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Across the Philippines, one of the most beloved Marian feasts is the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, a title honored by countless churches and communities throughout the country.

Major Philippine news organizations issued coordinated calls for accountability on December 9 as the country marked International Anti-Corruption Day, amplifying public concern over the ongoing social and economic damage caused by corruption, including recently raised allegations of large-scale irregularities in flood-control projects.

At a time when Pope Leo has repeatedly urged global leaders to ensure that artificial intelligence serves the cause of human dignity and peace, the Office of Social Communications of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC-OSC) is organizing its 2025 Bishops’ Meet in Hong Kong with a renewed call to address the pastoral, ethical, and spiritual challenges posed by AI.

The Great Pilgrimage of Hope (GPH) may have ended, but its message continues to echo across Asia. If the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC) describes the Church as one “in dialogue for mission,” GPH 2025 makes it clear who will help drive that mission forward: the youth.

Nearly a year after its inauguration, St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Behiang, under the Archdiocese of Imphal in northeast India, welcomed two Ursuline Sisters from the Pune Province who will begin a new mission in this Indo–Myanmar border village.

As Sri Lanka continues to grapple with the vast destruction caused by Cyclone Ditwah, the Catholic Church has renewed its appeal for compassion, unity, and sustained relief efforts.

In Hutagodang Village, South Tapanuli Regency of North Sumatra Province, Indonesia, the smell of mud still hangs heavy in the air.

Bishop Jude Nishantha Silva visits flood- and landslide-affected communities in Madulsima and Lunugala on December 7.

A Pakistani Pastor was shot and killed by an unidentified assailant on December 5 in Gujranwala, Pakistan.

The Association of Indonesian Religious Men and Women in the Eternal City (IRRIKA) held its Advent Retreat on December 7, drawing approximately 90 members to the Collegio del Verbo Divino in Rome.

Representatives of diplomatic missions in Singapore pinned a miniature flag of their countries onto a “Tree of Peace” during a choral concert, symbolising their nation’s commitment to work for peace, as well as their hopes for peace for their people.

In a solemn ceremony held at Kimco Chapel on Mindanao Avenue, Quezon City, twelve young women professed their First Religious Profession as members of the Franciscan Daughters of Saint Elisabeth on December 6, 2025.

The Great Pilgrimage of Hope, held in Penang, Malaysia, from November 27 to 30, brought renewed focus to a fundamental truth of Christian life: mission is not the task of a few, but the identity of every baptized believer.

The Radio Veritas Asia (RVA) Bengali Service celebrated its annual Listener Meet, RVA Day, and the Jubilee Year of the Birth of Jesus Christ with great joy and festivity on December 5 at the Archbishop T. A. Ganguly Hall in Luxmibazar, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

The 2025 Confirmation students of St. Anthony’s Church, Vakola, Mumbai, western India, launched a Care for Creation initiative, demonstrating how faith can inspire meaningful action for the environment.

As Sri Lanka continues to reel from the destruction caused by severe flooding, the nation mourns the death of a devoted Catholic Air Force pilot who gave his life while trying to save others.

We were invited to look upon Asia not as a “land to be conquered,” but as a home, in the spirit of the FABC, where the “Seeds of the Word” are already present within its cultures and religions.

Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle’s keynote address, “Going a Different Way as Renewed Pilgrims of Hope”, on the opening day of the Great Pilgrimage of Hope in Penang, Malaysia, was not just an opening speech.

The state-funded renovation of one of Pakistan’s oldest churches, Christ Church, under the jurisdiction of the Anglican Diocese of Hyderabad, began on December 2, 2025.

The Archdiocese of Raipur, in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh, completed a historic 14-day Eucharistic Yatra, a spiritual pilgrimage that traversed 72 parishes and mission stations.