The Archdiocese of Jakarta brought together 880 catechists from 66 parishes on October 31 for a celebration of Catechists’ Day, emphasizing their role not merely as teachers of Catholic doctrine but as companions who help people deepen their faith through dialogue, prayer and everyday experiences.
Archbishop John Rodrigues of Bombay has urged women leaders to embrace the Church’s synodal journey by listening attentively, remaining sensitive to the needs of others and becoming agents of positive change in their families, workplaces, society and the Church.
A Catholic parish in Central Java, Indonesia, marked its 100th anniversary with a Thanksgiving Mass on Saturday, September 26, calling the Catholic community to carry its century-old legacy into a new era of mission.
The Catholic Church in Bangladesh must listen more attentively to young people, families and people on the margins and involve them more fully in its life and mission, said Archbishop Bejoy N. D’Cruze of Dhaka during a national workshop on Synodality.
The relic of St. Francis of Assisi brought a morning of prayer to the sick, elderly and homebound on September 26, as the “Lakbay ni Francisco” (“The Journey of Francis”) pilgrimage continued at the Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception community in Maligaya Park, Novaliches, Quezon City, Philippines.
More than 300 students and 14 Daughters of Charity gathered at St. Catherine’s Convent in Raikia, in India’s eastern state of Odisha, on September 27 to celebrate the feast of St. Vincent de Paul and reflect on his legacy of service to the poor and marginalized.
A regional youth awareness seminar in Quetta urged Catholic young people to understand their fundamental rights, constitutional protections and civic responsibilities while taking an active role in building a peaceful and inclusive Pakistan.
About 200 men gathered at Xavier's Parish, Makhan, in northeastern India's Manipur state, for the Second Men's Seminar of the Archdiocese of Imphal, focusing on their roles as husbands, fathers and Catholics and their responsibilities toward the Church and society.
Sixty-six priests of the Diocese of Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh, southern India, took part in a five-day spiritual retreat from September 21 to 25 at the diocesan pastoral center, focusing on prayer, reflection and renewal for their priestly ministry.
Newly ordained Salesian priest Fr. Faraz Darshan, SDB, 29, celebrated his first Thanksgiving Mass on September 21 at the Don Bosco Technical and Youth Center in Lahore. The gathering brought together community members, clergy, and youth following his formal reception at the center.
A simple act of planting a tree became a lesson in caring for creation for hundreds of young people as Caritas Bangladesh distributed and planted 500 saplings during a tree-plantation program at the Bangladesh Rehabilitation and Assistance Center for Addicts (BARACA) campus in Kamalapur, Savar, near capital city Dhaka on September 24.
Catholic parishes in Vietnam marked the traditional Mid-Autumn Festival with Masses, lantern processions, lion dances, handicraft workshops and activities for children, combining a major Vietnamese cultural celebration with faith formation and community life.
Catholic bishops from across Vietnam gathered on September 21-24 for their second regular meeting of 2026 at the Bishop's House in Thai Binh, northern Vietnam, discussing pastoral priorities and preparations for the 500th anniversary of the arrival of the Gospel in the country.
About eight young people from Don Bosco Youth Services (DBYS), Matunga, Mumbai, planted indigenous mangroves at Uttan, a coastal area in the northern outskirts of Mumbai, on September 25 as part of their Season of Creation activities.
Children in a remote village in northeastern India and catechism students in Houston, Texas, are building a friendship across continents through handwritten letters, drawings and shared faith.
The Northern Regional Family Commission of the Catholic Church in India launched a new website on September 24 to provide pastoral resources and support for couples and families across the region.
Newly beatified Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen saw the Church’s solidarity with the poor and vulnerable as essential to its missionary witness, telling the Second Vatican Council that only a Church “wounded by poverty” could convert a doubting world, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle said at Sheen’s beatification Mass in St. Louis.
Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle described Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen as a “porter to the house of God” who saw himself not as the owner of the people he evangelized but as a humble servant entrusted with leading them to Christ.
Indian Church leaders from nine dioceses in northern India gathered for a seminar on ecumenism and dialogue, focusing on practical ways to strengthen relations with people of other religions and promote Christian unity at the regional and diocesan levels.
Divine Word missionary Fr. Vicente Castro, SVD, who spent six decades serving the Church as a missionary, theologian, mentor and community builder, died early September 25 in Quezon City, the Philippines. He was 85.
An Indonesian documentary on Jesuit philosopher Fr. Franz Magnis-Suseno, SJ, explores the intellectual and personal journey of the German-born priest and his decades-long engagement with Indonesian society, philosophy, faith and public life.
