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On October 8, a Christian government official in Pakistan was brutally assaulted by a group of lawyers in his office in Toba Tek Singh district, but the police failed to arrest the influential culprits.

In his homily at the Inaugural Holy Eucharistic celebration, at the General Assembly of FABC 50, Cardinal Bo calls for fearless witness to the Gospel to reveal the Asian face of Jesus to all the Asians, in fulfilment of the missionary mandate of the Church in Asia.

The Federation of Asian Bishops Conferences (FABC) is holding its first general conference from October 12-30, at the Baan Phu Waan Pastoral Training Center, Bangkok, marking the 50th anniversary of its creation in 1970.

The 50th anniversary of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences (FABC) and its General Conference began in Bangkok, Thailand on October 12.

The Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) named a veteran Father Arul Raj Gali as the new executive secretary of the CCBI Commission for Family.

Myanmar Church Leader, Cardinal Charles Bo, welcomed Msgr. Andrea Ferrante, Chargé d’affaires of Vatican to Myanmar, and his companion Msgr. Daniel Tumiel on October 9, at the parish feast of St. Francis Assisi in Yangon, Myanmar.

The General Conference to mark the 50th anniversary of its foundation will be held on October 12-30, 2022 at the Pastoral Center of the Archdiocese of Bangkok, Baan Phu Waan, Thailand, with the theme “FABC 50: Journeying together as peoples of Asia”, and the biblical leitmotif, “… and they went a different way” (Mt 2:12).

Bangladesh's ethnic minorities' rights are to be promoted and protected together with their habitats by a strong movement, say Human rights activists.

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Vietnam (CBCV) stressed the need for priests, nuns, and laity to strengthen their communion with God and each other through worthy celebrations of sacraments.

The Pesparani's event aims to foster fraternity, harmony and internal cooperation among religious believers.

Social media is a "perfect opportunity for making the Word of God accessible to people,” says Bishop Pablo Virgilio David, in an exclusive interview with Radio Veritas Asia

Meeting 300 young people from Belgium, Pope Francis encourages them to live out their faith with creativity amid difficulties and crises and says the Church needs their enthusiasm to build a world imbued with the values of fraternity, peace and reconciliation.

The Congregation of the Missionaries of St. Charles—Scalabrinians—follows the footsteps of Bishop Scalabrini, who was canonized by Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square, on October 9, 2022.

On Sunday, October 9, Pope Francis canonized two Italians in St. Peter's Square, Rome. The new saints are Giovanni Battista Scalabrini and Artemide Zatti.

The Claretian Missionaries of the Province of Bangalore organized a two-day regional youth fest from October 3 to 4, 2022 in Guntur Diocese, Andhra Pradesh, south India.

Cardinal Filipe Neri Ferrão, appointed member of the Dicastery for Evangelization and Cardinal Anthony Poola as a member of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, by Pope Francis on October 7.

Pope Francis prayed that “in this hour of immense sadness,” the injured and the grieving families might be able to find “divine healing and consolation” and “support and strength from the solidarity of their neighbours and fellow citizens.”

After two years of hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual retreat of the catechists of Yangon Archdiocese in Myanmar was held from October 2 to 6, 2022.

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The Holy See Press Office publishes the schedule, logo, and motto for Pope Francis’ Apostolic Journey to Bahrain on 3-6 November, where he will attend the “Bahrain Forum for Dialogue”, under the motto “Peace on earth to people of goodwill”.