Filipe Neri Cardinal Ferrão, Archbishop of Goa and Daman in western India and president of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC), has called for a renewed approach to priestly formation, urging seminaries to prepare future priests for the complex human and pastoral realities of ministry.
The wartime witness of Sybil Kathigasu, a Catholic nurse who endured torture rather than betray resistance fighters during the Japanese occupation of Malaysia, is being highlighted as part of efforts to promote her Cause for beatification and canonization.
A Catholic parish in Punjab province, eastern Pakistan. has signed an agreement with a local college to provide tuition concessions for Christian and other minority students, seeking to expand access to higher secondary education for young people from low-income families.
As heavy rains and flooding affect parts of the Diocese of Parañaque, in Metro Manila, Philippines, the Church is calling on parishes to remain vigilant, mobilize assistance and give special attention to vulnerable communities.
Catholic priests in Nigeria have opposed the federal government’s plan to include Benue State in a pilot national ranching program, warning that the initiative could threaten ancestral lands and worsen tensions between farming communities and pastoralists.
A Catholic parish in Goa, western India, celebrated Independence Day with traditional games, music, food and cultural activities, bringing generations together and encouraging young people to take a more active role in parish life.
Caritas Indonesia is maintaining a Level III (Orange) emergency status as it strengthens its humanitarian response one day after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Flores, mobilizing volunteers, humanitarian posts and relief assistance across four affected dioceses.
Catholic dioceses, parishes, religious communities and healthcare institutions across Pakistan marked the country’s 79th Independence Day on August 14 with celebrations highlighting national unity, youth empowerment, interfaith dialogue and public service.
Caritas Indonesia has mobilized dioceses, parishes and volunteers to assist communities affected by a magnitude 7.7 earthquake that struck Flores Island in eastern Indonesia early Saturday, August 15.
The Indonesian Catholic Community Forum (FMKI) is marking its 28th anniversary on Aug 15, by renewing its commitment to democracy, human rights, social justice and the common good amid growing challenges in the country’s public life.
A powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Indonesia’s Flores Island in eastern Indonesia early Saturday, August 15, killing at least 20 people, injuring several others and triggering a temporary tsunami warning as authorities launched rescue and emergency operations.
Ten members of the Daughters of Charity have celebrated 25 years of religious life, marking their Silver Jubilee with a Eucharistic celebration focused on gratitude, faith and continued service to people on the margins of society.
The Assam Christian Forum has welcomed the Government of India’s decision to refer the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, to a Joint Parliamentary Committee, describing the move as an opportunity for wider consultation and careful legislative scrutiny.
A surge in rat infestation is destroying crops and threatening food security for Indigenous farming communities in Bangladesh’s southeastern hill district of Rangamati, where many families depend on seasonal agriculture for their survival.
Archbishop Sebastian Francis Shaw has urged young Catholics in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province to deepen their lives through Scripture, prayer and the sacraments as they respond to their baptismal call to mission.
A young Indigenous Catholic photographer from Bangladesh is using visual storytelling to preserve the heritage of his community and draw attention to growing threats to their ancestral homeland.
U.S. Ambassador to Bangladesh Brent T. Christensen joined religious leaders and community representatives for an interfaith dialogue during a visit to Gournadi Catholic Church in the Diocese of Barishal, southern Bangladesh, on August 10.
Pope Leo XIV has sent an initial emergency contribution of €100,000 to dioceses in Colombia affected by a powerful earthquake that struck the western part of the South American country, Vatican News reported.
Pope Leo XIV has urged women and men religious to strengthen communion, embrace the diversity of their charisms and help young people discern their vocation as they confront what he called the “globalization of indifference and of powerlessness.”
Sr. Simona Brambilla, the first woman to head a major Vatican dicastery, will deliver the keynote address at a gathering of Catholic religious leaders in the Philippines in September.
Bishop Samson Shukardin, President of the Pakistan Catholic Bishops’ Conference and Bishop of Hyderabad, has called for electoral reforms, greater political representation and equal constitutional rights for religious minorities during a National Minorities Day conference in Hyderabad, southern Pakistan.
