In a historic moment for the Catholic Church, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected as the 267th Pope, taking the name Leo XIV, and becoming the first American-born pope in the Church’s 2,000-year history on May 8.
The National Biblical Catechetical and Liturgical Center (NBCLC), in collaboration with the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) Office for Dialogue and Desk for Ecumenism, conducted a national workshop on interreligious and ecumenical ministry from April 8 to 9.
A Catholic-run de-addiction center in Bangladesh got a permit to hold motivational, awareness activities, detoxification, and counseling programs with drug-addicted individuals in Dhaka Central Prison, Keraniganj, near Dhaka, the country’s capital.
Caritas Bangladesh, the social action arm of the Catholic Church, marked the dual celebrations of the 2025 Teg O Sheha Abhijan (Lenten Campaign) and Caritas Sunday at Chattogram Region on April 6.
In a landmark move towards inclusive leadership, the Karnataka Region Catholic Bishops' Council (KRCBC) has appointed Dr. Isabella Selvaraj Xavier as the new Joint Secretary to the Regional Commission for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Backward Classes (SC/ST/BC).
A 23-year-old man was arrested by authorities in the Philippines on Tuesday after desecrating the Minor Basilica and Parish of Saint Martin of Tours in Taal, a town in the province of Batangas, more than 100 kilometers south of Manila, the country’s capital.
On April 6, the Caritas Social and Economic Development Center, the Galle diocese social service arm in Sri Lanka, launched a CHARIS Singapore-funded initiative to empower low-income families.
On 5 April 2025, the Diocese of Chiang Mai (District of Mae Chaem), northern Thailand, celebrated the inauguration of the new Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church.
As Australia approaches its federal election on May 3, 2025, the Australian Bishops have called on all Catholics to be beacons of hope in the face of economic struggles and increasing political polarization on April 7.
The Don Bosco Development Society (DBDOC), the social development wing of the Salesian Province of Calcutta, West Bengal, eastern India, has built 500 low-cost houses for slum dwellers over the last six years.
In a powerful expression of faith and social engagement, the Tamil Nadu Catholic Youth Movement (TCYM), in India organized a unique Lenten pilgrimage on April 5–6, 2025.
Father Arul Valan (54), a Salesian priest of Don Bosco and a tireless champion of the poor and oppressed—especially the Thurumbar (Puthirai Vannars), the washermen community in Tamil Nadu—passed away due to a heart attack on April 8, 2025, at 2:30 a.m.
In a Facebook post today, the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific, announced the passing of Fr. Joseph Pham Thanh Liem, former provincial superior of the Society of Jesus in Vietnam, on April 6 after battling a disease.
The Diocese of Kurnool organized its first-ever Diocesan Career Guidance Program from April 5–6, 2025, at the Jeevasudha Pastoral Center, Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh.
Caritas Bangladesh, a social development wing of the Catholic Church, marked the dual celebrations of the 2025 Teg O Sheha Abhijan (Lenten Campaign) and Caritas Sunday on April 6 at its central office.
Pope Francis has chosen “Seeds of Peace and Hope” as the official theme for the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation 2025, highlighting the urgent need to nurture peace in harmony with the environment.
