler MEP, Apostolic Vicar of Phnom Penh, told Fides, outlining ...
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  6 March 2026
  ASIA/INDONESIA - The Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies: "moments of interreligious dialogue and common prayer for peace" Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - "Interreligious dialogue between Christians and Muslims is taking place in people's everyday lives, in parishes and local communities. In Indonesia, we are experiencing a genuine, everyday dialo ...
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  6 March 2026
  ASIA/VIETNAM - A hidden treasure of faith and charity: the work of Vietnamese nuns among lepers by Andrew Doan Thanh Phong Thái Bình (Agenzia Fides) – 38 is the number of leprosy cases detected in 2025 in Vietnam marking the lowest annual number of cases ever recorded, The number of cases has decreased sharp ...
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  6 March 2026
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - People from different religions gather: “Let us pray with the Pope for peace in the Middle East and Pakistan” Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - An atmosphere of interreligious harmony characterized the meeting organized on 5 March in Lahore by Sardar Ramesh Singh Arora, Minister for Minorities in the provincial government of Punjab, to c ...
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  6 March 2026
  ASIA/BAHRAIN - Apostolic Vicar of Northern Arabia: "May this journey of Ramadan and Lent unite us also in these difficult moments" Awali (Agenzia Fides) - "As leader of the Catholic Church of the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Arabia, and as Bishop of the Kingdom of Bahrain, and in the name of the entire Catholic Christian community — priests, re ...
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  5 March 2026
  ASIA/LEBANON - Middle East in flames, Catholic Patriarchs in Lebanon call for an immediate halt to the spiral of violence and a return to constructive dialogue Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - In light of the “dangerous escalation of armed conflicts in Lebanon and the Middle East,” accompanied by the fall of so many "innocent victims, the displacement of families, and the ...
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  5 March 2026
  ASIA/LEBANON - Israeli "evacuation notice", but Christians in southern Lebanon remain in their villages Rmeish (Agenzia Fides) – “What is happening here is clear. The Israeli army’s operation on Lebanese territory is already underway. And in the villages where Christians live, at least in those with whom we are in co ...
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  5 March 2026
  ASIA/BAHRAIN - Public Masses resume tomorrow, launch of a National Volunteer Platform Awali (Agenzia Fides) – “Here in Bahrain, we are all well. We had an alert last night, and for the moment, the situation is calm. We will resume public Masses tomorrow, Friday, March 6. Unlike Qatar, where everythin ...
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  5 March 2026
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Priest from Colombo "We know the wounds of war, it is always a defeat, let's return to dialogue" Colombo (Agenzia Fides) – "Every war affects the whole world. Innocent people lose their lives, indescribable suffering arises. Today we call for an end to this new war that is igniting the Middle East and shaking all ...
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  5 March 2026
  MIDDLE EAST - "Religions for Peace" call for: "an immediate cessation of hostilities and respect for human dignity" New York (Agenzia Fides) – “Let this moment be a turning point —from prolonged suffering to healing, from fear to hope, from impunity to accountability grounded in justice and law,” reads an appeal from the inter ...
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  4 March 2026
  ASIA/YEMEN - Bishop Martinelli on the 10th anniversary of the attack on the Missionaries of Charity Sisters: “Witnesses to Christ's charity” by Gianni Valente Aden (Agenzia Fides) – Sister Reginette and Sister Margarita were from Rwanda, Sister Anselma from India, and Sister Judith from Kenya. The four Missionaries of Charity Sisters were murdered on Ma ...