Elections are often a season of grand promises—when the heavens and the earth are offered to voters. Candidates traverse the nation, vowing solutions for even the smallest of worries. Fulfilling these promises, of course, is another matter. But it is a tradition that has endured.
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.
At Sumanahalli in Bengaluru, India, sisters use an integrated approach to treat and rehabilitate leprosy patients. "We follow different charisms and spirituality, but when we work together, they help people differently."
Caritas Philippines, Catholic Church’s social development wing, May 26 said that it will collaborate with the government led by newly proclaimed President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
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.
On May 24, 2022, in Hong Kong, Cardinal Joseph Zen offered Mass and prayed in solidarity with Catholics persecuted in mainland China after his court appearance.
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.
On May 24, the Feast of Mary Help of Christians, the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians, also known as the Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco, renewed their vows before their teachers, staff and more than 1500 students.
Pope Francis beatified Pauline Marie Jaricot, founder of the Pontifical Mission Society (PMS) for the propagation of the faith, on May 22, in Lyon, France.
An independent association in Thailand has started soliciting funds from individuals across southeast countries and abroad to help internally displaced people in Myanmar.
In honor of the Pope's "Year of the Family," the Macau Diocese has launched a series of initiatives to strengthen marriage and family life for local Catholics in the former Portuguese colony.
Myanmar’s Missionary Childhood Association organized a training program for children from IDPs (Internally Displaced Persons) camps to encourage them from May 13 to 16, 2022.