The 12th Plenary Assembly of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences (FABC) concluded on July 26 with a solemn Eucharistic celebration at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption in Jakarta, sending bishops and delegates back to their local Churches with a renewed commitment to synodality and bridge-building across Asia.
The popular devotional music reality show Gospel Singer has returned for its second season as part of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations of the Catholic Diocese of Indore in central India, marking a significant milestone for the nationwide Catholic talent competition.
Bishop Sean Buslig Mejia was ordained bishop and installed as the third Apostolic Vicar of Tabuk in the northern Philippines during a solemn Eucharistic celebration at St. William’s Cathedral in Tabuk City, Kalinga Province, on June 2.
St. Eugene’s Parish in Quetta, the capital of Balochistan Province in southwestern Pakistan, celebrated the feast of St. Eugene de Mazenod and inaugurated the parish observance of the Jubilee Year of St. Francis of Assisi on May 29.
Catholic entrepreneurs from across Goa, a coastal state on India's western coast, gathered on May 28 for the 175th Business Conference of Goa Dimensions South Zone, held at a hotel in Margao, the commercial hub of South Goa.
Catholics in Manipur, a northeastern Indian state that has experienced ethnic violence and social unrest since 2023, gathered for the All-Manipur Rosary Prayer Day for Peace on June 1 at St. Mary’s Parish in Punanamei, under the Archdiocese of Imphal.
A Catholic nun who survived the anti-Christian violence that swept through Kandhamal district in the eastern Indian state of Odisha in 2007–2008 has celebrated 25 years of religious life, inspiring the faithful with her witness of faith, forgiveness, and perseverance.
Catholics across the Archdiocese of Dhaka joined a six-hour Rosary prayer initiative on May 30, seeking peace for the world, the nation, and families amid ongoing global conflicts and social unrest.
A church-backed labor group has welcomed Pope Leo XIV's newly released encyclical on artificial intelligence while urging stronger protections for workers facing the growing impact of automation and digital technologies.
The International Shrine of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage in the Philippines will join Pope Leo XIV in a worldwide Rosary prayer for peace on May 30, according to reports from Vatican News.
A new film on the life of Redemptorist priest Fr. Rosaleo “Rudy” Romano is being produced by the Redemptorist Philippines Cebu Province, 41 years after his abduction in Cebu City in the central Philippines.
Immaculate Conception Cathedral of the diocese of Darjeeling, in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal, organized a blood donation camp on May 24 to support the district hospital blood bank facing a shortage of supply.
Radio Veritas Asia expanded its outreach in Myanmar with the launch of Akha and Kayan language services on Pentecost Sunday, May 24, at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Yangon, the country’s largest city and commercial center.
Archbishop Benny Mario Travas of Karachi, southern Pakistan, administered the Sacrament of Confirmation to 103 candidates during a pastoral visit to St. John’s Parish in Karachi, on May 22.
Fr. Bolmax Pereira, a Catholic priest, environmental activist, and educator from Goa on India’s western coast, died of a heart attack on May 26 at the age of 50.
Young Lives Myanmar officially launched its ninth formation batch on May 20 at the compound of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Myanmar in Sanchaung Township, Yangon, Myanmar’s largest city and commercial center.
St. Dymphna National Institute of Wellness, an initiative of the Catholic Mental Health Ministry (CMHM) under the Office for Healthcare of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI), celebrated its third anniversary along with the graduation ceremony of the fourth batch of the Shalom Wellness Programme in Bengaluru, the capital city of Karnataka state in southern India, on May 24.
The Bangladesh Catholic Students’ Movement (BCSM) organized an environmental awareness program for students at Holy Child Ideal School in Gazipur, an industrial district north of Dhaka in central Bangladesh, on May 26.
Caritas Philippines condemned the mass cutting of decades-old trees along Quirino Avenue in Manila, describing it as an “act of ecological violence” and calling on authorities to immediately halt the activity.
Eight Salesian seminarians from the Philippines, India, Myanmar, Timor-Leste, and Papua New Guinea were ordained deacons on May 23 at the Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Mary Help of Christians in Parañaque City, Metro Manila, Philippines.
A two-day formation seminar in northern Bangladesh brought together women religious from different congregations to deepen their commitment to consecrated life and strengthen community relationships amid evolving pastoral and social challenges.
