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“I wish you all well when you have to choose to make decisions, I believe that you know how to make good decisions to bring prosperity and peace to all families and countries,” said Pope Francis

"The Ramon Magsaysay Award is focusing on three things: inspiring our global audience through the lives and work of our Magsaysay Laureates; interconnecting them with the next generation of leaders in Asia, and igniting action through creative collaborations with like-hearted partners,"said d Susanna B. Afan, president of the foundation.

"The chapel that has been blessed is a summary of faith in the love and compassion of people. This chapel represents the faith of many individuals," said Bishop Siprianus Hormat.

"Synodality is journeying together. This journeying, together with discernment, calls for a new ecclesiastical leadership model, called ‘Synodal Leadership.’ This leadership will create an environment that involves all who belong to the Church to ensure and respond to their deep desire to be understood, respected, appreciated, and valued," said Cardinal Filipe Neri Ferrão, the President of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI)

"Let us create a cool, comfortable, and joyful atmosphere for the 11 ASEAN heads of state, their delegations, and all visiting tourists," Said Bishop Siprianus Hormat stated in a pastoral speech on May 6.

Countermobilization by some Meitei groups against a demonstration of Kukis, where a Kuki war memorial was burnt down, the state police reacting late to a massive gathering of Kukis in some districts, and growing anxiety among the two communities about each other in the recent past are some factors that resulted in the violence that Manipur has faced in the recent days," said Archbishop Andrews Thazhath, in a statement, May 5.

"The need to foster interreligious and intercultural exchanges to the extent that they enable a deeper appreciation of one's identity and the realization of his "giftedness for others" simultaneously' said O'Byrne, one of the speakers at the Annual Saint Thomas Aquinas Forum (STAF)

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"Now that the new Church is built, the word of God or Jesus will be preached to us; we will be told to listen to the Word and live according to it," said Bishop Rosario.

"Every citizen of India has the right to a decent life and livelihood in the place where they are born. When the state fails to provide work for its citizens, people migrate against their will. All forced migrations are distressing and result in bonded labor or a web of many other factors," said Archbishop George Anthonysamy of Madras–Mylapur.

On May 3, near Moirang, Manipur, a group of men attacked five Jesuit missionaries and a student amid the ongoing Manipur violence.

"When I won the National Book Award for Social Sciences in 2013, I thought I got so lucky, and perhaps that was the only time I could win this book award. So, winning again in a different category—theology and spirituality- is very affirming," said Brother Karl M. Gaspar.

Radio Veritas Asia (RVA) partnered with Waswabe Records Artists (WRA) to use songs and instrumental music by signing a contract document on May 2.

The Apostolic Vicar of Phnom Penh organized a sports competition to build peace in Takeo province, about 70 kilometers from the capital of Phnom Penh, in the south of Cambodia.

Pope Francis appointed 63-year-old Bishop Alex Joseph Vadakumthala as Bishop of Kannur, Kerala, and Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Kottapuram on May 1 after accepting the resignation of Most Rev. Joseph Karikkassery.

"The concept of Eco pedagogy requires genuine efforts from the educators and educational participants “to rethink, re-structure, and re-distribute their daily lifestyles that are in harmony with nature or commensurate with local wisdom," said Father Andre Bisa, the parish priest of St. Francis of Assisi Tentang, Flores, Indonesia.

Over 100 Asian church and ecumenical leaders representing the Christian Conference of Asia’s (CCA) member churches and national ecumenical councils have gathered in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta from May 1–5 to attend the Asian Church and Ecumenical Leaders’ Conference (ACELC).

In an exclusive interview with Radio Veritas Asia, Bhopal Archbishop Durairaj, SVD, said people's and religious priests' love, support, encouragement, and cooperation motivate and challenge him to do many things in his mission.

"I hoped that the chosen Bishop of Tanjung Karang diocese would become a trustworthy fisherman for humans," said Bishop Vitus Rubianto Solichin, SX of Padang.

Bishop Shyamal Bose of Baruipur diocese in India and Chairman of the Governing Body of Radio Veritas Asia Bengali Service (RVABS) appointed Father Nikhil Gomes as the new Coordinator on April 26.