Asia

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  3 September 2026
  ASIA/SINGAPORE - Support for families to tackle demographic winter, “but money alone is not enough” Singapore (Fides News Agency) – The Singapore government has introduced a package of financial incentives aimed at encouraging families to have more children. In a country with one of the lowest fertility rates in the ...
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  2 September 2026
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Season of Creation: from prayer to the defence of forests and indigenous peoples Manila (Agenzia Fides) – In the Philippines, the “Season of Creation” – the period from 1 September to 4 October, which in 2026 is centred on the theme “Living Water” – is not merely a liturgical observance ...
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  2 September 2026
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - “I’ll be waiting for you in Seoul”: Fr. Bordo, from street children to WYD 2027, a Church that goes out to meet humanity Seoul (Fides News Agency) – “There are an estimated 250,000 street children in Korea. That is an enormous number. So we said to ourselves: if they do not come to us, we will go to them.” That was how “Azit” cam ...
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  1 September 2026
  ASIA/CHINA - The pastoral dynamism of the new Bishop of Chifeng Chifeng (Fides News Agency) – One month after his episcopal consecration, celebrated in full communion with Pope Leo XIV, Joseph Chang Yanfeng, Bishop of the Diocese of Chifeng, in the Chinese province of Inner Mongoli ...
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  1 September 2026
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Protests, corruption and democracy; Father Budi Purnomo: “The spirit of the demonstrations is a call for justice and the common good” Jakarta (Fides News Agency) – The demonstrations that have brought thousands of people to the Indonesian Parliament in recent weeks reflect a civic demand for greater transparency, democracy and justice, as well as a m ...
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  31 August 2026
  ASIA/CHINA - Paul Liu Honggang ordained Bishop of Datong by Marta Zhao Datong (Fides News Agency) – Today, Monday 31 August 2026, episcopal ordination was received by the Revered Paul Liu Honggang, whom the Holy Father, on 10 August 2026, appointed bishop of Datong, Shanx ...
• 31 August 2026
  ASIA/CHINA - Consecration of Bishop of Datong Vatican City (Fides news Agency) - Today, Monday 31 August 2026, episcopal ordination was received by the Revered Paul Liu Honggang, whom the Holy Father, on 10 August 2026, appointed bishop of Datong, Shanxi, China, hav ...
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  31 August 2026
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Catholics pray for 14 newborns who died in hospital; Christian nurse receives recognition Islamabad (Fides News Agency) – For Pakistan’s Christian community, the tragedy at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) in Islamabad, where 14 newborn babies died following a fire, is an opportunity to r ...
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  29 August 2026
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - International Day against Nuclear Tests: Central Asia’s shared choice of a nuclear-free space Astana (Fides News Agency) – Every year on August 29, the international community celebrates the International Day against Nuclear Tests. In Kazakhstan, the date carries a particularly strong symbolic meaning: on Augus ...
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  28 August 2026
  ASIA/CHINA - Chinese edition of Pope Leo XIV’s doctoral thesis published Beijing (Fides News Agency) – “The Office and Authority of the Local Prior in the Order of Saint Augustine”, the doctoral thesis of Pope Leo XIV, has been translated and published in Chinese. The thesis on canon l ...
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  28 August 2026
  ASIA/NEPAL - Father Bogati: “We are grateful to the Pope for his message. Caritas is already active in helping flood victims” Kathmandu (Fides News Agency) – “We are deeply grateful to the Holy Father for remembering Nepal at this time of crisis, for praying for us and for promising his support in helping the flood victims.” Father Silas ...
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  28 August 2026
  ASIA/TURKMENISTAN - Fr. Kubiak: “God’s will knows how to surprise. Here, our mission is simply to be present” Ashgabat (Fides news Agency) – “At the beginning of this incredible journey, I feel above all joy, but also a strong sense of responsibility. Every new assignment, especially one such as being appointed superior of t ...
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  27 August 2026
  ASIA/NEPAL - Devastating Floods, Father Bogati: “The worst disaster in the Country’s history” Kathmandu (Fides News Agency) – “It is the worst disaster in the country’s history. It was terrible. A flood coming down from the mountains and rushing violently downstream swept everything away: people, homes, bri ...
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  27 August 2026
  ASIA/MONGOLIA - COP17: The gift of faith in Jesus and care for creation in the witness of a young Mongolian woman by Enkhjin Chuluunzag* Ulaanbaatar (Fides News Agency) – At 26 years old, Enkhjin Chuluunzagd holds two Master's degrees in environmentalstudies and a Bachelor's degree in administration, obtained in Rome, the Unite ...
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  26 August 2026
  ASIA/CHINA — During spiritual retreats, Chinese priests and religious sisters offer prayer and fasting for the sick and study the Encyclical “Magnifica humanitas” Beijing (Fides News Agency) – “Retreat to the desert to encounter the Lord” was the theme of the annual spiritual retreat for the clergy and religious of the Diocese of Xi’an, held from 16 to 21 August at the Yua ...