Asia

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  27 December 2025
  ASIA/BAHRAIN - The Sacred Heart Church in Manama, an enduring symbol of love, tolerance, and devotion Manama (Agenzia Fides) – “In the heart of Manama stands the Sacred Heart Church, an 85-year-old symbol of faith, harmony, and generosity of Bahrain's rulers. Its story began in 1938, when His Highness Sheikh Salman b ...
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  24 December 2025
  ASIA/BAHRAIN - "A way shaped by compassion, reconciliation, and selfgiving love". Christmas in the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Arabia Awali (Agenzia Fides) – "In a world often torn by violence, division, and fear, the Child of Bethlehem reassures us that God draws near even into our brokeness, bringing healing of hope, and reconciliation." This was t ...
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  21 December 2025
  ASIA/UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - “In Christ we are one.” Apostolic Vicar Martinelli recounts Cardinal Tagle’s visit to the Emirates Abu Dhabi (Agenzia Fides) – The days of Cardinal Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle’s recent visit to the United Arab Emirates “were memorable not only for the Filipino faithful, but for the entire Vicariate. Through the cel ...
• 20 December 2025
  ASIA/KOREA - Appointment of auxiliary bishop of Suwon Vatican City - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Germanus Kwak Jin-Sang, of the clergy of Suwon, Korea, until now parish priest of Seopangyo, as auxiliary bishop of the same diocese, assigning him the titular se ...
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  19 December 2025
  EUROPE/RUSSIA - Moscow hosts a conference on relations between the Holy See and Italy between the 19th and 21st centuries Moscow (Agenzia Fides) – On December 16, the conference entitled “Italy, Vatican, Catholicism: 19th-21st Centuries” was held in Moscow at the Institute of Scientific Information of Social Sciences (INION) of the Ru ...
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  19 December 2025
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Riots after the assassination of student leader Hadi; Bishop Subroto: “Worrying situation” Dhaka (Agenzia Fides) – “We have returned to full-blown street unrest and severe social instability. It is a very worrying situation. The death of Sharif Osman Hadi, leader of the youth movement, assassinated in Dhak ...
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  18 December 2025
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christians give the nation the spirit of Christmas: fraternity and peace Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - With Christmas approaching, the civil administrations of Pakistani provinces have implemented special measures to ensure maximum security near Christian churches. These measures were taken in ...
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  18 December 2025
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Vietnamese Catholic communities stand alongside women in need to combat mass abortion by Andrew Doan Thanh Phong Ha Tinh (Agenzia Fides) - “A word of sympathy, a hand of supporting can save a life” was emphasized by Father Joseph Tran Van Bong in a training session on the way of listening, accompan ...
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  18 December 2025
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - “Let us treat the children with leukemia from Gaza at the hospital on the Mount of Olives” Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) – “Let us take the children from Gaza suffering from leukemia to the Hospital on the Mount of Olives.” This is the appeal launched by the Patriarchs and Heads of the Churches in Jerusalem ...
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  17 December 2025
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Communist rebels announce a Christmas truce, the army continues its operations Manila (Agenzia Fides) – The New People’s Army (NPA) has announced a truce in its conflict with the Philippine Army for December 25 and 26, as well as from December 31 to January 1. The Communist Party of the Philipp ...
• 16 December 2025
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Resignation and appointment of bishop of Anuradhapura Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) -The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, presented by Bishop Norbert Marshall Andradi, O.M.I. The Holy Father has appoi ...
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  16 December 2025
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - The nation gathers around St. Peter To Rot. Cardinal Ribat. "A gift for the Church and for the world" Rabaul (Agenzia Fides) – More than two thousand pilgrims participated in the thanksgiving celebrations in honor of Saint Peter To Rot, catechist and martyr canonized on October 19 in St. Peter’s Basilica by Pope Leo ...
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  15 December 2025
  ASIA/THAILAND - Casinos and scam cities: an open issue fueling the war Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) – The conflict on the border between Thailand and Cambodia is not just territorial. Adding to the tensions between the two countries is an unresolved issue concerning the role of the so-called � ...
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  14 December 2025
  ASIA/HONG KONG - "Messengers of Hope": The Jubilee Year for the 80th anniversary of the Diocese of Hong Kong has begun Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – The Jubilee Year commemorating the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Diocese of Hong Kong (1946-2026) has the motto “Messengers of Hope” and will be celebrated until December 8, 20 ...
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  13 December 2025
  ASIA/MACAO - The Council of Nicaea at the Center of the 14th Forum for Young Chinese Scholars in Catholic Studies Macao (Agenzia Fides) - “The 1700th Anniversary of the Council of Nicaea: Christian Unity and the Development of Human Civilization.” This is the theme of the first part of the 14th Forum for Young Chinese Scholars i ...