The Pakistan Catholic Bishops’ Conference officially began its Ad Limina visit in Rome on May 11 with a Mass at the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran.
A three-day seminar in southeastern Bangladesh equipped teachers and facilitators with skills to create safe, supportive and child-friendly learning environments in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT).
The annual Feast of St Anne at the Minor Basilica of St Anne in Bukit Mertajam, northwestern Malaysia, has been officially recognised as a Penang state heritage asset under the Penang State Heritage Enactment 2011.
A Catholic community in northern Sri Lanka celebrated a major milestone on May 10 with the 125th anniversary of St. Anthony’s Church, Pidarikulam and the dedication of its newly constructed church building.
The Daughters of St. Paul organized a three-day workshop on artificial intelligence titled “Applied AI for Real Life: Tools, Skills & Safety” from May 8 to 10 at the Pauline Communication Centre in Mumbai, western India.
Residents of Palolem, a coastal village in Goa, southwest India, marked the annual feast of the Holy Cross Chapel on May 10, continuing a tradition linked to a cross believed to have been found by local fishermen more than 300 years ago.
Members of the Pakistan Catholic Bishops’ Conference visited the General House of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate in Rome on May 11, during their Ad Limina visit to the Vatican.
A Catholic parish under the Diocese of Rajshahi in northwestern Bangladesh celebrated Mother’s Day on May 10 with a special program honoring the role of mothers in nurturing families and future generations.
More than 100 women representatives from 15 dioceses across Northeast India gathered in Guwahati for the IV Conference of the Commission for Women, Northeast India, held on May 9–10 at the Jubilee Hall of the North East Diocesan Social Service Society (NEDSSS).
Pope Leo XIV offered prayers for mothers around the world during the Regina Coeli in St. Peter’s Square on May 10, calling on the faithful to remember especially those facing hardship.
Bishop Sebastian Francis Shaw, Apostolic Vicariate of Quetta, inaugurated "The Emerging Lights of Balochistan," the Vicariate's first-ever newsletter, during a ceremony held at Bishop’s House, Quetta, southwestern Pakistan, on May 7.
Thousands of people joined a public walk through the streets of central Jakarta on May 9 to commemorate the 219th anniversary of the Archdiocese of Jakarta, highlighting interfaith solidarity and environmental responsibility in Indonesia’s capital.
Filipe Neri Cardinal Ferrão, archbishop of Goa, and president of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India, called on Christians to become “the light of the world, the salt of the earth, and transforming leaven in society” during the solemn dedication of the new Cathedral of Our Lady of Milagris in the Diocese of Sindhudurg on May 9.
A ground-breaking ceremony for a new church in Baldia Town, Karachi, and the inauguration of a completed church in Faisalabad this past week marked two parallel milestones in the Church’s ongoing expansion across Pakistan.
On May 8, 2026, Archbishop Joseph Arshad, Bishop of Islamabad-Rawalpindi, announced that members of the Pakistan Catholic Bishops’ Conference will undertake a visit to Rome and the Vatican City from May 11 to 16, during which they will also have a special meeting with Pope Leo XIV.
Bangladesh is grappling with a worsening measles outbreak that has claimed at least 336 children since mid-March, with 12 more deaths reported in the past 24 hours, raising alarm among health authorities and church-based health care providers.
Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, Archbishop of Yangon, said Myanmar is experiencing a deep “polycrisis” five years after the military coup that plunged the Southeast Asian nation into prolonged instability.
Church leaders from across India have launched a new ecumenical body aimed at presenting a united Christian voice amid growing concerns over violence, legal pressures, and challenges affecting minority communities in the country.
Bishop Jose Colin M. Bagaforo urged the public to allow the impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte to proceed peacefully and constitutionally, stressing that accountability should not be feared in a democracy.
Manila Archbishop Jose F. Cardinal Advincula urged Christians to respond to crises with generosity, understanding and courage, saying faith calls believers not to escape problems but to confront them with hope.
Archbishop Khalid Rehmat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lahore administered the Sacrament of Confirmation to around 185 children at St. Padre Pio Catholic Church in Mehar Town, Lahore, northeastern Pakistan, on May 3, 2026. Seven priests and sisters from the Apostolic Carmel concelebrated the Mass, attended by nearly 3,000 faithful.
