The Examiner, the Catholic newsweekly of the Archdiocese of Bombay, marked the 60th World Day of Social Communications with a writers’ workshop titled Ink and Inspiration, reflecting on the theme “Preserving Human Voices and Faces” in an era increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence.
On Dec 20, 2025, the Growing Special Education School (GSES) in Phnom Penh, Cambodia held an official ceremony to receive a donation of 100 million Cambodian Riel from Yeo’s, a Singaporean beverage company with offices and a strong market presence in Cambodia.
Church leaders and members of the Christian community in Pakistan’s Sindh Province have welcomed the provincial government’s decision to grant a two-day Christmas holiday, calling it a significant and inclusive step that allows Christians to celebrate the feast without interruption.
In a recently published Christmas message, Filipe Neri Cardinal Ferrão, Archbishop of Goa and Daman and President of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC), urged the faithful in Asia to “become instruments of transformation, bringing peace to a disturbed world.”
The Punjab provincial government in Pakistan has launched a “Christmas Cleaning Plan 2025” to clean and wash churches, church surroundings, Christian colonies, and public parks in preparation for Christmas celebrations across Lahore, Multan, and other cities in the province.
At “Sadbhav Christmas,” an interfaith gathering organized by the Society of Pilar, the story of Christmas, titled “Cradle of Light,” was beautifully narrated through the traditional Indian dance form of Bharatanatyam.
Archbishop Joseph Arshad of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Islamabad–Rawalpindi has called on the people of Pakistan’s twin cities to unite through love, forgiveness, mutual respect, and service, in order to build a peaceful and hatred-free society.
On December 21, 2025, around 2,300 children gathered for a joyful Christmas celebration at St. Mary of the Smile Parish in Takeo Province, southern Cambodia.
The recent decision of two Filipino priests, Fr. Flavie Villanueva and Fr. Roberto Reyes, to join civil society groups in filing a plunder complaint against Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte on December 12 has sparked intense public debate.
On December 14, the Senapati District Catholic Union (SDCU), in collaboration with the Archdiocese of Imphal, organized a historic Eucharistic Procession in the district headquarters town of Senapati, Manipur, in eastern India.
The Catholic Church in the Philippines has endorsed a stage play aimed at raising awareness about mental health and wellness, hoping to empower individuals and communities to respond with compassion and support.
Beyond recovery from the recent floods, Sri Lanka must also confront its long, standing environmental and ethnic challenges, said Bishop Gnanapragasam Anthonypillai, placing the disaster within a broader national context.
Among Indonesia’s national figures who worked quietly yet decisively to help resolve the mass communal violence in Ambon, Maluku (1999–2002) was Bishop Petrus Canisius Mandagi, MSC, then Bishop of the Diocese of Amboina.
Religious leaders in Pakistan have strongly condemned the terrorist attack on members of the Jewish community at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, and expressed deep solidarity with the victims and their families.
The Manipur Catholic Youth Organisation (MCYO) organized a mega Eucharistic Convention under the theme “Do This in Remembrance of Me” from December 12 to 14 at St. John Bosco Parish, Senapati, in the northeastern Indian state of Manipur.
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul seeks to deepen the spiritual lives of its members and bear witness to Christ by sharing love with those who suffer. Its mission is to fight poverty, alleviate suffering, and serve all people regardless of caste, creed, color, or origin.
Caritas Indonesia, together with its nationwide diocesan network, has mobilized humanitarian assistance for communities affected by flash floods, landslides, and extreme weather across Sumatra.
A Catholic clergy organization has thrown its support behind two priests who say they are being harassed following their participation in a plunder complaint filed against Vice President Sara Duterte of the Philippines.
On December 16, Caritas Cambodia distributed 27 tons of rice to 1,105 displaced families currently staying at safety centers in Bavel District, Battambang Province, in southwestern Cambodia, about 350 kilometers from the capital, Phnom Penh
The two huge Christmas trees in front of the sanctuary in the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd are slowly seeing star-shaped objects hanging on their branches. However, instead of these being mere ornaments, they are actually thanksgiving prayers or petitions.
