A Philippine ecumenical and interfaith group has called for the immediate lifting of a temporary restraining order (TRO) suspending an ₱85 (US$1.50) minimum wage increase for workers in the National Capital Region (NCR), saying the delay withholds much-needed relief from struggling families.
Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith, archbishop of Colombo, has called on political leaders and society to uphold the dignity of workers, warning against their exploitation during political events.
A late-night robbery at a Catholic church in Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh, has left the local Christian community shaken, though police have arrested the culprits and recovered the stolen goods and money.
SIGNIS Malaysia has launched an online petition calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Iran conflict, urging Christian communicators and people of goodwill to press for a return to dialogue amid escalating violence.
On April 29, Bishop Indrias Rehmat of Faisalabad, eastern Pakistan, laid the foundation stone of St. Mary’s BSN College in Okara, the first-ever Catholic nursing college in the diocese.
Marking both Labor Day and the feast of Saint Joseph the Worker with a special Mass at the International Shrine of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage in Antipolo, Philippines, on May 1, Bishop Ruperto Santos called on the faithful to uphold dignity, integrity, and diligence in their work, describing labor as a shared vocation entrusted by God.
The Holy See has warned that renewed reliance on nuclear deterrence, the modernization of arsenals, and the growing integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into military systems are driving the world toward a more fragile and dangerous security environment.
In a joint statement issued on April 29, the Pakistan Catholic Bishops’ Conference (PCBC) and its human rights arm, the National Commission for Justice and Peace (NCJP) have welcomed the Punjab Assembly’s passage of the Child Marriage Restraint Bill 2026.
The historic Mondasoro Mission in Kandhamal district, in the eastern Indian state of Odisha, marked a significant milestone on April 30, celebrating 125 years of Christian missionary presence and service while recalling a rich legacy of faith, sacrifice, and social transformation.
In a decisive step from advocacy to action, the Diocese of Calapan in the Philippine province Oriental Mindoro has formalized solar power contracts for seven parishes, signaling what Church leaders describe as a “concrete beginning” of the island’s transition to clean and reliable energy.
On April 28, Archbishop Khalid Rehmat inaugurated the Silver Jubilee year celebrations of a Catholic high school in Lahore run by the Apostolic Carmel (AC) missionary sisters.
The “Walk for Peace in Sri Lanka,” a global initiative led by Vietnamese Buddhist monk Venerable Pannakara and a group of nuns, accompanied by a dog named “Aloka,” took place across the country from April 22 to 28.
The archbishop of one of the largest Catholic dioceses in the Philippines has urged urgent action to strengthen priestly vocations and long-term pastoral planning as the local clergy continues to age.
The Archdiocese of Goa and Daman, southwest India, ordained twelve deacons to the priesthood during a Eucharistic celebration at the Se Cathedral, Old Goa, on April 26.
On April 26, 2026, Good Shepherd Parish in Lamka, in the northeastern Indian state of Manipur, held a special celebration to honor Catechist Peter Kammang Zou, who retired after more than 50 years of service.
On April 24, Archbishop Joseph Arshad visited the “House of Wisdom” in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, a residential formation center run by the Archdiocese of Islamabad-Rawalpindi, to review students’ progress and reaffirm the Church’s commitment to higher education as a pathway for social and community development.
A church-backed workers’ group warned that unsafe working conditions in the Philippines are costing at least one life a day, as it called for urgent action and condemned what it described as systemic violations of labor rights.
An Indian court has ruled that parental dissatisfaction with an adult daughter’s decision to join a religious congregation does not justify the issuance of a writ of habeas corpus, Catholic Connect reported.
On Good Shepherd Sunday, April 26, 2026, Archbishop Khalid Rehmat, OFM Cap, of Lahore inaugurated a Vocation Day Camp at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church in Aadha, Sialkot, in Pakistan’s Punjab province.
