Catholic bishops from across Indonesia’s Java region have called for economic development initiatives that protect the environment, strengthen local communities, and uphold human dignity, emphasizing that care for creation is an essential part of the Church’s mission.
The Council of the International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC) elected Christine Nathan from India as the new president. She is the first ICMC president from Asia.
Pope Francis on June 1 named three cardinals from Asia as members of the Vatican’s Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments.
On May 26, 2022, Xaverian priests and others in Bangladesh held a memorial Mass for the late Father Attilio Boscato, an Italian Xaverian missionary, who served 48 years in Khulna and Mymensingh dioceses.
The Society of the Missionaries of St. Francis Xavier (Society of Pilar) is thrilled about having 19 new priests, who were ordained across India in May, including five priests who are “only sons” of their parents.
Archbishop Dom Virgilio do Carmo da Silva of Dili thought that Pope Francis's decision to appoint him a cardinal was a gift from God to the people and church of Timor-Leste.
