Church in Asia

Caritas India marked 60 years of service to the poor and downtrodden in India and celebrated at Hyderabad, India, on December 13. Hyderabad Archdiocesan Social Service Society (HASSS) organized the State-Level celebration of Caritas India.

The Inter-faith and Ecumenical Commission, with religious leaders, organized a Christmas celebration on December 19 in Madras-Mylopre Archdiocese, India. "The birth of Jesus is for all humanity, not just Christians," Father Arul Jesudoss said.

Radio Veritas Asia (RVA) is a media platform of the Catholic Church in Asia that aims to share Christ with all Asians.

Myanmar Cardinal Charles Bo recommends ‘the forming of true relationships as the first duty of the new bishop,’ at the installation of John Saw Yaw Han as the bishop of Keng Tung in the Immaculate Conception Cathedral of Keng Tung on December 14.

Child Jesus Church in Boeng Tompun invited 200 poor people to a solemn advent feast and distributed groceries to 200 poor families living in different parts of Phnom Penh city, most of whom were poor, physically ill and garbage collectors.

Human rights are needed to protect and preserve every individual's humanity, to ensure that every individual can live a life of dignity that is worthy of a human being.

‘Sadbhav Christmas’, an interfaith Christmas celebration with members from different Faith communities, was held at the Pilar Pilgrim Centre, Pilar Goa on 17 December 2022 for fostering Interfaith relations and communal harmony.

Pope Francis chose Father Pablito Tagura of the Society of the Divine Word (SVD) to be the new Apostolic Vicariate of San Jose in the province of Occidental Mindoro on December 17.

An Inter-Church advent retreat for the youth was organized to impart moral and Spiritual formation for the Youth to be formed by the Christian values, know the Catholic teachings and give faithful witness to the Church.

Seva Kendra evolved into a broad-based organization implementing a variety of rural and urban projects on community empowerment, social justice, health, education, environment and livelihoods development programs.

"Our love for the Anawim—the lost, the least, and the last—should go beyond their needs of survival and, more importantly, for their integral well-being," says Archbishop Jose S. Palma of Cebu.

"Let us resist the temptation of self-absorption. May we not be simply concerned with self-preservation. Rather, let us look at the needs of others as our own," said Bishop Rex Andrew Alarcon, chairman of the CBCP Episcopal Commission on Youth.

The report released by the American forensics firm Arsenal Consulting confirms that a hacker planted multiple “incriminating documents” in the computer of activist-priest Father Stan Swamy, over a period of a few years. The 84-year-old Father Stan Swamy was arrested in October 2020 on false charges of "sedition." He died in custody on July 5, 2021.

‘Eminent Ambassador for Peace and Media Reforms Award’ was conferred on Indian Catholic priest, Father C.M. Paul, SDB, on December 10 at the 12th Human Rights Summit 2022.

“This documentary recounts the decade-long travails of the 7 Innocent Christians of Kandhamal behind bars due to a political fraud,” journalist author Akkara

The first Myanmar private Catholic University held the fourth graduation ceremony in Yangon, Myanmar, on December 10, at Summit Park View Hotel, Yangon, Myanmar. Speaking on the occasion Bishop Alexander Pyone Cho said, “When educating a person, we need to help him to have critical thinking – to see the world well - not only in the book but to be in life.”

The annual FABC-OSC Bishops’ Meet of 2022 discussed the theme, “Communication and the Synodal Church,” aimed at identifying the “impact of synodality and the communication ministry, as well as the role of communication in a synodal Church.”

Radio Veritas Asia (RVA) Myanmar Language Service celebrated RVA Day and inaugurated the new studio of RVA Myanmar in Mandalay on December 7.

Father Louis Careno Award 2022 for excellence in journalism was conferred on veteran journalist John Dayal for his bold, continuous, and consistent writing against communalism and fundamentalism. Jesuit activist Father Irudhaya Jothi and writer-crusader Sr Ganga Rawat also awarded

"Do not allow yourselves to be enslaved by money, worldliness, and power.  Always take good care of that simplicity that only seeks the Lord," Bishop Raul Dael of Tandag to the news priests.