Asia

• 
  19 June 2026
  ASIA/INDIA - Day of prayer and a Memorandum to be submitted to the government for the protection of social works New Delhi (Fides News Agency) - At the invitation of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India (CBCI), Indian Catholics will celebrate a national Day of prayer on June 28, 2026, to protect social and charitable works thr ...
• 
  18 June 2026
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies: "The Church is a bridge of reconciliation after the wounds of war" by Paolo Affatato Colombo (Fides News Agency) – “Reconciliation among the various communities of Sri Lanka and the healing of the wounds left by almost thirty years of civil war are now an integral part of the Ch ...
• 
  18 June 2026
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem denounces the seizure of church property in Silwan Jerusalem (Fides News Agency) – The Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem condemned the seizure of land adjacent to the Monastery of Saint Onuphrius in the Palestinian neighborhood of Silwan, Jerusalem, by Israeli a ...
• 17 June 2026
  AFRICA/MALI - Appointment of new Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies Vatican City (Fides News Agency) – On April 30, 2026, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization (Section for First Evangelization and New Particular Churches), has appointed Fathe ...
• 
  17 June 2026
  ASIA/LAOS - Father Figaredo’s account: “Amidst the poverty of resources, the creativity of the Church in Laos lives the essence of faith” by Paolo Affatato Vientiane (Fides News Agency) – The Catholic Church in Laos is undergoing a delicate but promising transition, marked by the “handover” between the generation of Pastors who guided the ecclesi ...
• 
  17 June 2026
  Asia-Pacific Catholic University Choirs gather for Symposium in Hong Kong Hong Kong (Fides News Agency) - More than 150 university students gathered in Hong Kong to participate in the first Asia Pacific Catholic Universities Choral Symposium 2026. The five-day event, themed "Harmony in Diver ...
• 
  17 June 2026
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Earthquake aftershocks hinder humanitarian aid access to affected populations Mindanao (Fides News Ageny) – Hundreds of aftershocks continue to be recorded following the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck the southern island of Mindanao on June 8 (see Fides, 9/6/2026). Specifically, these were ...
• 
  16 June 2026
  ASIA/ISRAEL - Historic visit of the President of Somaliland to Israel Tel Aviv (Fides News Agency) – Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, President of Somaliland, described his visit to Israel, the first state to officially recognize Somaliland on December 26, 2025, as a “historic moment” a ...
• 
  16 June 2026
  ASIA/BAHRAIN - The Vicariate of Northern Arabia consecrated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus: source of salvation and the foundation of Church life Manama (Fides News Agency) – Celebrations for the consecration of the Vicariate of Northern Arabia, which includes Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia (AVONA), to the Sacred Heart of Jesus took place on Friday, Ju ...
• 
  16 June 2026
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - President Lee Jae Myung to Fides: "Peace begins when people meet and listen to one another" Rome (Fides News Agency) – The theme chosen for World Youth Day Seoul 2027, “Take courage! I have overcome the world” (Jn 16:33), carries a message of hope for a world marked by tensions and uncertainty. This was e ...
• 
  15 June 2026
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Bishop of Loikaw: “The cathedral has been returned to us, but our place remains alongside the displaced” by Paolo Affatato Loikaw (Fides News Agency) – “It is a great joy that the army has returned the Cathedral of Christ the King and the pastoral centre of the Diocese of Loikaw to us,” Bishop Celso Ba Shwe of Loi ...
• 
  15 June 2026
  Old and new things. Archbishop Simon Poh recounts the wonderful journey of the “Oral Bibles of Malaysia” by Marie-Lucile Kubacki Kuching (Fides News Agency) - Archbishop of Kuching in East Malaysia, Archbishop Simon Peter Poh t Hoon Seng is one of the most listened to voices in the Asian Church on mission, inculturation ...
• 
  12 June 2026
  LEO XIV IN SPAIN - The Pope in Tenerife: “God’s love knows no borders”, meeting with migrants in Las Raíces and La Laguna Tenerife (Fides News Agency) – As part of his visit to Spain, Pope Leo XIV arrived on the island of Tenerife early this morning, June 12, from Gran Canaria. During the day, the Pontiff dedicated two key moments to the ...
• 
  12 June 2026
  ASIA/INDIA - Archbishop of Imphal calls for “Peace Agreement” in Manipur, as ethnic tensions flare up again Imphal (Fides News Agency) – Amid the tense situation caused by the hostage crisis, which has led to new massacres, including the murder of two Protestant pastors of the Naga ethnic group, Archbishop of Imphal, Mgr. Li ...
• 
  11 June 2026
  ASIA/NEPAL - Apostolic Administrator Bogati: "The Church is growing, amid hopes for change in the country" Kathmandu (Fides News Agency) - As Nepal undergoes a period of profound political and social renewal, the Catholic Church looks to the future with confidence. “We see God’s work in our country,” says Father Silas B ...