Asia

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  2 June 2025
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Floods in the north of the country: humanitarian situation worsens Yangon (Agenzia Fides) – Extensive flooding, caused by heavy rains that lasted for about a week, has affected northern Myanmar, particularly the Sagaing region and Kachin State. The emergency further complicates the li ...
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  31 May 2025
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - "Justice, peace, truth: the Jubilee for Christians in Pakistan" Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - "We are living in critical times in Pakistan, where everything seems at risk. The economy is in a difficult situation, the cost of living has skyrocketed. At a social level, people are very wo ...
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  30 May 2025
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Archdiocese of Seoul remembers its martyrs: "Fertile ground for the Korean Church" Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic faithful of Seoul gathered for prayer at the Seosomun Shrine, where the memory of Blessed Paul Yun Ji-chung and his 123 companions, martyred at the end of the 18th century, was celebr ...
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  30 May 2025
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Cardinal Chow: Pope Leo wants to visit China, let us pray that his dream may come true. Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Stephen Chow Sau-yan, Bishop of Hong Kong, invited all the faithful to pray "that Leo XIV may set foot in China as Pope." During the Mass celebrated on May 22 in Hong Kong Cathedral, ...
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  28 May 2025
  ASIA/CHINA - Bishop of Ningbo visits his former parish: "Communion and unity in the love of Jesus Christ" Ningbo (Agenzia Fides) – “Communion and unity in the love of Jesus Christ.” With this expression, Francis Xavier Jin Yangke, Bishop of the Diocese of Ningbo, summarized the recommendations addressed to the small Ca ...
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  28 May 2025
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Cardinal Ranjith: “Hope, the word that describes the spirit that prevails in Sri Lanka” Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - "Sri Lanka is going through a period of profound political and democratic renewal. Since November 2024, we have had a new president and a new parliament, with an absolute majority, changing the ...
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  26 May 2025
  ASIA/CHINA - Chinese Catholics celebrate the Day of Prayer for the Church in China also remembered by Leo XIV Shanghai (Agenzia Fides) – Solemn celebrations took place across mainland China, involving local Catholic communities in the Day of Prayer for the Church in China, established by Pope Benedict XVI and celebrated annual ...
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  26 May 2025
  ASIA/MYANMAR - In the midst of conflict and suffering "the faithful live a deep faith and do not lose hope" Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - "The country is divided. The situation in Yangon, where I currently live, is quite calm. In the big cities in the central part of the country, people's lives continue, and even our liturgies and ...
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  24 May 2025
  ASIA/CHINA - Month of May: Chinese Catholic communities invoke Mary and welcome the gift of new priests Shijiazhuang (Agenzia Fides) – The month of May, which the People of God traditionally dedicate to Mary, is also a time when the fruits of the intercession of the Mother of God can be seen—among them, new priestly an ...
• 24 May 2025
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Resignation and succession of metropolitan archbishop of Huê Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the metropolitan archdiocese of Huê, Vietnam, presented by Archbishop Joseph Nguyên Chi Linh. He is succeeded by Ar ...
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  23 May 2025
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies: "There is a need to embody faith in political action" Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "After the 2025 midterm elections, we can say that there is still much to be done to create an authentic political consciousness in the nation. We use the word 'politics' in the noblest and highest ...
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  22 May 2025
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - Apostolic Vicar Schmitthaeusler: "Pope Leo's presence is a source of courage, joy and communion" Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) - "The young faithful in Cambodia experienced an explosion of joy on May 8th because we have a Pope, the Shepherd of the universal Church. For them and for all Cambodians, he, as the Good Sheph ...
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  22 May 2025
  ASIA/LEBANON - “An end to the war in Gaza; Syrians must be given the opportunity to return to their country” Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - "The Maronite bishops hope and pray for an end to the war in the Gaza Strip, which is causing death, hunger, disease, and epidemics among the civilian population, and call on the international co ...
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  21 May 2025
  ASIA/INDONESIA - The Director of the PMS: "Social justice as part of the mission, inspired by Pope Leo" Rome (Agenzia Fides) – “Social justice is one of the central themes today for a great nation like Indonesia, an emerging nation on the international scene. It is also a crucial issue for the Church’s mission in Ind ...
• 21 May 2025
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On May 13, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization (Section for First Evangelization and New Particular Churches), appointed Rev. Fr. Gabriel Jocher ...