Asia

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  28 May 2025
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Cardinal Ranjith: “Hope, the word that describes the spirit that prevails in Sri Lanka” Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - "Sri Lanka is going through a period of profound political and democratic renewal. Since November 2024, we have had a new president and a new parliament, with an absolute majority, changing the ...
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  26 May 2025
  ASIA/CHINA - Chinese Catholics celebrate the Day of Prayer for the Church in China also remembered by Leo XIV Shanghai (Agenzia Fides) – Solemn celebrations took place across mainland China, involving local Catholic communities in the Day of Prayer for the Church in China, established by Pope Benedict XVI and celebrated annual ...
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  26 May 2025
  ASIA/MYANMAR - In the midst of conflict and suffering "the faithful live a deep faith and do not lose hope" Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - "The country is divided. The situation in Yangon, where I currently live, is quite calm. In the big cities in the central part of the country, people's lives continue, and even our liturgies and ...
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  24 May 2025
  ASIA/CHINA - Month of May: Chinese Catholic communities invoke Mary and welcome the gift of new priests Shijiazhuang (Agenzia Fides) – The month of May, which the People of God traditionally dedicate to Mary, is also a time when the fruits of the intercession of the Mother of God can be seen—among them, new priestly an ...
• 24 May 2025
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Resignation and succession of metropolitan archbishop of Huê Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the metropolitan archdiocese of Huê, Vietnam, presented by Archbishop Joseph Nguyên Chi Linh. He is succeeded by Ar ...
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  23 May 2025
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies: "There is a need to embody faith in political action" Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "After the 2025 midterm elections, we can say that there is still much to be done to create an authentic political consciousness in the nation. We use the word 'politics' in the noblest and highest ...
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  22 May 2025
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - Apostolic Vicar Schmitthaeusler: "Pope Leo's presence is a source of courage, joy and communion" Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) - "The young faithful in Cambodia experienced an explosion of joy on May 8th because we have a Pope, the Shepherd of the universal Church. For them and for all Cambodians, he, as the Good Sheph ...
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  22 May 2025
  ASIA/LEBANON - “An end to the war in Gaza; Syrians must be given the opportunity to return to their country” Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - "The Maronite bishops hope and pray for an end to the war in the Gaza Strip, which is causing death, hunger, disease, and epidemics among the civilian population, and call on the international co ...
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  21 May 2025
  ASIA/INDONESIA - The Director of the PMS: "Social justice as part of the mission, inspired by Pope Leo" Rome (Agenzia Fides) – “Social justice is one of the central themes today for a great nation like Indonesia, an emerging nation on the international scene. It is also a crucial issue for the Church’s mission in Ind ...
• 21 May 2025
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On May 13, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization (Section for First Evangelization and New Particular Churches), appointed Rev. Fr. Gabriel Jocher ...
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  21 May 2025
  ASIA/UZBEKISTAN - What the EU summit means for Central Asia by Cosimo Graziani Samarkand (Agenzia Fides) - The recent meeting between the leaders of the European Union and those of the Central Asian countries, held in Samarkand on April 4, likely marks a new beginning in relati ...
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  20 May 2025
  ASIA/CHINA - The Diocese of Fuzhou commemorates the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the Jesuit Giulio Aleni, the "Confucius of the West," who came to tell “the story of Jesus” Fuzhou (Agenzia Fides) – It has been 400 years since the Jesuit Giulio Aleni, known as the "Confucius of the West," landed in Fuzhou (now the capital of Fujian Province) to tell "the story of Jesus." Today, the Diocese ...
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  20 May 2025
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Time wasted between betrayed promises of peace and massacres of innocents by Father Ibrahim Faltas, ofm* Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - "In Gaza, children, families, and the surviving elderly are reduced to starvation." With these words, Pope Leo XIV recalled the suffering in Gaza during Sund ...
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  20 May 2025
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Cardinal Coutts: "We are brothers and sisters, we are children of one Mother" Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "In a time of tension, we can only call for prayer for peace between India and Pakistan. We must rediscover our roots: we are brothers and sisters because we are children of one Mother, as Mahatma ...
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  19 May 2025
  ASIA/INDIA - Cardinal Gracias: "It is time for peace between India and Pakistan" Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "It is time for peace. It is time to put an end to old resentments. We wholeheartedly call for peace in Kashmir. We hope for a complete and definitive agreement, which would be important not only f ...