Category: Asia – Pacific
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New Maori Queen in New Zealand is Catholic
By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, Sep 7, 2024 / 08:00 am The Maori people, the Indigenous population of mainland New Zealand, have crowned a new queen after the death of their king — and she’s Catholic. King Tuheitia Potatau Te Wherowhero VII died on Aug. 30 at the age of 69. His death came…
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Pope Francis invites Indonesian Catholics to share Christ’s joy amid diversity
By Courtney Mares Jakarta, Indonesia, Sep 4, 2024 / 09:37 am Pope Francis met with Indonesian bishops, priests, and members of the Catholic community on Wednesday at Jakarta’s Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, urging them always to share “the joy of encountering Christ” with respect for the country’s great ethnic and cultural diversity.…
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Francis won’t be the first pope to visit Papua New Guinea: a look at John Paul II’s trips
By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, Sep 1, 2024 / 08:00 am Pope Francis will be visiting the country of Papua New Guinea from Sept. 6-9 as part of an 11-day, multi-country papal trip. But he won’t be the first pope to set foot on the South Pacific island nation — Pope John Paul II…
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3 Marian holy sites in the Muslim nation of Indonesia
By Kristina Millare Rome Newsroom, Aug 11, 2024 / 06:00 am Across the world’s most populous Muslim nation of Indonesia, Catholics can find oases of prayer and devotion. The Catholic faith, through prayerful processions and rituals, has continued in the country for more than 500 years. Records dating back to the 16th century indicate that…