Asia

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  9 September 2026
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - National Pastoral Convention: “Walking together in unity, despite diversity” Sibu (Fides News Agency) – “I hope that the 2026 Malaysia Pastoral Convention will be a time of reflection, filled with grace, on what it means to be Church in Malaysia. The hope is that it will unite us in celebrati ...
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  8 September 2026
  ASIA/CHINA - Andrew Ding Yang ordained Archbishop of Chongqing by Marta Zhao Chongqing (Fides News Agency) – On Tuesday morning, September 8, the liturgical feast of the Holy Name of Mary, the Mass for the episcopal ordination of Father Andrew Ding Yang, the new Archbishop of t ...
• 8 September 2026
  ASIA/CHINA - Ordination of the Archbishop of Chongqing Vatican City (Fides News Agency) – Today, Tuesday, September 8, 2026, the episcopal ordination of Rev. Andrew Ding Yang took place. On July 28, 2026, the Holy Father appointed him Archbishop of Chongqing (Chongqing Mun ...
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  8 September 2026
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Consecrated men and women: Gospel witness and the fight against corruption Zamboanga (Fides News Agency) – Credible Gospel witness in the Philippines requires strong action against corruption, political dynasties and the misuse of public funds. This is the appeal made at the conclusion of the ...
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  8 September 2026
  ASIA/BAHRAIN - The Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Arabia: A living treasure of the Saints Manama (Fides News Agency) – The Cathedral of Our Lady of Arabia (OLA) in Awali, Manama, Bahrain, holds a special place in the life of the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Arabia (AVONA). Catholics from many countries a ...
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  7 September 2026
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES — Pastoral worker Eduardo “Eddie” Balindres killed Kidapawan (Fides News Agency) — The reason remains unknown in the killing of Eduardo “Eddie” Balindres, a Catholic layman and pastoral coordinator at the parish of Matalam, in the Diocese of Kidapawan, Cotabato pro ...
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  7 September 2026
  ASIA/CHINA - Spiritual retreat of communion and healing for the priests of Zhangjiakou Zhangjiakou (Fides News Agency) – The seeds of faith, fraternity, humility and obedience have once again been sown abundantly in the hearts of the priests of the new Diocese of Zhangjiakou, established by Pope Leo XIV ...
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  7 September 2026
  ASIA/NEPAL - National day of mourning after floods: Nepal’s Catholics pray as rescue operations continue Kathmandu (Fides News Agency) – Nepal is observing a national day of mourning today, September 7, the 13th day since the disaster of August 26, following the catastrophic floods of the Bhote Koshi, (also known as the R ...
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  6 September 2026
  Manuel “Tatay Maning”, father of Cardinal Tagle, returns to the Father’s House Vatican City/Manila (Fides News Agency) – Mr. Manuel “Tatay Maning” Tagle Sr., father of Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization – Section for First Evangelization and New ...
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  4 September 2026
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Thousands of pilgrims gather in Mariamabad for the 77th national pilgrimage in the rain Lahore (Fides News Agency) – The rain, the inconvenience and the forecasts of bad weather have not dampened the deep Marian devotion of the faithful in Pakistan. Today, September 4, celebrations begin at the Shrine of ...
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  4 September 2026
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Bishop Kwak: Faith always begins with an encounter, even in the age of artificial intelligence by Pascale Rizk Rome (Fides News Agency) – Faith in Jesus can always arise from a real encounter, even in the age of artificial intelligence. This is the conviction of Germanus Kwak Jin-Sang, auxiliary bishop of the ...
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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 ...