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Sister Vandana Fernandes was elected the Superior General of the Rome-based Ursulines of Mary Immaculate (UMI) congregation on October 4.

Pastoral leaders worry that students in rural Myanmar may get married even before their official age because schools and learning centers are closed due to the pandemic. The leaders say some students already contracted marriage who were below the mandated age.

Myanmar youth did not expect acknowledgment for reaching out during the third wave of the pandemic and amid political turmoil.

A new book written by Bangladeshi Cardinal Patrick D'Rozario was released by Archbishop of Bejoy N. D'Cruze of Dhaka at the Catholic Bishops' Conference (CBCB) Center in Mohammadpur, Dhaka, on October 1.

Environmental activists and Ecological Observation and Wetlands Conservation (Ecoton) have built a plastic museum with 3F (Fish Fersus Flastic) in Gersik, East Java Province of Indonesia.

The Catholic Church must be with the people, not on the side of the rulers and the powerful.

Religious leaders from different faiths met at the Vatican on October 5 to discuss education on World Teachers’ Day.

The world’s largest gathering of Catholic young people will take place on Aug. 1-6, 2023.

Young African professionals engage in dialogue and reflection on being agents of change inspired by Pope Francis’ call for economic justice and an economy that leaves no one behind.

The Congregation for Catholic Education is set to release three documents to assist Catholic schools and universities in putting into practice the Global Compact on Education, which aims to revitalize the Church’s commitment to young people.

Pope Francis prays for the people of Myanmar, that they might find peace after years of conflict and persecution.

Christians in Afghanistan have been fleeing the cities to escape the Taliban, according to partners of Release International. Many Christians who remain are trapped inside the country, unable to leave through closed borders.

Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, SDB, President, Federation of Asian Bishops Conferences (FABC), will inaugurate a new mobile app for Radio Veritas Asia at St. Mary’s Cathedral, Yangon, Myanmar, October 11.

In a message to the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences Pope Francis points to the spirit of poverty as the way to ensure the happiness of individuals and peoples.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo says Catholics can adapt quickly as he officially opened the Ecclesiastical Choir Fest (PESPARANI) in Jakarta on October 2.

In a report, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expresses concern that Myanmar's crisis could develop into a large-scale disaster.

Pope Francis has sent a video message to a meeting of a group of Argentinian judges who strive for social justice in line with his teachings.

Nearly 1,000 people in Chin state seek refuge from the military's indiscriminate attacks on civilian homes

Election period will reveal Filipinos' true identity, says Bishop Bagaforo

Pope Francis on Friday urged a youth-led movement, which aims to tackle the world’s food crisis by transforming global food systems, not to tire in working together to ensure that everyone can afford a dignified life.