For nearly seven decades, Archbishop Thomas Menamparampil, SDB, has served communities across Northeast India, building schools, accompanying marginalized people and helping mediate ethnic conflicts through patient dialogue and respect for different cultures.
India observes Teachers’ Day on Sept. 5, commemorating the birth anniversary of Dr. S. Radhakrishnan, philosopher, teacher and former president of India. While the day recognizes the contribution of educators, Catholic teachers see their work as extending beyond academic instruction to the formation of character, relationships and responsible citizens.
There was something strangely sad about seeing Spider-Man swinging beautifully through New York while Peter Parker has nobody waiting for him when he gets home.
The newly established Diocese of Calapan is beginning its life as a diocese with a decades-old legacy of priestly formation rooted in three institutions that have accompanied the Catholic Church in Mindoro: St. Augustine Seminary, St. Augustine Major Seminary and St. Augustine House of Spirituality.
When four young Italian missionaries arrived in Bombay, now Mumbai, on Aug. 18, 1951, they could hardly have imagined that their small community would one day grow into one of India's leading Catholic publishing and evangelization ministries.
God warned Cain, “Sin is lurking at the door.” (Gen 4 : 7) Cain didn’t bother and opened the door. He ends up as the perpetrator of the first fratricide in biblical history. While he is cursed by God, it is evil that triumphs and cackles with glee.
Odysseus’ journey functions in much the same way. Like Israel, he has been delivered from an enemy but remains imprisoned by distrust, pride and fear. He condemns the gods while lamenting the consequences of his own choices.
The ninth of August 2026 spells “Courage.” It was on this day in 1942 that the Quit India Movement went into action and thousands of freedom fighters who were on the streets were arrested.
It is easy to see what we can learn from Sonam Wangchuk: empathy that made him spontaneously support the students and his moral courage that made him risk his life for a worthy cause
The 12th Plenary Assembly of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences (FABC) concluded in Jakarta with a renewed call for the Catholic Church in Asia to embrace synodality as a way of being Church, strengthening collaboration, dialogue, and missionary commitment across the continent.
Cardinal Filipe Neri Ferrão, president of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences (FABC), expressed heartfelt gratitude to Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle for leading the Day of Prayer and Recollection during the 12th FABC Plenary Assembly on July 22.
From a Catholic lens, Twinless feels almost sacramental in places. Ordinary moments, sharing food, walking together, sitting in silence, become signs of deeper grace. Not magic solutions, but small revelations.
Asia is a continent that has an immense wealth of diversity; this is so evident by its numerous languages, cultures, customs and traditions. All the major religions of the world have millions of adherents living here. There is a whole range of variety in the food people eat and in the dress they wear. There are significant differences in the intellectual prowess and behavioural patterns. Pluralism is a reality in most places and needs to be celebrated.
As the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences (FABC) prepares for its Plenary Assembly in Jakarta under the theme " Synodal Conversion and Bridge-Building Mission in Asia," the life and ministry of Indian priest Fr. M. D. Thomas offer a compelling example of what that vision looks like in practice.
For years, Pronoy John Costa lived in rented accommodation in Dhaka, moving from one place to another. Like many young professionals in Bangladesh’s fast-growing capital, homeownership felt distant. That changed when he joined The Metropolitan Christian Co‑operative Housing Society Ltd., a faith-rooted housing initiative that has helped thousands of Christian families secure a permanent address.
The greatest threat facing priests today is not exhaustion but the danger of settling into routine, a Philippine bishop told members of his clergy as he urged them to renew their spiritual lives during the diocese's Jubilee Year.
As the Church in Asia prepares for the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences (FABC) Plenary Assembly in Jakarta from July 20–26, the gathering's theme—"Synodal Conversion and Bridge-Building Mission in Asia"—could not be more timely.
Archbishop Socrates Villegas of Lingayen-Dagupan in northern Philippines has encouraged Catholics to consider organ donation as an act of Christian charity and a witness to the Gospel, describing it as “a gift of ourselves so others may live.”
