Thirteen days after northern Cebu was battered by a 6.9-magnitude earthquake with Bogo City identified as the epicenter, another strong tremor struck the same area at 1:06 a.m. on October 13, 2025.
The Indian Catholic Press Association (ICPA) held its 61st Annual General Body Meeting and 30th National Convention of Christian Journalists at Inigo Sadan, Pune, in the western Indian state of Maharashtra, from 19 to 21 September 2025.
The Widya Mandira Catholic University (UNWIRA) in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara Province (NTT), has installed Fr. Stefanus Lio, SVD, as its new rector for the 2025–2029 term.
Christians in Assam gathered at the Sacred Heart Cathedral Parish, Dibrugarh, to mourn the passing of Zubeen Garg, the renowned singer, composer, actor, and filmmaker whose influence spanned both secular and sacred music.
Two new books, Christian Living and Reforming the Law, Renewing the Church, were released during the golden jubilee celebrations of St. Peter’s Pontifical Institute, Bengaluru. His Eminence Filipe Neri Cardinal Ferrao unveiled the volumes and presented the first copies to 14 Archbishops and Bishops attending the event.
The 6th International Mime Festival at the Teacher-Student Centre (TSC) of the University of Dhaka saw the official launch of a new book titled “Echoes of Silence: Exploring the Timeless Art of Mime”, written by Dr. Father Tapan Camillus De Rozario, a Catholic priest and professor at the University of Dhaka.
The Catholic Diocese of Beijing marked a historic day on September 19, 2025, with a solemn celebration at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Xishiku Cathedral).
On September 10, the Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong formally inaugurated the Diocesan Office for the Protection of Minors – St. Maria Goretti Center, with a solemn blessing ceremony led by Cardinal Stephen Chow Sau-yan, Bishop of Hong Kong, according to a report from Kung Kao Po, the official Catholic weekly newspaper of the Diocese of Hong Kong.
The Bishop of Agats, Mgr. Aloysius Murwito OFM has officially suspended the 38th Festival Asmat Pokman (FAP) 2025, following a violent incident against two members of the festival’s carving selection team in Youw District on August 16.
Even as Pope Leo XIV warned that the rapid development of artificial intelligence “raises deeper questions" on its use in forging a more authentic and human society, university lecturers and students in Singapore are grappling with potential pitfalls in its use in academia.
The Claretian Missionaries celebrated a historic milestone in the remote village of Lungthulien, in the northeastern Indian state of Manipur, with the Canonical Erection of St. Claret Parish and the Blessing of the New Presbytery
Bishops, Church leaders, and experts from across Asia have converged at the Baan Phu Waan Pastoral Training Center in Sampran, Thailand, for a weeklong seminar on Synodality, running from September 22 to 26, 2025.
The Parish of San Pascual Baylon and the National Shrine of Nuestra Señora de la Inmaculada Concepcion de Salambao in Bulacan, Philippines, has announced that it will return a Nissan Navara pick-up truck donated by former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) 1st District Engineer Henry Alcantara, following reports linking him to alleged corruption in government flood control projects.
The North Eastern Regional Youth Commission–India Catholic Youth Movement NorthEast (NERYC–ICYM-NE), in collaboration with the Manipur Catholic Youth Organisation (MCYO), successfully organized a three-day Catholic youth meet in the riot-affected Churachandpur District of Manipur, India, from September 20 to 22, 2025.
Singapore and 13 other small and medium-sized members of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) have established a partnership to support a rules-based multilateral trading system.
On September 20, the restored Colombo’s Historic Tomb and the Moorish Gateway were officially inaugurated at the Wari Christian Cemetery in Narinda, Old Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Cardinal Virgilio Pablo David, president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), called on young Filipinos to take a decisive role in building a just and peaceful society, as thousands gathered today for massive peace rallies marking the anniversary of the declaration of martial law.
On a bright September morning, the chapel of Christus Sacerdos Minor Seminary (SMCS) in Pematangsiantar, a city in North Sumatra, Indonesia, was filled with song.
On September 13, the Diocese of Zhoucun, located in Shandong Province, China, hosted a Bible Knowledge Contest with the theme “Word of Life” at Xigao Catholic Church in Boxing Parish.
The Western Region Migrant Commission of India convened a two-day meeting in Mumbai on Sept. 18–19, bringing together 20 members under the leadership of Bishop Bernard Lancy Pinto of Aurangabad, Chairman of the Commission, and Fr. Glasten Gonsalves, Regional Secretary.
