On August 27, 2025, more than 3,000 Catholics gathered at Don Bosco Church, Oodlabari, in the Diocese of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, to celebrate the feast of St. Monica, patroness of mothers.
Two Catholic nuns were detained by authorities in central India over allegations of human trafficking, prompting strong reactions from Church leaders who decried the incident as part of a growing trend of hostility toward religious minorities.
A parish in the Archdiocese of Mandalay, Myanmar, celebrated the Jubilee for Families in conjunction with the World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly on July 26.
As violence continues to escalate along the border between Cambodia and its neighboring kingdom, the Catholic Church in Cambodia has issued a heartfelt and urgent plea for peace.
Jesuit Mission Australia is urging renewed support as the humanitarian crisis in Myanmar worsens, with new UN data revealing that over 22 million people—around one-third of the population—are now in urgent need of humanitarian assistance.
The Dominican Sisters of the Most Holy Rosary of the Philippines concluded their five-day Centennial Jubilee celebration with a Solemn Pontifical Mass presided over by Cardinal Jose Advincula, Archbishop of Manila.
A Catholic school in the northeastern Indian state of Manipur organized an Environmental Protection Program aimed at promoting environmental awareness among students and the local community on July 23.
Nine individuals have been sentenced to 20 years in prison for the murder of Father Donald Martin Ye Naing Win, a Catholic priest of the Archdiocese of Mandalay, Myanmar.
As torrential rains continue to batter many parts of the Philippines, volunteers, workers, priests, brothers, seminarians, and youth from the National Shrine of Our Mother of Perpetual Help popularly known as the Redemptorist Church in Manila distributed hundreds of food packets to affected residents on July 23 in Parañaque City.
In the wake of the tragic Air Force jet crash in Bangladesh, Archbishop Kevin S. Randall, the Apostolic Nuncio of the Holy See to Bangladesh, and the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Bangladesh (CBCB) have called for prayers for the victims.
India has witnessed as many as 378 incidents of violence against Christians in the first half of 2025, according to an ecumenical think tank based in New Delhi.
In a heart-wrenching story of loss and hope, a Filipina mother, Maria Teresa Batistis, holds steadfast to her faith after the unexpected death of her eldest son, Fhilton John Batistis.
A lay Catholic-led NGO in Pakistan organized a three-day workshop from July 18–20 to promote interreligious dialogue through music, bringing together artists and participants from diverse religious communities.
A group of senior and young Filipino artists opened an art exhibit at The Podium in Manila on July 22, aiming to raise funds for the elderly residents of the Josefheim Foundation, a Catholic-run shelter for the neglected and abandoned.
Despite the rain, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle visited the SVD’s Laudato Si’ Farm in Tagaytay City on July 20, celebrating Mass with friends, benefactors of the Divine Word Seminary and the farm, as well as visitors.
A trial court has rendered a guilty verdict in all three criminal cases filed in connection with the 2019 attack on Jesuit Volunteers in a remote community in southern Philippines, according to a statement posted by Jesuit Volunteers Philippines (JVP) on their website on July 20.
