The two-year Basic Training for Catechists (BTC) in four languages—Bengali, Hindi, Santhali, and Nepali—concluded with phase II catechist training in Nepali.
The Catholic Church in Cambodia celebrated Palm Sunday this year amid the coronavirus pandemic in silence as churches were empty due to strict health protocols.
The activity, which was participated by about 120 people, included prayers, talks, the performance of the Way of the Cross, and the celebration of the Holy Eucharist.
The Myanmar nun who kneeled in front of police to protect anti-coup protestors has said she was surprised yet encouraged by Pope Francis mentioning her act of courage.
Cardinal Charles Maung Bo of Yangon on Sunday has called for the expansion of a day of prayer for the Church in China, established by Benedict XVI, into an octave.
A Catholic priest in India's St. Mary's Parish held a training workshop for teachers as part of a program to advance the teaching of catechism to children.
The Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Dinajpur in Bangladesh this week led the distribution of bicycles to prayer leaders and catechists as a recognition of their “dedicated service” to the Church.
The Diocese of Rajshahi in Bangladesh celebrated "Consecrated Life Day" at the bishop’s residence last week with the theme “We are Dedicated and Responsible Stewards.”
The Catholic bishops of Sri Lanka have called on the government to release the results of an inquiry into the 2019 Easter Sunday bomb attacks that killed more than 260 people.
The Episcopal Commission for Justice and Peace of the bishops’ conference of Bangladesh plans to partner with the Talitha Kum International Network to offer pastoral care to victims of human trafficking.
The Diocese of Rajshahi in Bangladesh held an ecumenical prayer service at the City Church of Rajshahi to mark the beginning of the observance of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity on January 18.
Despite health warnings, hundreds of thousands of Filipino Catholics went out of their homes in Manila on Jan. 9, to venerate a centuries-old wooden statue of the Black Nazarene.
Several of the sisters, popularly known as the Shanti Rani Sisters, marked their golden and silver anniversaries. Others took their final professions while new nuns took their first vows.