A wave of controversy has swept across Bangladesh following the government’s announcement that the long-standing lottery system for school admissions will be abolished.
Pope Leo XIV has challenged Christians who bear responsibility for war and armed conflict to undertake a serious examination of conscience, asking whether they have the humility to seek forgiveness through the Sacrament of Reconciliation.
Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims are visiting the Italian hill town of Assisi this month to venerate the relics of Francis of Assisi, whose bones are being displayed publicly to mark the 800th anniversary of his death.
Bishop Olivier Schmitthaeusler, Apostolic Vicar of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, paid tribute to the heroic sacrifice of Vietnamese priest François-Xavier Trương Bửu Diệp during a Mass marking the 80th anniversary of his death on March 12 at Plov Trey Parish.
The Dambana Eucharistic Hermitage, a contemplative Catholic community in Zambales, Philippines, is commemorating 25 years of prayer and service to the Church.
A new book titled “Salam and Shalom,” written by Mahinda Namal, was launched on March 8 at Kalutara Muslim Central College, in Kalutara South, about 40 km south of Colombo, highlighting efforts to strengthen interreligious dialogue in Sri Lanka.
The Catholic Church in Pakistan has welcomed the appointment of new bishops announced by Pope Leo XIV on March 10, 2026, bringing renewed leadership to the Archdiocese of Lahore and the Apostolic Vicariate of Quetta.
A Buddhist organization in Bangladesh is once again demonstrating interfaith solidarity by providing daily iftar meals to poor and fasting Muslims during the holy month of Ramadan.
India’s only Catholic Chief Minister, Conrad K. Sangma of Meghalaya, has reaffirmed his deep faith in God as he works to restore peace following recent violence in the northeastern Indian state.
A Catholic bishop has urged Filipino families and parishes to practice energy conservation and strengthen charitable programs as rising global oil prices, fueled by tensions in the Middle East, threaten to increase transportation costs and household expenses.
As renewed conflict continues to escalate in southern Lebanon, the country’s Foreign Minister has appealed to the Holy See for diplomatic support to preserve the Christian presence in border villages near Israel, Vatican News reports.
Archbishop Benny Mario Travis of the Catholic Archdiocese of Lahore, Pakistan, has issued strict guidelines on wedding photography in Church premises to uphold the dignity and sanctity of the Church and the Sacrament of Matrimony.
In an order issued on March 10, the Regional Trial Court in Pinamalayan, Oriental Mindoro, allowed the deferment of more than 500,000 pesos (about US$9,000) in filing fees that had previously been required from the petitioners.
A contemporary musical retelling of the Passion of Christ will take center stage during Holy Week 2026 in the Philippine province of Oriental Mindoro, as local artists present an original production titled “Deus Meus Quare?” (My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me?).
Church leaders in Pakistan have strongly condemned the suspicious death of Marqas Masih, a 22-year-old Christian youth whose body was found hanging at a farmhouse in Sargodha, about 240 kilometers south of Islamabad.
The Shrine of St. Anne in Thalawila, one of Sri Lanka’s major Catholic pilgrimage sites, celebrated its annual March feast on March 7–8, 2026, drawing large numbers of clergy, religious, and faithful.
Calls for nuclear restraint ring hollow when they come from countries that continue to maintain the capacity to destroy the world, Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David has warned, as renewed geopolitical tensions revive concerns about nuclear escalation.
A Maronite priest was killed on March 9 in the mountainous village of Qlayaa, Lebanon, while assisting parishioners whose home had been struck by an Israeli tank, according to Lebanese media reports and Vatican News.
A Catholic cultural and arts training institute in the historic city of Varanasi, northern India, has honoured a Catholic nun for her exceptional contributions to sacred music, hymn composition, and value-based dance dramas.
The Liturgy Committee of the Archdiocese of Bombay in western India held the Graduation Day ceremony for the Advanced Liturgy Ministry Course 2025–2026 on March 8 in Mumbai.
A Catholic bishop in the Philippines has urged the faithful to make peace a daily mission as he marked the 30th anniversary of his priestly ordination, reflecting on the need for reconciliation in both local communities and the wider world.
