Asia

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  28 May 2026
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - Documents for the cause of the Cambodian martyrs in the Vatican: "A priceless spiritual heritage for the Church and the world" Rome (Fides News Agency) - "It was with profound joy that we presented Cardinal Semeraro, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, with the sealed documents signed in a solemn ceremony in Phnom Penh. These docu ...
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  27 May 2026
  ASIA/INDIA - An ethical framework for Artificial Intelligence: the Indian Church welcomes "Magnifica Humanitas" as a guide for the faithful New Delhi (Fides News Agency) - Establishing an ethical framework for artificial intelligence and disarming it, placing it at the service of human dignity, and the protection of the poor and vulnerable: these are some of ...
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  26 May 2026
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Radio Veritas speaks two new languages: the "Good News" for ethnic minorities, amid displacement and uncertainty Yangon (Fides News Agency) - “Radio Veritas Asia” (RVA), the radio station of the Catholic communities on the Asian continent, is expanding its language coverage in Myanmar and launching broadcasts in Akha and Kayan ...
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  26 May 2026
  ASIA/INDIA - Instability, roadblocks, and protests in Manipur: high tensions and hostage crisis continues Imphal (Fides News Agency) - There is no peace in Manipur. According to local Fides sources, the state is experiencing a new escalation of instability and protests demanding the release of 14 Kuki and 6 Naga hostages, ab ...
• 26 May 2026
  ASIA/LAOS AND CAMBODIA - Confirmation of the Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies Vatican City (Fides News Agency) - On October 4, 2025, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization (Section for First Evangelization and New Particular Churches), confirmed Father Paul ...
• 26 May 2026
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Appointment of coadjutor bishop of Taungngu Vatican City (Fides News Agency) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Bernardino Ne Ne, of the clergy of the diocese of Loikaw, until now parish priest of Mother of God in Sondu, as coadjutor bishop of the dioces ...
• 26 May 2026
  ASIA/KOREA - Appointment of coadjutor archbishop of Daegu Vatican City (Fides News Agency) - The Holy Father has appointed Bishop Simon Jong-Gang Kim, until now bishop of Cheongju, as coadjutor archbishop of the metropolitan archdiocese of Daegu, Korea. Archbishop-elect Simon ...
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  26 May 2026
  "Why are you here?": the legacy of a Korean missionary in Mongolia by Marie-Lucile Kubacki Ulaanbaatar (Fides News Agency) - Three years after his death on May 26, 2023, the figure of Father Stephen Kim SeongHueon remains very much alive in the memory of the Church in Mongolia. A ...
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  25 May 2026
  ASIA/BRUNEI - The life of Catholics in the Islamic monarchy: "With faith and benevolence, praying for local vocations, we are happy" Bandar Seri Begawan (Fides News Agency) – In the small Sultanate of Brunei, located in the northwest of the island of Borneo, there are three Catholic churches and three priests in total, all born there, because only n ...
• 25 May 2026
  ASIA/KYRGYZSTAN - Elevation to the Episcopal Dignity of the Apostolic Administrator of Kyrgyzstan Vatican City (Fides News Agency) - The Holy Father has elevated to episcopal dignity, assigning him the titular see of Aeto, the Reverend Father Anthony James Corcoran, S.J., apostolic administrator of Kyrgyzstan. H.E. ...
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  23 May 2026
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Apostolic Vicar Shaw: "A mission of love and fraternity in Balochistan" Quetta (Fides News Agency) – Christians in Balochistan live and bear witness to their faith in Christ in the spirit of love, building bridges between different population groups: This was stated by Msgr. Sebastian Shaw ...
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  22 May 2026
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Proclaiming the Gospel, schools, development: the new Catholic community close to the indigenous people in the Northwest Joypurhat (Fides News Agency) - The Catholic community of Joypurhat is “young, poor, but dynamic and closely connected with the indigenous communities.” It is “a sign of the Church’s growth and its outreach to et ...
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  21 May 2026
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Violence in Papua, Catholics attacked in a church; over 100,000 civilians internally displaced Timika (Fides News Agency) – “The recent drone attack on a Catholic church in Intan Jaya has claimed civilian lives and severely traumatized the local population. As Friars Minor of the Justice and Peace Commission, ...
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  20 May 2026
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Radio Veritas Asia, a voice of hope among refugees of the civil conflict Banmaw (Fides News Agency) – In remote areas, among refugees who have fled towns and villages due to the conflict, in communities scarred by the wounds of civil war and insecurity, one voice continues to offer hope and ...
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  20 May 2026
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Dengue alert: prevention committees in parishes Colombo (Fides News Agency) - Since the beginning of 2026, nearly 28,000 cases of dengue have been recorded in Sri Lanka, with 15 deaths. The epidemic is being exacerbated by the approaching monsoon rains, which encourag ...