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Archbishop Emeritus Pascal Topno SJ of Bhopal passed away in the early hours of Sunday, April 6, 2025, at 12:30 am at Holy Family hospital in Ambikapur in Chhattisgarh.

Radio Veritas Asia Bengali service and Episcopal Commission for Youth jointly arranged Pilgrimage of Hope seminar for youth at Christian Communication Centre in Bangladesh on April 5.

A life coach on Positive Living in collaboration with “Hangad” and the Jesuit Music Ministry launches his newest album dubbed “Misa ng Pag-Asa” on April 12, 2 p.m. at The Church of the Gesù at Ateneo de Manila University.

In his 2025 Lenten-Easter Pastoral Letter titled “Ecological Conversion: Caring for Creation, Bringing Hope,” Bishop Maksimus Regus of the Diocese of Labuan Bajo called on the faithful to embrace ecological responsibility as a vital expression of Christian discipleship.

Amid the solemn journey of Lent, Bishop Maksimus Regus of Labuan Bajo brought a message of hope and renewal to detainees at the West Manggarai Police Headquarters, leading the Way of the Cross in a moving act of compassion and pastoral care.

In a landmark moment for Catholic digital evangelization, the Archdiocesan Commission for Social Communications of the Archdiocese of Madras-Mylapore hosted its first General Body Meeting titled "Faith and Future" at the JD Academy of Excellence in Santhome on March 30.

In the eastern Indian state of Odisha, police officers beat up at least two Catholic priests severely and looted the church on March 22.

Don’t turn children with autism into a business,” urged Many Phok, director of the Growing Special Education School (GSES), as she delivered a heartfelt message to over 1,000 attendees during the World Autism Awareness Day event at Jesus Child Parish in Boeung Tumpun on April 2 in Phnom Penh.

The recent earthquake has not extinguished hope, says Archbishop Marco Tin Win of Mandalay, Myanmar.

The Archdiocese of Lipa, Philippines, is to host the 2nd National Conference on Eucharist on April 5.

Udumala Bala's solemn installation as the new Archbishop of Visakhapatnam marked a historic moment for the Archdiocese of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India.

The Samarinda Ministry of Religious Affairs Office in East Borneo Province refused to recommend the construction of a Toraja Christian Church building, despite having fully accomplished the requirements in the past 10 years.

Fr. Arul Carasala, a priest in the US with Indian origin, was shot dead Thursday at his parish refectory in Seneca.

Radio Veritas Asia's Myanmar listeners and producers have shared harrowing accounts of the severe hardships faced by the people following a devastating earthquake, ongoing conflicts, and critical shortages of food and water.

Indian interfaith religious leaders offered collective prayers for global peace and harmony.

Caritas Japan, the Catholic Church’s social development agency, has started accepting donations for “Myanmar Earthquake Relief.”

Serving as a parish priest and a diocesan administrator since 2014, Fr. Ronald Anthony Parco Timoner was named by Pope Francis as the new bishop of the Diocese of Pagadian, a statement issued by the Vatican Press Office on April 3 (Manila time).

The Divine Word College of Calapan (DWCC) on Wednesday, April 2, officially signed a partnership agreement for the Candidates’ Forum for the 2025 Midterm Elections.

CITY OF CALAPAN - The Diocesan Social Action Center (DSAC) of the Apostolic Vicariate of Calapan in Oriental Mindoro is launching the Green Agenda Electoral Scorecard and organizing the Green Agenda Electoral Forum for provincial candidates.

In a distressing incident on March 31, a group of Catholic priests and laity were assaulted by Hindutva extremists while on a pilgrimage as part of Jubilee 2025 in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh.