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In an address to the Centesimus Annus – Pro Pontifice Foundation, Pope Francis says developing a more just and equitable society, and protecting the freedom and dignity of persons, is at the heart of the mission to implement the Church’s social teaching.

wami Sachidananda Bharathi, a peace activist, has urged students to work for an India free of hunger, caste discrimination and corruption by overcoming the evil of selfishness and greed.

Thadingyut is a popular festival for Buddhists in Myanmar, even for Catholics whose relatives are Buddhists. Catholics visit their Buddhist family relations and friends during the festival. But this year, the overall public feeling is dampened due to pandemic restrictions and military coup. People living in conflict areas cannot participate in the joyous festival bringing families together.

The EcoWaste Coalition enjoins everyone "to leave nothing but flowers and prayers in the cemeteries"

Pope Francis has sent a message to participants in the 49th Social Week of Italian Catholics in Taranto. The theme of the event is: "The Planet We Hope For. Environment, Work, Future. Everything is connected.”

While the COVID-19 pandemic led many Catholic dioceses and organizations to find creative ways to communicate the Gospel online, digital evangelization is not a replacement for personal encounter, the head of the Vatican’s missionary office has said.

The number of Catholics in Asia and Africa continued to grow in 2019, according to newly released statistics.

Cardinal Jose Advincula of Manila has called on the people to take part in the synodal process “no matter what your social, political, and economic, intellectual, or spiritual affiliation of our status is.”

Church officials are trying to gain the release of charity staff aiding displaced people in Kayah state.

Bangladesh Bishop Gervas Rozario of Rajshahi called on the youth to be witnesses to the truth, good works and the experience of Jesus.

A war-like situation did not stop Catholics in Myanmar to inaugurate the synodal journey on October 17. But the faithful in Myanmar’s Chin State could not join the online service of the opening ceremony of the synodal process.

Catholic children in the archdiocese of Yangon and diocese of Mawlamyaine took part in the ‘One Million Children Praying the Rosary’ Campaign on October 18. Missionary Childhood Association in Myanmar led the rosary campaign focusing on worldwide unity and peace.

n an effort to explain Pope Francis’ vision for the Synod on Synodality for his flock, Cardinal Timothy Dolan's homily Sunday offered seven “non-negotiables” that Jesus intended for the Church.

In the wake of Iraq’s parliamentary elections, the Chaldean Catholic Patriarch urges Iraqi politicians to be rational and calm tensions in order to break the political gridlock as parties jockey for influence.

A new and updated version of the Pope’s prayer app helps the faithful pray for a synodal Church.

Three Kachin Baptist pastors facing a lawsuit for organizing prayers for peace were among more than 5,000 prisoners freed in Myanmar under a general amnesty granted to more than 5,000 political prisoners.

The 49th Social Week of Italian Catholics kicks off in the southern city of Taranto on 21 October dedicated to the theme: "The planet we hope for - environment, work, future. #tuttoèconnesso (everything is linked)”. Drawing inspiration from Pope Francis' encyclical Laudato si', discussions will also focus on virtuous realities that adopt a vision for an integral ecology in entrepreneurial, administrative, community and personal realms.

Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin delivers a video message on behalf of Pope Francis to participants at the Women’s Forum G20 Italy discussing the theme “A She-covery for all, Uniting Power with purpose for a new Inclusive Leadership.”

Cardinal Oswald Gracias appealed to every Catholic faithful to transform the Church in India to a Synodal Church.

Archbishop Dal Toso encourages church leaders to bring the Gospel to cultures without imposing anything