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A Catholic catechist's home should be a place where faith is first lived before it is taught, Archbishop Khalid Rehmat of Lahore said as he inaugurated and blessed newly built homes for catechists serving rural communities in northeastern Pakistan.

Three newly ordained Indonesian priests of the Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (CICM) have been assigned to missionary service in Mongolia and the Dominican Republic, reflecting the congregation's commitment to sending missionaries wherever the Church is most in need.

A six-week summer program combining academic learning with personal development has begun for 65 children and young people in Pong Kiew Village, Luang Prabang Province, northern Laos.

As the 12th Plenary Assembly of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC) opens later on July 20 in Jakarta, Archbishop Bejoy Nicephorus D'Cruze, OMI, of Dhaka, president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Bangladesh, has called on the Church in Asia to deepen its commitment to interreligious dialogue, saying other faiths should be viewed not as "other religions" but as "the religions of our neighbors."

A Vatican official has called on Couples for Christ (CFC) to continue championing the family as the foundation of both society and the Church by helping place families at the center of political, social and economic life.

For Fr. William Murmu, a Catholic priest from the Diocese of Rajshahi and a member of the Santal community, one of the largest indigenous ethnic communities in Bangladesh, the meeting was more than a political consultation—it was a moment of recognition for communities that often feel unheard.

As the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC) opens its Plenary Assembly in Jakarta on July 20, the chairman of the FABC Office of Laity and Family says strengthening families, deepening faith formation, and expanding the participation of laypeople, women, and youth remain among the Church’s most urgent priorities in Asia.

Fr. Prakash said the Church must "give women their rightful place and curb every form of patriarchy."

"As a Church community, we are mostly a minority in the diverse realities of society in Asia," Cardinal Kikuchi said.

Serving in Dumbara Prison in Kandy, central Sri Lanka, Sr. Peiris said the congregation's prison ministry regularly brings the sisters into contact with women imprisoned for drug-related offenses.

As the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences (FABC) prepares for its Plenary Assembly in Jakarta, Indonesia, from July 20 to 26, under the theme "Call to Synodal Conversion and Mission to be Bridges and Bridge-Builders in Asia," a Pakistani Dominican priest says authentic bridge-building must begin at the grassroots, where people of different faiths encounter one another in daily life.

As the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC) prepares for its 12th Plenary Assembly in Jakarta, Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David, Vice President of FABC, said the Church is called to become “builders of communion” rather than “architects of Babel,” echoing Pope Leo XIV’s message to the Churches of Asia.

A longtime radio technician of a Catholic-run broadcasting network was shot dead on his way to work in Maguindanao del Norte, a province in the southern Philippines, prompting calls for a swift and impartial investigation.

A debate over the place of English in India's multilingual society has intensified after the Supreme Court questioned whether the language, used in the country for more than three centuries, should still be regarded as "non-native."

The Diocese of Kalibo in Aklan Province, Western Visayas, in the central Philippines, celebrated its Golden Jubilee on July 15 with a Eucharistic celebration attended by Church leaders from across the country, who called on the faithful to renew their commitment to synodality, evangelization, and missionary service.

More than 100 Catholic sisters specializing in canon and civil law from across Africa will gather in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya in East Africa, on July 30–31 for the first African Conference of Catholic Sisters in the Legal Profession (CASILEP) Kenya, according to Vatican News.

As the Catholic Church in Asia prepares for the 12th Plenary Assembly of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences (FABC) in Jakarta, Indonesia, from July 20–26, the Church in Sri Lanka offers a unique perspective on the assembly's call to "Synodal Conversion and the Mission of Being Bridges and Bridge-Builders in Asia."

As the Catholic Church in Asia prepares for the 12th Plenary Assembly of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences (FABC), Cardinal Filipe Neri Ferrão, President of the FABC and Archbishop of Goa and Damão in western India, has shared his vision for a more synodal, missionary, and dialogical Church.

Archbishop Khalid Rehmat of Lahore administered the Sacrament of Confirmation to 147 young Catholics and blessed an expanded parish campus featuring a new Way of the Cross as St. James Catholic Church in Sialkot celebrated its 172nd anniversary on July 12.

As Church leaders from across Asia prepare to gather for the 12th Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences (FABC) Plenary Assembly in Jakarta, Indonesia, from July 20–26, Catholics in Pakistan say the gathering offers an opportunity to strengthen interreligious dialogue, synodality, and solidarity with minority Christian communities across the continent.