Asia

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  23 June 2025
  ASIA/CHINA - A valuable study on health care for Chinese Bishops, nuns and priests by Marta Zhao Rome (Agenzia Fides) - On June 10, 2025, Father Peter Li Yu of the Diocese of Qiqihar, in the Chinese province of Heilongjiang, died at the age of 56. On May 3, 2025, Father Joseph Xu Cheng of the Dioce ...
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  23 June 2025
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Prayer for peace and reconciliation in Korea in the face of an “emotional civil war” Seoul (Agenzia Fides) – “Let us walk together on the pilgrimage toward peace with eternal hope,” said Bishop Simon Kim Joo-young, Bishop of Chuncheon and president of the Reconciliation Committee of the South Korea ...
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  23 June 2025
  ASIA/SYRIA - Massacre of Christians in Damascus. Greek Orthodox Patriarchate: "they are our new martyrs" by Pascale Rizk Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - "On the day our Church of Antioch commemorates all the Antiochian saints, the treacherous hand of injustice has risen this evening and reaped our souls along with the souls ...
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  21 June 2025
  ASIA/VIETNAM - An association for the promotion of faith in Vietnam is born in the parish of Trang Quan Hai Phong (Agenzia Fides) – To accompany adults who have recently received baptism on their journey of faith: with this objective, the Association for the Promotion of Faith was born in the parish of Trang Quan, in the ...
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  19 June 2025
  ASIA/MYANMAR - With the onset of the rainy season, the situation of earthquake victims in Mandalay is becoming increasingly critical Mandalay (Agenzia Fides) - Three months after the devastating earthquake of March 28, 2025, the area around Mandalay in north-central Myanmar has been hit by heavy rains and thunderstorms for more than three weeks. Due t ...
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  18 June 2025
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte: Catholics are guided by the spirit of the "Oratio imperata" Manila (Agenzia Fides) - " "There has been and continues to be a heated debate in the country following the postponement, in the Senate, of the vote on the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte. Public opinion seems ...
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  17 June 2025
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Eucharistic Youth Movement: A breeding ground for vocations Ho Chi Minh City (Agenzia Fides) - "The Movement of the Eucharistic Youth in Vietnam is the hope and the future of the Vietnamese Catholic Church since it has wonderful educational methods and no any other Catholic assoc ...
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  17 June 2025
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - A new documentary on the story of Father Stephano Kim Seong-hyeon, a Korean missionary in Mongolia Seoul (Agenzia Fides) – Retracing the life and mission in Mongolia of Father Stephano Kim Seong-hyeon: this is the objective of the new documentary published on the Korea Catholic Times YouTube channel, entitled in Eng ...
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  16 June 2025
  ASIA/MYANMAR - The Vicar of Mandalay: "We thank Pope Leo for his words and his attention to the suffering of the civilian population" Mandalay (Agenzia Fides) - "Throughout Myanmar, there are areas where fighting is taking place, where people are displaced, where civilians are suffering great hardship while fleeing the conflict. In our Diocese of Manda ...
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  14 June 2025
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Appeal from the Diocese of Myitkyina: humanitarian aid for displaced persons Myitkyina (Agenzia Fides) – In Myanmar, the urgency of humanitarian assistance and aid to internally displaced persons is worsening day after day, driven by the ongoing civil conflict and recent natural disasters such ...
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  13 June 2025
  ASIA/UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - In Ras Al Khaimah a celebration in honor of the “Doctor Evangelicus” with Bishop Martinelli in the Jubilee Church of Saint Anthony of Padua Abu Dhabi (Agenzia Fides) – Prayers, celebrations, and pilgrimages. This is how the feast in honor of Saint Anthony of Padua, known as the "Doctor Evangelicus", is being celebrated this year in Ras Al Khaimah. This is ...
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  13 June 2025
  ASIA/IRAN - Is the attack on Iran a dangerous gamble? Rome (Agenzia Fides) – The attack launched last night (June 13) by Israel against Iran raises the level of the "global war in pieces" repeatedly denounced by Pope Francis. In fact, Iran has described last night's attac ...
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  13 June 2025
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Bishop of the Moluccas uses TikTok to proclaim the faith Amboina (Agenzia Fides) - "The geographical difficulties of the vast Moluccas, for example, are no longer an obstacle: thanks to technology, distance is no longer a serious problem; we have a bridge that unites the entir ...
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  12 June 2025
  ASIA/CHINA - Beijing expresses appreciation for the first appointment regarding a Chinese Bishop by Pope Leo XIV Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – “China is willing to work together with the Vatican to promote the continuous improvement of China-Vatican relations (…) This appointment has enhanced understanding and mutual trust throug ...
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  12 June 2025
  ASIA/SYRIA - Homs: shots fired at the cross of the Syriac Orthodox cathedral Homs (Agenzia Fides) – Shots were fired at the cross erected on the façade of the Syriac Orthodox cathedral in the Syrian city of Homs. The sacrilegious and intimidating act was denounced with a "heart full of sorrow" ...