Asia

• 11 April 2026
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Appointment of Coadjutor Bishop of Qui Nhon Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Leo XIV has appointed the Reverend Fr. John Baptist Nguyen Quoc Hung, of the clergy of the Diocese of Ban Me Thuot, as Coadjutor Bishop of the Diocese of Quy Nhon. He is cur ...
• 10 April 2026
  AFRICA/TOGO - Appointment of Metropolitan Archbishop of Lomé Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed Archbishop of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lomé (Togo), His Exc. Msgr. Isaac Jogues Kodjo Agbéménya Gaglo, currently Bishop of Aného and Apostolic Admin ...
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  10 April 2026
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - The small Cambodian Catholic community welcomes 375 newly baptized Battambang (Agenzia Fides) - "The new baptisms of young people and adults that we celebrated this year are a sign of great hope. They show that young Cambodians hear God's call and want to follow it. For our Church, they ...
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  10 April 2026
  ASIA/BAHRAIN - Interfaith Vigil for Peace, Harmony, and Prosperity in the Kingdom
  Awali (Agenzia Fides) - A special evening of unity, faith, and prayer was shared on the occasion of the Vigil for the Nation, organized by This is Bahrain and in coordination with ...
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  9 April 2026
  ASIA/LEBANON - Over 250 dead in Israeli air strikes on Lebanon; the worst since the outbreak of the war Beirut (Agenzia Fides) – 254 dead and 1,165 injured: this is the provisional toll published by the Lebanese Civil Defense following the multiple and simultaneous air strikes on various Lebanese locations carried out by ...
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  9 April 2026
  ASIA/BAHRAIN - Ground Breaking Ceremony - Vicariate Curia of the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Arabia Awali (Agenzia Fides) – The Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Arabia, which includes Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia, commemorated a landmark moment on 6 April 2026 with the solemn groundbreaking ceremony of the ...
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  8 April 2026
  GENERAL AUDIENCE - Leo XIV: Holiness is a gift from Christ, our daily mission is that of our conversion Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - For Christians, holiness is not an achievement dependent on their own strength, nor a mere “ethical commitment,” but a gift from Christ himself, who calls every baptized person to live ...
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  8 April 2026
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The community of Lahore in shock: truck slams into Easter procession Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - In the week following Easter, the Catholic community of the Archdiocese of Lahore is still shocked by the incident that overshadowed the Easter celebrations: on April 5, 2026, a solemn procession ...
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  6 April 2026
  The Easter of the Archbishop of Tehran: “Even though I am far from you, I know that in Christ, we are truly united” by Cardinal Dominique Joseph Mathieu, OFM Conv* Rome (Agenzia Fides) – I wish to share with you my Easter experience this year, marked by the perception of the relativity of distance, between closeness and remotenes ...
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  3 April 2026
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Easter in Loikaw Cathedral, reopened for worship after military occupation Loikaw (Agenzia Fides) - The people of God in the Diocese of Loikaw will return to their cathedral and celebrate Easter 2026 in the Church of Christ the King, which has been reopened to worshippers after the army seized ...
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  2 April 2026
  “Without priests, we would not have the fullness of the sacramental encounter with the living and risen Christ” by Cardinal Giorgio Marengo IMC* We publish the homily given by Cardinal Giorgio Marengo during the Chrism Mass celebrated on Holy Tuesday, April 1, in the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul in Ulaanbaatar ...
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  31 March 2026
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - New Archbishop of Lahore visits a Catholic Family: “Closeness and solidarity with those who suffer” Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - Closeness and solidarity with all the faithful who suffer and experience violence: this is what the new Archbishop of Lahore, Khalid Rehmat OFM Cap, expressed during his visit to the parents and ...
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  29 March 2026
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Malaysian Ambassador Assan: "Respect for international law, and the protection of human dignity is the path to peace in the Middle East and Southeast Asia" by Paolo Affatato Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – With regard to the conflict in the Middle East, "Malaysia supports dialogue, respect for international law, and the protection of human dignity – concrete prerequis ...
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  28 March 2026
  "Hands and hearts of migrant workers": Stories, labor, and blessings of the Syro-Malabar Catholic communities in the Arabian Peninsula by Father Jolly Vadakken* Kuwait City (Agenzia Fides) – I have received my letter of appointment as Apostolic Visitor for the Syro-Malabar faithful in the Arabian Peninsula from the Vatican Secretariat of State. It ...
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  26 March 2026
  ASIA/ISRAEL - No permits for teachers residing in the West Bank: next academic year at Christian schools in Jerusalem is at risk Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) – New shadows are looming over the future of Christian schools in the Holy City after the Israeli Ministry of Education sent a letter on March 10 to the directors of Christian schools in Jerus ...