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Joseph Win Hlaing Oo walked a hard journey to establish the so-called first private Catholic university, Joseph Education University, for the welfare of the lay Catholics and the country’s development to offer accessible, reliable, and global higher education in Myanmar.

"The Catholic Church in Thailand is a small church but a powerful church that is able to bear witness to the Gospel, that is capable of hosting a major event like the FABC General Conference during its Golden Jubilee celebration.” Cardinal George Alencherry, the head of the Syro Malabar Church,  lauded the Church in Thailand for its faithful and powerful witness.  

Sister Zenaida Cabrera says the goal of the prison ministry is to restore people's rights and dignity as God's creations and help them get back into society with their families.

Michelle Mora Delos Reyes honored men and women with ordinary jobs in her piece that drew the interest of people from all walks of life at a recent art show in Manila, Philippines.

The Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions (PIME) celebrated the 50th anniversary of its presence in Thailand on September 10, 2022.

Anthony Go Villanueva, 37, has recently won the Best Conductor award at the Second Ken Steven Choral Festival in Indonesia.

For 15 years, John Naw Lawn, a 67-year-old Catholic priest from Myitkyina Diocese, Myanmar, immersed himself in the mission of the Holy Childhood Association.

The main objective is the advancement of the philosophy of Swami Vivekananda (an Indian Hindu monk, philosopher, and religious teacher). The focus is "Shiva Jnane Jiva Seba" (serving all beings on earth, worshipping God).

Father Damien Farhner was recently elected to the Paris Foreign Missionaries Society (MEP) as a counselor and was required to return to France.

Michelle Sto Tomas, who teaches Mass Communication at UP Los Banos, Department of Humanities, has observed that people look at her fluid artworks from different standpoints, leading them to sundry interpretations of a single piece, which makes this particular art interesting.

Sr. Eva Fidela Maamo, Ramon Magsaysay awardee nun-surgeon, trains barefoot doctors who are not medical doctors. But they had been introduced to the different branches of medicine and could treat common diseases.

"Pchum Ben" (Ancestor's Day) is a time of gratitude to ancestors and living parents and helps the poor in Cambodia.

The Pastoral and Day Care Centers are at the heart of the new missionary strategy in the Ubon Ratchathani Diocese, north-east Thailand.

Ms. Erlinda So, former General Manager of RVA passed away peacefully on September 21, 2022.

"The starting point for all my achievements is my failures," says Elvis Joseph.

Sabanal's mother taught them to recite the rosary when they were still young. It was also her mother, who got her baptized in the Roman Catholic Church, knowing perhaps that someday her child would retrace her way back to it.

Maria Murena Miranda, a Catholic, is one of 46 teachers from across the country to receive the National Award for Teachers in 2022.

On September 25, Church remembers its Filipino seafarers who, on account of their particular employment at sea, are often deprived of the grace and comfort of the Eucharistic celebrations.

The live rosary prayer on Facebook had become nightly. Catholics from across the world started following the live rosary prayer.

Florante Marmolejo Catanus has been rewarded with a good family, unadulterated friendship, and self-fulfillment that money can’t buy!