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At the Sunday Angelus in Saint Peter’s Square on September 21, Pope Leo XIV reflected on the Gospel parable of the dishonest steward (Lk 16:1-13), urging Christians to recognize life and material possessions as gifts from God entrusted to their care.

In his first major reflections on LGBTQ+ Catholics since becoming pope, Pope Leo XIV emphasized that the Church must be a home of welcome for everyone, while making clear that Catholic teaching on marriage and sexuality remains unchanged.

Singapore and 13 other small and medium-sized members of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) have established a partnership to support a rules-based multilateral trading system.

On September 20, the restored Colombo’s Historic Tomb and the Moorish Gateway were officially inaugurated at the Wari Christian Cemetery in Narinda, Old Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Gaza is starving. For months, its people have lived under bombardment, displacement, and blockade.

Pope Leo XIV has urged those who serve in the field of justice to go beyond the application of laws and to embrace a vision of justice that safeguards human dignity, fosters reconciliation, and builds the common good.

Cardinal Virgilio Pablo David, president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), called on young Filipinos to take a decisive role in building a just and peaceful society, as thousands gathered today for massive peace rallies marking the anniversary of the declaration of martial law.

On a bright September morning, the chapel of Christus Sacerdos Minor Seminary (SMCS) in Pematangsiantar, a city in North Sumatra, Indonesia, was filled with song.

On September 13, the Diocese of Zhoucun, located in Shandong Province, China, hosted a Bible Knowledge Contest with the theme “Word of Life” at Xigao Catholic Church in Boxing Parish.

The Western Region Migrant Commission of India convened a two-day meeting in Mumbai on Sept. 18–19, bringing together 20 members under the leadership of Bishop Bernard Lancy Pinto of Aurangabad, Chairman of the Commission, and Fr. Glasten Gonsalves, Regional Secretary.

Pope Leo, through the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, has officially declared Saint Lazarus Devasahayam as the Patron of the Laity in India.

Forty years later, the parishioners of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish in Escalante City, Negros Occidental, Philippines, not only remember the gruesome “Escalante Massacre” but also seek “to reclaim the sacrifices of the victims,” whom they call martyrs to the cause of freedom and justice.

“If you don’t love each other, at least don’t hate each other,” said Brigadier S. Prashanth of the 27 Sector Assam Rifles during the celebration of Panchsutra Recitation and National Women’s Friendship Day on September 17.

In recent months, the phrase “ghost projects” has dominated public discourse in the Philippines. Following a series of government exposés, numerous flood control projects have come under scrutiny. Despite billions of pesos in allocated funding, many of these infrastructures were either left unfinished or never built at all.

The Gerakan Nurani Bangsa (National Conscience Movement, GNB), a coalition of Jesuit philosophers, Islamic scholars, human rights defenders, and civil society leaders, met with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on September 11 to raise urgent concerns about growing unrest in the country.

The Catholic University of Indonesia Saint Paul Ruteng has officially opened an international conference on the theme “Questioning Tourism: The Role of Catholicism in Asian Tourism.”

The Archdiocese of Guwahati in northeast India successfully held its 24th Pastoral Conference on September 16 at the Jubilee Memorial Hall of the Northeast Social Forum.

The North Eastern Regional Youth Commission–India Catholic Youth Movement NorthEast (NERYC–ICYM-NE), in collaboration with the Manipur Catholic Youth Organisation (MCYO), will hold a three-day Catholic youth meet in the riot-affected Churachandpur District of the northeastern state of Manipur, India, from September 20 to 22, 2025.

The Golden Jubilee celebrations of St. Peter’s Pontifical Institute, Bengaluru, in the southern Indian state of Karnataka, held from September 17 to 19, opened with a day marked by prayer, reflection, and academic exchange.

At the Wednesday General Audience in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Leo XIV continued his catechesis series on “Jesus Christ, our Hope” as part of the Jubilee 2025, reflecting on the mystery of Holy Saturday and the meaning of Christian hope that is born in silence.