Asia

• 29 July 2026
  ASIA/CHINA - Consecration of coadjutor bishop of Bameng Vatican City (Fides News Agency) - Today, Wednesday 29 July 2026, the episcopal ordination of the Reverend Francis Xavier Duan Yongkun took place. On 15 June 2026, the Holy Father appointed him coadjutor bishop of Bameng ...
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  29 July 2026
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christian couple lynched: "An emblematic case highlighting the difficulties in prosecuting mob violence," says lawyer Anthony Lahore (Fides News Agency) – The case of the lynching of Christian couple Shama and Shahzad Masih, a case linked to mob violence triggered by blasphemy allegations and brought to a close in recent days with the acquitt ...
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  28 July 2026
  APOSTOLIC VICARIATES OF ARABIA - Holy See approves proper liturgical texts for the celebration of Saint Arethas and Companions, Martyrs of Najran Abu Dhabi (Fides News Agency) – Rediscovering the roots of the Church in Arabia and renewing the witness of the Christian faith in the Gulf: these are the hopes expressed by Bishop Paolo Martinelli, OFM Cap., Apostolic ...
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  28 July 2026
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Church communities accommodate and welcome "climate-displaced persons" in Khulna Khulna (Fides News Agency) – Following the recent floods, Catholic communities across the Diocese of Khulna have opened church facilities to accommodate people displaced by rising waters, offering temporary shelter unt ...
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  28 July 2026
  "Here I am; send me." Priestly and religious vocations in Vietnam amid signs of decline and new vocational paths Hung Hoa (Fides News Agency) - The grounds of the Pastoral Center were abuzz with a joyful atmosphere as over 800 young people (aged 14 and older) from various parishes gathered for the Day of Religious Vocation Awarene ...
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  27 July 2026
  ASIA/INDIA - After the "Cockroach" victory, Indian Catholic laity call for a "White Paper on education reform" New Delhi (Fides News Agency) – "The political victory achieved by the young activists of the Cockroach Janta Party has been remarkable. Equally significant was the support they received from the Christian community. C ...
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  27 July 2026
  XII FABC Plenary Assembly: Asia's Bishops Renew Commitment to Synodal Mission and Bridge-Building by Father John Mi Shen* Jakarta (Fides News Agency) - The XII Plenary Assembly of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences (FABC), held in Jakarta, Indonesia, from 20 to 26 July 2026, brought together more than 12 ...
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  25 July 2026
  Leo XIV to the FABC Assembly: Continue to promote a “Eucharistic spirituality” within the Churches of Asia Jakarta (Fides News Agency) – Pope Leo XIV has urged the Churches of Asia to recognize that ecclesial communion “finds its source in the mystery of Christ” and encouraged them to “continue to promote a Eucharisti ...
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  24 July 2026
  Tomáš Halík at the FABC Assembly: «The future of Christianity will depend upon whether our communities become places where people truly learn to see» Jakarta (Fides News Agency) - As the global order undergoes an unprecedented period of fragmentation and uncertainty, in what ways can the Church discern the signs of the times? Czech priest and theologian Tomáš Halík ...
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  24 July 2026
  ASIA/LEBANON - The beatification of Patriarch Hoyek in Lebanon's new time of trial by Pascale Rizk Dimane (Fides News Agency) – On Saturday, July 25, 2026, the Maronite Church and the whole of Lebanon celebrate the beatification of Patriarch Elias Hoyek. The beatification liturgy, presided over by ...
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  23 July 2026
  ASIA/UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - Summer Camps open across parishes in the Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia: Bishop Martinelli, “Let us prepare young people to face the future with hope and courage” Abu Dhabi (Fides News Agency) – With the end of the school year, parishes across the Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia are holding summer camps for Catholic children and young people in the UAE, Oman and Yemen (AV ...
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  23 July 2026
  Cardinal Tagle urges Asian Churches to recognize everyday life as the horizon of Christian experience: "Marvel at what Christ is accomplishing in silence" by Marie-Lucile Kubacki Jakarta (Fides News Agency) –True Christian hope is not built upon grand institutional programs, but upon a quiet, attentive awareness of God’s gentle action in the ordinary moments of dai ...
• 22 July 2026
  ASIA/CHINA - Consecration of bishop of Chifeng Vatican City (Fides News Agency) - Today, Wednesday 22 July 2026, the Reverend Joseph Chang Yanfeng received episcopal ordination. The Holy Father appointed him bishop of Chifeng (Province of Inner Mongolia, China) on 15 ...
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  22 July 2026
  ASIA/CHINA - Father Joseph Chang Yanfeng ordained Bishop of Chifeng by Marta Zhao Chifeng (Fides News Agency) – More than 400 bishops, priests, women religious and lay faithful attended the episcopal ordination of Father Joseph Chang Yanfeng as Bishop of Chifeng, a diocese located i ...
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  22 July 2026
  Cardinal Tagle to the Churches of Asia: “Walking Together”: Learning from the First Steps of a Child Jakarta (Fides News Agency) – Speaking at the 12th Plenary Assembly of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC) taking place at Hotel Mulia in Jakarta, Indonesia, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, Pro-Prefect o ...