Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences celebrates 50 years

The Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences is celebrating its fifty-year anniversary.

For the occasion, the FABC will gather for its first-ever General Conference on August 22 in Thailand. It will begin with an inauguration at the shrine of Blessed Nicholas Bunkerd Kitbamrung, the first martyred priest in the history of modern Thailand, located in Bangkok. The General Conference event is being streamed live at https://www.fabc2020.org. It will examine how the Church in Asia can continue to become ‘Good News’ in light of emerging realities.

The Conference participants will also discuss how the FABC can more effectively serve and support the bishops and their conferences, and how the Church on the continent can contribute to a better Asia.The first meeting of the FABC was convened in Hong Kong in 1971, and it was officially constituted in 1972. The episcopal conference association was founded after the Apostolic Journey of Pope St. Paul VI to the Philippines.

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