A one-day seminar for rural women was held under the theme “Empowered to Empower” at Infant Jesus Church, Bolpur, West Bengal, eastern India, on July 4, 2025.
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) has expressed deep sorrow and solidarity in the wake of the tragic crash of Air India Flight AI171 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, on the afternoon of June 12, 2025.
The Catholic Church in Bangladesh joyfully commemorated Pentecost Sunday with a special Eucharistic celebration and the solemn inauguration of the Jubilee Cross at St. Francis Xavier’s Church in Foilzana, part of the Diocese of Rajshahi, on June 8.
The Jesuit Youth Ministry of South Asia, in collaboration with the Patna Jesuit Youth Commission, has a five-day Youth Animation Training Program from May 4-9, 2025, at Atmadarshan, Patna, capital of the eastern Indian state of Bihar.
The Commission for Canon Law and Other Legislative Texts of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) officially inaugurated a one-year “Diploma Course in Canon Law for a Synodal Church” on June 7, 2025.
On the occasion of International Children's Rights Day, the Catholic Community in Cambodia, together with the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue of the Holy See and both Mahanikay and Thommayut Buddhist communities, calls urgently for an end to the ongoing war in Gaza on June 1.
The successor of Pope Francis must be one who would work for unity among nations and within the Catholic Church itself, said Cardinal William Goh, Archbishop of Singapore.
On June 8, The Straits Times released a video interview with Cardinal William Goh, where the Archbishop of Singapore recounted his first experience voting in a papal conclave and reflected on how it contrasted with the film The Conclave.
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines, through the Episcopal Commission on Evangelization and Catechesis, and the Archdiocese of Manila are convening the Eleventh Philippine Conference on New Evangelization (PCNE XI) on 18-20 July 2025 at the University of Santo Tomas.
On June 8, 2025, Holy Cross Family Ministries Bangladesh held the distinct honor of facilitating a special session during the 10th Khulna Diocesan Youth Day at Saint Joseph’s Cathedral in Khulna.
Caritas Internationalis, a Vatican-based confederation of Catholic relief, development, and social services organizations, was awarded the "Human Dignity Award" from Nanzan University, a Catholic university in Nagoya, Japan, on June 7.
The Barishal Catholic Diocese in Bangladesh celebrated Laudato Si’ Day in an inter-religious gathering organized by the diocesan Commission for Justice and Peace at the Bishop’s House hall room on June 4.
Bishop Olivier Schmitthaeusler, Apostolic Vicar of Phnom Penh, called on the faithful to follow the example of Blessed Carlo Acutis during the solemn blessing of a new altar at St. Michael’s Parish in Sihanoukville, Cambodia, marking the church’s 60th anniversary on June 7.
In a historic declaration, the Vatican has officially recognized the Eucharistic sign manifested at Christ the King Parish, Vilakkannur, in Kerala, India, on May 31.
