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Malaysian Bishops Urge Families to Make the Home the First School of Faith

In a new pastoral letter, Archbishop Simon Poh of Kuching reflects on his own journey of faith and urges parents to reclaim their role as the first teachers of Christian belief. His heartfelt appeal comes as the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Malaysia calls the Church to a renewed commitment to catechesis.

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140 children receive First Holy Communion in Dhaka Archdiocese

The celebration of the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ was marked by the First Confession and First Holy Communion ceremony at Nagari St. Nicholas Parish in Bangladesh on June 22.
Vatican News

Pope appoints Mother Chiara Cazzuola to Vatican Dicastery for Consecrated Life

The Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV, has appointed Mother Chiara Cazzuola, Superior General of the Institute of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians, as a member of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life on June 24.
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Corpus Christi celebration in Manila calls on faithful to “hope and share”

The Archdiocese of Manila celebrated the Feast of Corpus Christi on 22 June 2025, marked by traditional adoration and procession, with the president, Jose F. Cardinal Advincula, Archbishop of Manila, calling on the faithful to anchor their hope in the Eucharistic Lord and be generous.
World News

Suicide Bombing at Damascus Church Kills 22 Worshippers

A suicide bombing during Sunday evening Mass at the Greek Orthodox Church of the Prophet Elias in the Dweila neighborhood of Damascus left 22 people dead and at least 63 injured on June 23.
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Nuns to draw pizza raffle for a cause winning tickets in Manila on July 1

The Adorers of the Blood of Christ sisters will draw the Pizza Raffle for a Cause winning tickets at San Lorenzo Ruiz parish in Tandang Sora, Quezon City, on July 1.
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Caritas Bangladesh champions green future with tree plantation drive in Bhasanchar for World Environment Day

Caritas Bangladesh, a leading humanitarian and social development organization of the Catholic Church, marked World Environment Day 2025 with a major tree plantation initiative in the coastal island of Bhasanchar on June 21 and 22.
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Pope to address vocational leaders at jubilee of priests

As part of the Jubilee of Seminarians and Priests, the Dicastery for the Clergy will host an international event titled “Joyful Priests – I Have Called You Friends” (Jn 15:15) on Thursday, June 26, 2025, from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Auditorium Conciliazione near the Vatican.
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Seoul archdiocese renews call for North-South Korea reconciliation

The Archdiocese of Seoul reaffirms its call for peace between the people of North and South Korea.
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Japanese bishops mark the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Okinawa

On June 23, fifteen bishops joined hundreds of people, including priests, nuns, and others from various walks of life, marking the 80th year after the war in the Battle of Okinawa, Japan.
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Pakistan clergy to attend the Jubilee for Priests in Rome

A delegation of priests from various parishes across the Archdiocese of Lahore, Pakistan, will attend the Jubilee for Priests in Rome on June 27.
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Filipino bishop appeals for peace in Israel: ‘Move from indifference to compassion’

A Filipino bishop centered his message for Corpus Christi Sunday on his appeal for peace in Israel, emphasizing the urgent need to disregard indifference and embrace compassion.
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Filipino bishops to discuss synod results during July plenary assembly

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) will discuss the results of the Synod of Synodality during its plenary assembly in July, according to one of its officials.
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Bangladesh Church joyfully celebrates parish feast of Saint John the Baptist

The feast day of Saint John the Baptist, the patron and forerunner of Tumilia Parish under the Archdiocese of Dhaka, was celebrated with great spiritual fervor on June 20.
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Singapore ranks as the only Asian country in Global Peace Index 2025 top 10

Singapore ranked 6th in the Global Peace Index 2025, a measure of global peacefulness produced by the Institute for Economics and Peace, covering 163 independent states and territories.
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30 Christians injured in a mob attack in India’s Odisha state

A mob of 2000 people attacked Christians in a village in the eastern Indian state of Odisha on June 21.
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Divine Word Missionaries in India and a Tribal Community Mark 10 Years of Laudato Si’ with a Plantation Drive

On June 22, 2025, the Janseva Society of Tala, a religious non-profit run by the SVD priests, commemorated World Environment Day by distributing and planting 1,200 saplings across villages of the Katkari tribal community in Raigad district, in the western Indian state of Maharashtra.
World News

Understanding election petitions in Papua New Guinea: A legal overview

In Papua New Guinea, election petitions serve as formal legal challenges to the conduct or results of national or local-level elections.
Asian News

Caritas Philippines to boost anti-poverty programs with government partnership

Caritas Philippines has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) with the goal of strengthening their anti-poverty and empowerment programs for marginalized communities.
Vatican News

Pope Leo XIV: “Christ Is the Bread that restores and never runs short”

Pope Leo XIV presided over the solemn celebration of Corpus Christi on Sunday at Saint John Lateran Square, urging the faithful in his homily to rediscover the Eucharist as God’s answer to humanity’s deepest hunger.
Vatican News

Pope Leo XIV appeals for peace amid rising tensions in Iran and Israel

Amid escalating violence in the Middle East, Pope Leo XIV delivered a heartfelt appeal for peace during his Angelus message on Sunday, calling on global leaders to end the “tragedy of war” and urging the world not to ignore the deepening humanitarian crisis in Iran, Israel, and especially Gaza.

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