Fr. Paul Hoàng Mạnh Huy, head of the Communications Office of Phu Cuong Diocese in southern Vietnam and founder of the C-mate system, is helping Catholic priests, religious and laypeople understand and use artificial intelligence (AI) in pastoral ministry.
More than 120 Catholic parishioners and lay leaders from St. John Paul II Catholic Church in Iqbal Town, Islamabad, visited historic Christian churches and institutions in the Murree Hills of northern Pakistan on September 20, seeking to reconnect with the region’s missionary heritage.
Eighty-five Christian leaders representing different churches across East Arunachal Pradesh, northeast India, gathered September 22 at St. Mary’s School in Namsai for a day-long prayer meeting focused on Christian unity and prayer for the nation, its leaders and society.
About 40 children of St. Andrew’s Church in Bandra, Mumbai, marked Care for Creation Day on September 20 with a symbolic water ritual highlighting the theme “Living Waters.”
Poverty, unemployment and economic hardship can make migrants and other vulnerable people targets for human traffickers, Bishop Adrianus Sunarko, OFM, of Pangkalpinang, Indonesia, warned Catholics attending an international seminar on migration.
Synodality is not simply a conference or a series of meetings but a willingness to listen, wait and continue walking together, Archbishop Walter Erbì, the new Apostolic Nuncio to Indonesia, told diocesan priests gathered in North Sumatra.
The Diocese of Miri in Malaysian Borneo celebrated the ordination of its first priest from the Berawan community on September 16, as more than 3,000 faithful gathered at St. Dominic and The Rosary Church in Taman Tunku, Miri.
A Catholic creative collective founded by young Vietnamese Catholics has spent more than a decade using graphic design, media and technology to support Church communication and engage young people through digital platforms.
As the Church observes the Season of Creation, it is fitting to remember Fr Robert Athickal SJ, a Jesuit priest who foresaw the urgent need to protect the environment decades before ecological concern became a major global and ecclesial priority.
Sixty-five former seminarians of the Archdiocese of Dhaka, including 16 accompanied by their wives, gathered at the Archbishop’s House in Dhaka on September 18 for a reunion marked by fellowship, reflection, and shared memories.
Archbishop Joseph Arshad of Islamabad-Rawalpindi urged Christian students to work hard, pursue higher and technical education, and use their skills to serve their families, communities and country at a scholarship program recognizing 56 high-achieving students.
Bishop Moises M. Cuevas of Calapan has called on Catholics to turn their faith into concrete action for the protection of creation, saying care for the environment is an essential expression of Christian life.
The Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross and the parish feast were celebrated on September 18 at Holy Cross Parish in Luxmibazar, one of the historic Catholic neighborhoods of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh.
Thousands of pilgrims gathered at the Basilica of Our Lady of the Mount in Bandra, Mumbai, western India, on September 13 to celebrate the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, despite heavy rains.
About 300 people from various sectors, organizations and institutions joined a coastal cleanup in Calapan City, capital of Oriental Mindoro province in the central Philippines, on September 19 as part of the Season of Creation 2026.
Young Vietnamese Catholics from across the country and overseas are using digital media to share their faith and reflect on the life and witness of Blessed Francis Xavier Truong Buu Diep, who was beatified on July 2, 2026.
Christian leaders from across India gathered in Bengaluru on September 18 for the first meeting of the National Federation of Churches in India (NFCI), with Cardinal Anthony Poola calling for greater unity and cooperation among the country’s Churches amid growing challenges.
Salesians organized a job fair in Guwahati, northeastern India, on September 16, bringing together 170 job seekers and 12 recruiting organizations to provide young people with employment opportunities, career guidance and direct access to potential employers.
The Catholic Bible Commission Pakistan organized a Bible study on the life and theological legacy of the patriarch Jacob on September 17, bringing together 33 lay leaders, young people and parishioners in Peshawar, northern Pakistan.
Indonesia’s Ministry of Religious Affairs has allocated IDR 28.9 billion (about US$1.7 million) to restore religious facilities severely damaged by massive flash floods that struck parts of North Sumatra and Aceh in November 2025, including several Catholic facilities in the Diocese of Sibolga.
World Youth Day Seoul 2027 should be an encounter that helps young people discover that they are loved by God and welcomed by the Church, rather than simply an event centered on information or instruction, church leaders said at the conclusion of an international preparatory meeting in Korea.
