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- 3 October, 2023
Asia

Singapore roundtable calls for more studies on Catholicism in Asia
- . 4 October 2023
Academic scholars have stressed the need for more focus and efforts on studies on richness and diversity of Catholicism in Asia, which they say remain largely underdeveloped. Source: UCA News.

Thousands of Armenian Christians flee homes
- . 27 September 2023
Thousands of Armenian Christians fled their ancestral homeland in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh over the weekend and more are expected, the Armenian Government confirmed. Source: CNA.

Japanese bishops’ call for honesty over 1923 massacre of Koreans
- . 19 September 2023
Korea’s Catholic bishops have welcomed a statement from Japan’s bishops calling on the Japanese Government to accept responsibility for the 1923 Kanto Massacre and uncover the truth behind it. Source: The Tablet.

Church leaders discuss synodal formation in Asia
- . 14 September 2023
Clergy, religious and lay leaders from across Asia have joined a consultation meeting in Thailand on synodal formation to achieve a synodal Church. Source: UCA News.

Pope encountered ‘a humble and joyful Church’ in Mongolia
- . 7 September 2023
Pope Francis said he knows people wonder why he travelled close to 10,000 kilometres to Mongolia to visit a Catholic community of only 1450 people. Source: NCR Online.

Mongolia offers chance to embrace silence: Pope
- . 1 September 2023
Pope Francis has departed Rome aboard the papal plane to begin his apostolic journey to Mongolia, telling journalists travelling with him that the Asian nation can teach people to embrace silence. Source: Vatican News.

Church renews calls for peace in Myanmar
- . 30 August 2023
Cardinal Charles Maung Bo has renewed the Church’s call for peace in Myanmar during the installation of a new bishop in the civil war-hit Southeast Asian nation where armed rebels, including Christians, are fighting against the ruling military. Source: UCA News.

Catholicism in Asia becoming ‘increasingly significant’Â
- . 6 June 2023
The Church in Europe, Latin America and Africa tends to dominate coverage of global Catholicism. However, Catholicism in Asia is no less noteworthy and will become increasingly significant in the decades to come, writes Daniel Ang. Source: The Catholic Weekly.

Cardinal Zen among Hong Kong nominees for Nobel Peace Prize
- . 6 February 2023
Cardinal Joseph Zen is among six people nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for championing human rights in Hong Kong. Source: The Tablet.