Church in Asia

Church leaders, nuns, laity and Catholic NGOs in Cambodia reflected on how to journey together, with the joy and challenges of proclaiming the Gospel.

Church hierarchy including clergy needs to listen to laypeople more and give them greater opportunity to participate in the work of evangelization.

The Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC) President Cardinal Charles Maung Bo has hailed Pope Francis’ choice of naming 21 news cardinals.

Archbishop Dom Virgilio do Carmo da Silva of Dili thought that Pope Francis's decision to appoint him a cardinal was a gift from God to the people and church of Timor-Leste.

A noted Indian Jesuit theologian on May 29, 2022 passed away in Gujarat, western India.

Pope Francis on May 29 appointed 21 new cardinals including five from Asia—East Timor, India, Mongolia, Singapore and South Korea.

The Myanmar national synodal team held an online meeting on May 26 , 2022.

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Bangladesh (CBCB) celebrated its Golden Jubilee at Mohammadpur, Dhaka, on May 27.

An Indonesian bishop reiterated the importance of religious inclusion without sacrificing one’s identity.

A new church in Vijayawada Diocese, Andhra Pradesh, was blessed and inaugurated on May 25, 2022.

The third National Youth Conference organized by the "Young Catholic Students Movement" and "Young Students Movement "(YCS/YSM) in Bangalore in the southern Indian state of Karnataka inspires participants to serve church and society.

A Pakistani Christian girl was abducted in Faisalabad by known people with a sexual motif.

The parishioners of Ywar Thit Kone church in the Diocese of Pathein in the Ayeyarwaddy Region of Myanmar held the 75th parish anniversary on May 24.

The Indonesian Catholic Youth Organisation opened its four-day Catholic Youth National Workshop and Meeting on May 26, 2022.

The Myanmar Jesuits together with Jesuit Father Mark Raper, the former major superior who started the project of building the Ignatius Multipurpose Hall, had the blessing and inauguration of their new building at St Aloysius Gonzaga College in Taunggyi, Shan state on May 22, 2022.

Macau's Bishop Stephen Lee Bun Sang has encouraged Catholics and those of other faiths to promote the culture of love and life to combat abortion in the former Portuguese colony.

Father Albert Khartu from the Archdiocese of Imphal, Manipur state died on May 23 at Catholic Medical Centre, Imphal. He was 38.

A noted Indian theologian and former professor of theology on May 23 died in Rajasthan, a western Indian state.

An independent association in Thailand has started soliciting funds from individuals across southeast countries and abroad to help internally displaced people in Myanmar.

A ship carrying aid of two billion Indian rupees (US$ 25,799,120) donated by the Indian state of Tamil Nadu reached Colombo on May 22, 2022.