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From 18 to 25 January 2023, the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Christians from all over the world belonging to different traditions and confessions, gather spiritually in prayer for the unity of the Church. The theme for 2023 is “Do Good; Seek Justice” (Isaiah, 1:17).

The world’s oldest person, French nun Sister André, died at 118. She died on Tuesday, January 17, at 2 AM local time.

The new International Hmong Training Center for the catechists will form Hmong catechists to serve the Hmong people. The Center was sponsored by Hmong communities in Thailand and around the world.

Myanmar priests reached the Catholics in the remote area amid the crises for the Christmas tour on December 28. Due to hard roads, priests seldom arrive there. There are no nearby homes, only two catholic families.

History says that, the great annual popular Marian Pilgrimage at Nobai Bottola is held in remembrance of saving help of our Lady as “Protectress” (Rokkhakarini Ma, in Bangla) in 1971.

In Cebu Philippines, more than 3 million devotees have joined the solemn foot procession for Santo Niño de Cebu. Devotees brought their Sto Niño image for the blessing in Cebu, Philippines

Among the charred remains of the building of Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church, the body of Father Isaac Achi was found on January 15, said the Catholic Diocese of Minna.  

Fr. Casper J Miller, S.J. came to Nepal in 1958 and spent 65 years of his life serving the people of remote and urban Nepal till his last breath.

Pope Francis announced the date of an Ecumenical Prayer Vigil for Synod to take place in St Peter's Square on September 30 at his traditional angelus message. The Pope announced the date of the Ecumenical Prayer Vigil in connection with the traditional Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, which occurs every year from January 18 to 25.

Father Patrick Nawlang Zau Jat Aung has taken charge as the new coordinator of Radio Veritas Asia RVA Kachin-Jinghpaw Service from the former coordinator Father Patrick Gawmaw Hkawng Yae on January 13 at St. Columban, Aung Nan Radio Veritas Office, Myitkyina, Myanmar.

Sri Lankan Supreme Court has ruled that Former President and the police and intelligence chiefs have violated the fundamental rights of the victims by failing to act to prevent the Easter Sunday attacks in 2019 despite receiving intelligence information.

Archbishop Marco Tin Win of Mandalay Archdiocese inaugurated the first Prayer Hill of the Mandalay Archdiocese at St. Theresa Parish, Chin Nyaung Pin Thar, Myanmar, on January 1. The Calvary Hill is the first “Prayer Hill” in the Archdiocese of Mandalay.

Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Bosco Puthur and appointed Father John Panamthottathil of the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (CMI) congregation as the new bishop of St. Thomas Syro-Malabar Diocese of Melbourne, Australia.

Pope Francis thanked the Italian police for their service for security around the Vatican at the audience with the Vatican Inspectorate of Public Security. “For all this, I heartily reiterate my esteem and appreciation for your helpfulness and for your dedicated and professional service,” the Pope says.

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The Catholicos-Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East, Mar Awa III, visited Major Archbishop Cardinal George Alencherry at the Major Archiepiscopal Curia, Mount St. Thomas, in Kochi Kerala.

In the annual seminar for priests of the Rajshahi diocese in Bangladesh,
Bishop Gervas Rozario told that Synodality is about “raising awareness among people on how we can journey together on the path of life."  

In an incident at Karachi's Jinnah International Airport last week, a Christian security officer was threatened with blasphemy charges by another employee for stopping a vehicle that did not have the necessary documents to enter the cargo area.

Global Winners of the Syro-Malabar Mission Quest, an online quiz competition on the mission, announced. The winners were chosen from over 10,000 participants from the 35 Syro-Malabar Dioceses worldwide.

In his telegram message, Pope Francis said, “I am sad for the news of the passing of the Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Secretariat of the Economy.” Cardinal Pell died in Rome on January 10, following cardiac complications after hip surgery.