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The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) will discuss the results of the Synod of Synodality during its plenary assembly in July, according to one of its officials.

The feast day of Saint John the Baptist, the patron and forerunner of Tumilia Parish under the Archdiocese of Dhaka, was celebrated with great spiritual fervor on June 20.

Singapore ranked 6th in the Global Peace Index 2025, a measure of global peacefulness produced by the Institute for Economics and Peace, covering 163 independent states and territories.

A mob of 2000 people attacked Christians in a village in the eastern Indian state of Odisha on June 21.

On June 22, 2025, the Janseva Society of Tala, a religious non-profit run by the SVD priests, commemorated World Environment Day by distributing and planting 1,200 saplings across villages of the Katkari tribal community in Raigad district, in the western Indian state of Maharashtra.

Caritas Philippines has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) with the goal of strengthening their anti-poverty and empowerment programs for marginalized communities.

Various faith leaders took part in celebrating International Yoga Day at Red Fort Delhi on June 21.

The Archdiocese of Dhaka, in partnership with the Bhawal Regional Pastoral Council, held a day-long Justice and Peace training seminar for lay leaders at Tumilia Parish in Gazipur on June 21.

In a powerful display of Catholic faith and local tradition, thousands of faithful in the Diocese of Ruteng, Flores, Indonesia gathered to celebrate the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi).

In an international seminar held in Italy, participants representing priests, nuns, religious brothers and laity envisioned to promote peace and justice.

On the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Japan (CBCJ) issued a powerful declaration reaffirming their unwavering commitment to the abolition of nuclear weapons.

The members of the Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd have trained mothers in their adopted communities in processing vegetables into pickles.

The Diocese of Antipolo, in the Philippines, has warmly welcomed the World Youth Day symbols, which are currently on pilgrimage across the National Capital Region.

Attacks on Christians in India are on the rise, says the United Christian Forum (UCF), a New Delhi-based ecumenical body.

The CCBI Centre in Bangalore hosted the solemn installation of Rev. Dr. Patrick Mathias, SDB, as the new Secretary of the CCBI Bible Commission, and Rev. Sr. Margarita Dias, SCB, as the new Associate Director for Communio (Training and Programmes).

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The Serviam Catholic Community Foundation, Inc. will hold a one-day servant leadership conference in Manila on Saturday, July 12.

On the fifth anniversary of the deadly Galwan Valley clash, the Catholic community in Odisha’s Kandhamal district remembered and honored one of their own, Chandrakanta Pradhan, the only Catholic among the 20 Indian soldiers who died defending the nation in 2020 at Bearpanga, Odisha, on June 16.

The Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth (SFN) joyfully marked 90 years of devoted service with a solemn Eucharistic celebration titled “Yatra Bhorvanxeachi, Vakhann’nni Devachi” (A Journey of Hope, in Praise to God) at Holy Family Convent, Sancoale, on June 16.

A solemn candlelight prayer service was held in front of the Marian Grotto at Sacred Heart Cathedral, New Delhi, on Saturday evening to remember and pray for the victims of the tragic Air India Flight 171 crash on June 14.