Asia

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  26 August 2026
  ASIA/MYANMAR — Hope flourishes in a time of trial: new priests, deacons, religious sisters and a bishop for the Church in Myanmar Yangon (Fides News Agency) – Tribulation and uncertainty have not extinguished hope within Myanmar’s Catholic community. As the country endures a period marked by conflict, displacement, poverty and uncertainty, new ...
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  25 August 2026
  “Research on the History of Catholicism in China”: A new “road map” tracing six centuries of Catholicism in China Beijing (Fides News Agency) – As the ordinations of Chinese Catholic bishops appointed under the framework of the Provisional Agreement between the Holy See and the People’s Republic of China continue, a major new sc ...
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  25 August 2026
  ASIA/INDONESIA - In Flores, Bishop of Ruteng: “Resilience is not made of concrete, but of social capital and presence” Ruteng (Fides News Agency) – “An earthquake can bring so many things to collapse in a matter of seconds. Homes, places of worship, schools—even our sense of security can suddenly become fragile. Yet, amid the devas ...
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  24 August 2026
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - After Zamboanga campus shooting, Church communities call for greater attention to young people’s distress Manila (Fides News Agency) – “The country cannot afford to let another incident of school violence go unnoticed without addressing the challenges faced by its young people.” Cardinal José Advincula, Archbishop of ...
• 22 August 2026
  ASIA/TURKMENISTAN - Resignation and appointment of the Superior of the Mission sui iuris of Turkmenistan Vatican City (Fides News Agency) – The Holy Father Leo XIV has accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Mission sui iuris of Turkmenistan presented by the Rev. Fr. Andrzej Madej, O.M.I. The Holy ...
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  22 August 2026
  ASIA/INDIA - “Justice Sunday”: Catholic community defends the poor and calls for safeguards over law on foreign funding New Delhi (Fides News Agency) – “Justice begins with us” – drawn from Isaiah 1:17 – is at the heart of “Justice Sunday”, which the Catholic Church in India will celebrate on August 23 as a time for reflecti ...
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  21 August 2026
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - "A truly missionary Church does not impose political choices, but it helps the faithful discern wisely" Tacloban City (Fides News Agency) – Mission is also expressed in the Church’s capacity to accompany people in the concrete questions that shape their lives, including their participation in public affairs. This was t ...
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  21 August 2026
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Young people from Ruteng Catholic University at the service of the population of Flores, affected by the earthquake Ruteng (Fides news Agency) – “The young people of St Paul Catholic University in Ruteng have been tirelessly serving the community in the aftermath of the earthquake in Flores. Their voluntary commitment, dedication ...
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  20 August 2026
  ASIA/MONGOLIA - Farewell to Father Robert Goessens, pioneer of the Catholic mission in Mongolia Ulaanbaatar (Fides News Agency) – Father Robert Goessens, a Belgian missionary of the Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (CICM), died in Japan on August 15 at the age of 97. A key figure in the early developm ...
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  20 August 2026
  ASIA/MONGOLIA - Caritas director Sister Sandra Garay: “Desertification threatens the lives of rural communities” Ulaanbaatar (Fides News Agency) – “Desertification in Mongolia is visible to the naked eye,” Sister Sandra Garay, an Argentine nun, Consolata missionary, in Mongolia since 2004 and is currently executive director o ...
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  19 August 2026
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Father Galvani: “Amid the fear, we want the people of Flores to know that they are not alone” Maumere (Fides news Agency) – Only five days have passed since the powerful earthquake that struck Flores on the morning of Saturday, August 15, with a magnitude of 7.7 (see Fides, 15/8/2026). “The earth continues ...
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  19 August 2026
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Bishop of Ruteng after the earthquake in Flores: “God cares for us; from devastation comes the dawn of hope and renewal” by Paolo Affatato Ruteng (Fides News Agency) – “Let us continue to pray together for the victims and for all those who have volunteered to help. We believe that God cares for us. His faithful love never fails. Thi ...
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  17 August 2026
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - The journey toward WYD 2027 crosses paths with the Church’s social doctrine by Pascale Rizk Gwangju (Fides News Agency) – “The Social Doctrine of the Church is not a philanthropic teaching along the lines of ‘help the unfortunate’; rather, it means asking ourselves what kind of societ ...
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  16 August 2026
  ASIA/VIETNAM - 160,000 people flock to the 32nd Marian Congress-Pilgrimage of La Vang by Andrew Doan Thanh Phong Hue (Fides News Agency) - Regardless of travelling for a long distance and no matter when residing in the difficult condition into uncomfortable tents being temporarily erected under hot t ...
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  15 August 2026
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Earthquake in Flores: fear, damage and faith in the face of adversity Maumere (Fides News Agency) – This morning, August 15, 2026, the island of Flores was struck by a violent magnitude 7.7 earthquake shortly before 6 a.m. The tremor, whose epicenter was located in the Nagekeo area, was ...