The pastoral center at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Nan Hlaing, a rural area of the Diocese of Banmaw in northern Myanmar, was struck and destroyed in a bombing raid by the Burmese army on March 3, 2025.
In an exclusive interview with Radio Veritas Asia, Archbishop Thomas Ignatius Macwan of the Archdiocese of Gandhinagar shared his insights on the Church’s mission to serve the poor and marginalized.
Pope Francis has released his prayer intention for March 2025, inviting the Church to pray for “families in crisis.” Acknowledging that no family is perfect, he emphasizes that forgiveness can help restore peace and strengthen family bonds.
The Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development has revealed that the theme for the 2025 World Day of Migrants and Refugees, chosen by Pope Francis, is “Migrants, Missionaries of Hope.”
As Pope Francis continues to recover from bilateral pneumonia at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, Cardinal Angelo De Donatis, Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary, will preside over the traditional Ash Wednesday liturgy on the Aventine Hill on March 5.
The Catholic Bishops Conference of Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands (CBC PNGSI) is calling on all Catholics and people of goodwill to pray for Pope Francis’ health and to stop spreading false rumors about his passing, following unverified reports on February 24.
Abas Angas (29), an engineering professor at Notre Dame University (NDU) in Cotabato City, Israel Abas Angas, was shot dead in broad daylight on Notre Dame Avenue, Rosary Heights 3, on February 25, 2025.
In his Message for Lent 2025, Pope Francis invites the faithful to “journey together in hope”, urging them to embrace the Lenten season as a time for conversion and spiritual renewal.
The Holy See Press Office announced on Tuesday that Pope Francis has appointed Archbishop Emilio Nappa and Giuseppe Puglisi-Alibrandi as the new Secretaries General of the Governorate of Vatican City State, effective March 1, 2025.
