Asia

• 1 November 2025
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of the Bishop of Poona Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father, Leo XIV, has appointed the Most Reverend Father Simon Almeida, of the clergy of the same diocese, as Bishop of the Diocese of Poona and former Assistant Secretary of the We ...
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  1 November 2025
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Missionary October and the fight against malnutrition Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) – The Missionary month of October in Indonesia's vast archipelago was marked by two initiatives for young people and young adults, both coordinated by the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS): the ...
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  31 October 2025
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Provincial elections in Punjab: Christian community calls for politics to be viewed as a mission Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - The Punjab government and the Pakistan Election Commission "should defend the democratic principles and ensure that every citizen – regardless of their ethnicity, culture, or religious group � ...
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  30 October 2025
  ASIA/JORDAN - "From the Holy Land to the World: Pilgrims and Missionaries of Hope" Amman (Agenzia Fides) – At the end of October, the Committee of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Jordan hosted its first meeting on the theme “From the Holy Land to the World: Pilgrims and Missionaries of Hope.” ...
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  30 October 2025
  ASIA/CHINA - Chinese Catholic communities experience the conclusion of Missionary October as a "new beginning" Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – The conclusion of missionary month in October marks a new beginning for many Catholic communities in China in proclaiming the Gospel. During the last days of October, many Catholics participat ...
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  30 October 2025
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Fighting corruption: Catholic volunteers involved in monitoring government projects Manila (Agenzia Fides) – Catholic volunteers will be involved in monitoring and ensuring transparency in the execution of government infrastructure projects, as part of national measures to combat corruption. This was ...
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  29 October 2025
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Bishops: "Compassion and hope in the face of the polycrisis in Myanmar" Yangon (Agenzia Fides) – “This is not the moment to give up. It is the moment to find the embers of hope in the ashes of pain. Peace is possible; peace is the only way. Let us not be ruled by hatred. Let us not let d ...
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  28 October 2025
  ASIA/CHINA - Chongyang Festival: Catholic communities celebrate the "Double Nine Festival" Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – In view of the "Double Nine Festival" (also known as the Chongyang Festival, so called because it is celebrated on September 9 of the lunar calendar, which this year falls on October 29), many ...
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  28 October 2025
  ASIA/EAST TIMOR - Bishops' spokesman: "With East Timor's entry into ASEAN, there will be a give-and-take, also in matters of faith" Dili (Agenzia Fides) – “The Timorese population has celebrated and continues to celebrate East Timor’s entry into ASEAN. There is great expectation, great hope, especially among young people, who see accession as t ...
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  27 October 2025
  ASIA/CHINA - Priests in Beijing run "Synodal Half Marathon" Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – In a synodal church, one can not only "walk together," but also "run a marathon together." This was demonstrated by the first edition of "Pegaso," the "Synodal Half Marathon," in which Catholi ...
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  27 October 2025
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - "Event of historic importance": Programme for World Youth Day 2027 presented Seoul (Agenzia Fides) – The 17th World Youth Day (WYD) to be held in Seoul in 2027 will be “of historic importance, as it will be the first to be held in a divided nation, the first in a non-Christian country, and th ...
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  26 October 2025
  ASIA/VIETNAM - How Faith in Jesus flourishes in the "Pirate" Archipelago by Andrew Doan Thanh Phong Ha Tien (Agenzia Fides) - "In the past, we longed for a Sunday Mass, sometimes it took a whole month for a priest to come and celebrate Mass. Now, we feel warm when there is a church, and t ...
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  25 October 2025
  ASIA/INDIA - Rice production increases: "The problem of pesticides persists" New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) – Global rice prices have fallen by 35% in one year and are at their lowest level since 2017 (around $360 per ton). This phenomenon was primarily triggered by the fact that India, the world's ...
• 25 October 2025
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of auxiliary of Bombay Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Stephen Eustace Victor Fernandes, until now local collaborator with the apostolic nunciature in India, New Delhi, as auxiliary bishop of the metro ...
• 25 October 2025
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of bishop of Cochin Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Antony Kattiparambil of the diocese of Cochin, India, until now judicial vicar, episcopal vicar for religious and parish priest of Saint Joseph Ch ...