In a world often dimmed by division and despair, Asia’s festivals of light remind us that every faith, Hindu, Buddhist, Muslim, Taoist, and Christian, shares a single flame: the hope that darkness will never have the last word.
In Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, the impossible feels personal. Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) faces his most dangerous adversary yet, a rogue artificial intelligence known as The Entity, a digital god born from human ambition.
Filipino priests and women religious from the Mary’s Little Children Community (MLCC) based in Talisay City, Cebu, are breathing new life into parish communities in Hobart, Tasmania, by journeying with the people in a true spirit of synodality.
In Malaysia, caring for creation has become more than a moral choice; it is now a living expression of faith. Across dioceses, Catholic communities are translating Pope Francis’s Laudato Si’ into daily acts of stewardship, integrating ecological awareness into prayer, education, and parish life.
As the world marks October 15 as the International Day of Rural Women, the story of the Valerian Handicraft Centre in southern Bangladesh stands as a powerful example of how women’s skills and determination can transform lives and communities.
Sagrada Família church Construction has continued for over a century and is expected to be completed in 2026, marking the 100th anniversary of Gaudí’s death.
“God gave me this gift that can communicate the issue; I have the will, and I can see it, and I will do everything that I can to make this a better world,” said Mr. Schwarzenegger.
Each year, thousands of devotees from different parts of the Philippines flock to the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary of La Naval de Manila, in Sto. Domingo Church, Quezon City, drawn not only by tradition but by an enduring love for the Blessed Mother.
The August pain was indeed a big blessing for me! It promoted personal growth, fostered resilience, wisdom and self-discovery; challenging and prompting me to introspect.
These episodes have shown me clearly that God can work powerfully in the secular realm. And even though I do not speak about religion directly, I am sure that God touches these people in a special way as, hopefully, they experience His love through the music.
“My Franciscan Superior asked me, ‘Are you willing to go to Jakarta?’ I immediately replied, ‘With great pleasure,’” recalls the priest, now one of Indonesia’s most respected biblical scholars.
Positioned at the threshold of the Marian invocations in the Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the title ‘Holy Virgin of Virgins’ is more than accolade.
Jose Mario De Vega, a Filipino author who has taught in numerous universities in the Philippines, remembers the exact moment Pope Francis first caught his attention: the day the new pontiff stepped out onto the papal balcony in 2013.
When the storms gather and God seems absent, will we, like Job, keep the dialogue alive, or, like Larry, settle for silence? Because perhaps being a serious man (or woman) today is not about having answers, but about refusing to let suffering have the last word.
As Bangladesh joins the global observance of World Mental Health Day on October 10, mental health professionals are raising urgent concerns about the country’s fragile mental health infrastructure.
From September 29 to October 1, 2025, generations of cardinals, archbishops, priests, bishops, religious, and seminarians from across Asia returned to the place where their journeys began, College General, Penang.
