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A forty-one-year-old Dominican priest was killed while listening to confession in the diocese of Kon Tum on January 29.

Pope Francis encouraged people to be open to the newness Jesus wants to bring in their daily lives and to cultivate the capacity to wonder.

On the occasion of the World Day for Consecrated Life, 2 February, the Vatican Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life has addressed a letter to the world’s consecrated men and women.

A group of 60 Chinese Christian refugees in South Korea are liable to face extradition after courts rejected their asylum applications.

A retired Catholic priest from Yangon archdiocese says the Marian devotion is necessary to re-animate faith amid the pandemic and political crisis.

Myanmar Archbishop Marco Tin Win of Mandalay offered mass with Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) on January 30. The prelate urged them not to lose hope and be cautious of viral news on social media.

Metropolitan Archbishop of Patna, Sebastian Kallupura, in a letter to all Church dignitaries in Bihar and neighbouring states, has officially cancelled the annual pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Divine Grace, Mokama, citing the covid-19 restrictions imposed by the Bihar government. The event was slated for February 6.

The death of a poet, philosopher and priest is mourned in south India.
Father A. Pitchaimuthu died on January 30 at Viruthachalam, Tamil Nadu, south India. He was 82.

The city of Louisville, Ky., is paying a local police officer a $75,000 settlement after he was suspended for praying outside an abortion clinic, according to the firm representing him.

The Christian community in India will observe Martyrs Day–the anniversary of the assassination of Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi—with nationwide fasting and prayers for the unity and progress of the country

Seoul Archdiocese in South Korea on January 28 ordained 23 new priests including three from missionary orders at Myeongdong Cathedral in the capital Seoul.

Tushar Gandhi, the grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, whom India reveres as 'The Father of the Nation,' has sent out an appeal to citizens as well as Christian clergy in India to sing the hymn "Abide with Me" as part of Church services on Sunday, January 30. Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated on this day in 1948.

An American Maryknoll missionary in the Philippines for the last 52 years is set to return to his home country on January 29. Father James H. Kroeger is the last Maryknoll missionary working in the Philippines to leave the southeast country.

At least three priests have died of Covid-19 in recent days in India.

Christian leaders met government officials to discuss issues and look forward to plausible solutions in the Indian state of Telangana on January 25.

How will the Catholic Church of Myanmar respond to the humanitarian crisis, especially food shortage crises, in 2022? The Catholic Church needs to show its leadership and role in rendering humanitarian assistance during these crises. For this reason, we call for this meeting to form the Diocesan Emergency Response Team 2022

An Indonesian bishop has reiterated saying every religion should be at the service of humanity. Addressing an interfaith event, Capuchin Bishop Adrianus Sunarko of Pangkalpinang said, “Faith in God should never conflict with humanity.”

A forty-one-year-old Catholic priest lost 46,000 Indian Rupees (USD 614.52) to a phone scam in the coastal Indian state of Goa.

As India celebrated its 73rd Republic Day, thirty-four eminent Indian personalities wrote a joint open letter to Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai expressing their concern over the "frequent violence against religious minorities" in the state.

An Indian priest in southern India was found dead in the rectory on January 25. He was 56.