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.
In Oriental Mindoro island province, concerned citizens like members of the Rotary Club served hot meals five days ago to stranded passengers when boat trips were cancelled due to severe Tropical Storm Kristine (international name: Trami)
The Apostolic Vicariate of Calapan (AVC) holds second collection in Masses for typhoon those affected “Kristine”, according to a “Pastoral Instruction re Special Second Collection in all Sunday Masses for Assistance to Heavily Affected Persons, Families and Communities Caused by Tropical Storm ‘Kristine’,” issued by Bishop Moises M. Cuevas.
Pope Francis has chosen Father Joseph Vu Cong Vien, judicial vicar of the Archdiocese of Ha Noi in Vietnam, as the new auxiliary bishop of the same diocese.
This year’s Tamaraw Month Celebration culminated with agreements to strengthen conservation, oathtaking of volunteers, and recognition of partners, in a live streamed program on October 26, 2024 at the astrodome in Sablayan town, in Occidental Mindoro province.
Caritas Caceres, a Catholic humanitarian organization in the Philippines, has issued an urgent call for assistance to support thousands of families displaced by Tropical Cyclone Trami, known locally as Typhoon Kristine.
A Sri Lankan bishop stressed that the faithful must learn how to genuinely reach out to people within and outside the Church instead of treating them as “projects” to be accomplished.
'Sports are the hymn to life' was key message of Pope Francis in the recent celebration of the 100th anniversary of Corriere dello Sport-Stadio, challenging it to report on the victories and defeats of athletes as “a way of thinking and living sport as a hymn to life,” according to Vatican News.
As All Souls Day approaches on November 2, Bishop Ruperto Santos of Antipolo Diocese has reminded Filipinos to honor and pray for their departed loved ones, emphasizing that the faithful should refrain from disturbing the dead and instead focus on offering prayers for their souls.
During his general audience on October 23, Pope Francis delivered a heartfelt plea for peace, denouncing the escalating violence in Palestine and the arms trade fueling conflicts around the world.
Cardinal Filipe Neri Ferrão, President of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI), has expressed deep sorrow over the passing away of Fr. Gustavo Gutiérrez, renowned theologian and the father of liberation theology.
Bishop Paskalis Bruno Syukur, the 62-year-old Franciscan shepherd of the Diocese of Bogor, Indonesia, has chosen a path that exemplifies his deep commitment to humility and service.
The National Youth Conference of the Indian Catholic Youth Movement (ICYM) brought together 653 youth leaders from 132 dioceses across India to discuss the theme “The Role of Youth in the Synodal Church,” with a special focus on the virtue of hope.
The upcoming plenary of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) will be more participatory and synodal, reflecting the spirit of inclusivity and shared mission.
Pope Francis recently invited surgeons to be “protectors of lives of the suffering” on the occasion of the 126th National Congress of the Italian Society of Surgery in Rome themed “The Future of the Surgeon – The Surgeon of the Future”, according to Vatican News.
