In an order issued on March 10, the Regional Trial Court in Pinamalayan, Oriental Mindoro, allowed the deferment of more than 500,000 pesos (about US$9,000) in filing fees that had previously been required from the petitioners.
A contemporary musical retelling of the Passion of Christ will take center stage during Holy Week 2026 in the Philippine province of Oriental Mindoro, as local artists present an original production titled “Deus Meus Quare?” (My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me?).
Church leaders in Pakistan have strongly condemned the suspicious death of Marqas Masih, a 22-year-old Christian youth whose body was found hanging at a farmhouse in Sargodha, about 240 kilometers south of Islamabad.
The Shrine of St. Anne in Thalawila, one of Sri Lanka’s major Catholic pilgrimage sites, celebrated its annual March feast on March 7–8, 2026, drawing large numbers of clergy, religious, and faithful.
Calls for nuclear restraint ring hollow when they come from countries that continue to maintain the capacity to destroy the world, Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David has warned, as renewed geopolitical tensions revive concerns about nuclear escalation.
A Maronite priest was killed on March 9 in the mountainous village of Qlayaa, Lebanon, while assisting parishioners whose home had been struck by an Israeli tank, according to Lebanese media reports and Vatican News.
A Catholic cultural and arts training institute in the historic city of Varanasi, northern India, has honoured a Catholic nun for her exceptional contributions to sacred music, hymn composition, and value-based dance dramas.
The Liturgy Committee of the Archdiocese of Bombay in western India held the Graduation Day ceremony for the Advanced Liturgy Ministry Course 2025–2026 on March 8 in Mumbai.
A Catholic bishop in the Philippines has urged the faithful to make peace a daily mission as he marked the 30th anniversary of his priestly ordination, reflecting on the need for reconciliation in both local communities and the wider world.
The Archbishop of Seoul said one of the main goals of the upcoming World Youth Day 2027 in South Korea will be to address the growing problem of isolation among young people in an increasingly competitive world.
The Christian Cooperative Credit Union Ltd., widely known as Dhaka Credit, one of Bangladesh’s largest community-based financial cooperatives, marked International Women’s Day on March 7 at the Tejgaon Church Community Center in Farmgate, a commercial district of Dhaka, the country’s capital.
Energy and environmental advocates have underscored the need to fast-track Oriental Mindoro’s shift to renewable energy (RE), as the Philippines provincial government rolls out conservation measures amid global oil supply disruptions linked to tensions in the Middle East.
In response to the ongoing ethnic tensions and political uncertainty in Manipur, northeast India, the Zou Catholic Union Manipur organized a three-day intensive training program for lay leaders aimed at strengthening and safeguarding the Catholic faith within their communities.
Across many poor communities in the Philippines, women quietly carry some of the heaviest responsibilities of family and society, raising children amid poverty, protecting their families from abuse, and, in many cases, leaving home to work abroad.
The Sanbei Parish of the Diocese of Ningbo in Zhejiang province, east China, marked International Women’s Day on March 7 with a day of prayer, reflection, and cultural presentations at Longshan Church in Cixi City.
Caritas Bangladesh, the humanitarian and social development arm of the Catholic Church in the country, observed International Women’s Day with a renewed call for equality at its central office in Dhaka on March 8.
Marking International Women’s Day, Pope Leo XIV called on Christians and people of goodwill to renew their commitment to recognizing the equal dignity of women and men, while expressing concern over the persistent violence and discrimination faced by women across the world.
The Diocesan Centre for Biblical Apostolate (DCBA) of the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman, southwest India, hosted a day-long Bible Convention on March 8, bringing together clergy, religious, and lay faithful for reflection on the Eucharist.
The Archdiocese of Lahore, in collaboration with the Human Friends Organization, organized an Interfaith Peace Prayer and Iftar Dinner at St. Anthony High School, Lahore on March 6 to promote harmony, dialogue, and mutual understanding among different religious communities.
Members of the Tamil Nadu Catholic Youth Movement of the Diocese of Kottar, south India, conducted a field study on March 1 to express solidarity with the fishing community of Thomaiyarpuram in the Diocese of Thoothukudi amid their ongoing struggle for livelihood.
