A unique faith-inspired social enterprise centered on coffee, called Coffee BOATS, was officially launched on October 12, 2025, at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Hong Kong.
At the Mariapolis Center in Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV addressed the Raising Hope Conference, commemorating the tenth anniversary of Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si’.
Archbishop Lawrence Subrato Howlader, CSC, of Chittagong, Bangladesh and President of the Episcopal Commission for Christian Unity and Interreligious Dialogue, has extended warm greetings to the Hindu community on the occasion of Durga Puja, the most significant festival in the Hindu calendar.
The devastation caused by the 6.9-magnitude earthquake that struck the northeastern part of Cebu province can be seen in the plight of victims who fled in the middle of the night, as well as in collapsed houses, buildings, roads, and bridges.
Young diocesan priests of Indonesia underwent a three-day ongoing formation program from September 20 to 24, organized by the West Kalimantan Region of UNIO, a private Roman Catholic clerical association.
“But the struggle did not end with planting,” Emil Ibera said. “The greater challenge emerged after every harvest: how to bring produce from the uplands to actual buyers.”
St. Mary’s Higher Secondary School in the Churachandpur district of Manipur, in collaboration with the Churachandpur Forest Division, organized an Essay Writing and Painting Competition to mark Wildlife Week 2025.
Barely a day after his installation as the new shepherd of Cebu on September 30, Archbishop Alberto S. Uy was immediately confronted with a major crisis when a powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck the island province in central Philippines.
Pope Leo XIV has chosen “Preserving human voices and faces” as the theme for the 60th World Day of Social Communications, which will be observed on May 17, 2026.
The Diocese of Indore, central India, has inaugurated its 14th annual Bible Convention, a three-day gathering of prayer, reflection, and spiritual renewal, being held from September 30 to October 2 at St. Paul Higher Secondary School, Indore.
The spiritual legacy of Pope Francis’s 2015 encyclical Laudato Si’ continues to take root and flourish across Indonesia. The call to care for the earth as our common home is being embraced by Catholic grassroots communities, including St. Helena Parish in Curug, Tangerang Regency, Banten Province.
The Commission for Migrants of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI), in collaboration with the Tamil Nadu Bishops’ Council (TNBC) Commission for Migrants, organized a one-day training programme in Trichy on September 28, highlighting the Church’s commitment to migrants’ rights and dignity.
Bishop Alberto S. Uy, the Archbishop-designate of Cebu, Philippines, would have preferred a simple and quiet welcome. Yet the enthusiasm of the faithful turned his arrival into a grand celebration on September 28, complete with cultural presentations and wide media coverage.
The Catholic Diocese of Sanyuan, in Shaanxi province, China, celebrated both the Jubilee of National Day and the 400th anniversary of Catholicism in Shaanxi with a special calligraphy and painting exhibition on September 26, 2025, at the Cathedral.
The Bangladesh Diocesan Priests’ Fraternity (BDPF) held its annual retreat in two groups from September 15 to 27 at the Pastoral Center of the Archdiocese of Dhaka. Themed “Priest with Jesus, on the Path of Mother Mary,” the retreat was directed by Father Markus Murmu and drew the participation of 171 diocesan priests, including four bishops.
Archbishop-designate Alberto “Abet” S. Uy, in his homily during the Solemn Vespers at the Cebu Archdiocesan Shrine of San Pedro Calungsod on September 28, Sunday, humbly acknowledged his unworthiness by human standards but affirmed his faith that God’s grace, not human strength, is what equips him for his new mission as Cebu’s shepherd.
Pope Leo XIV has called on catechists to embrace humility and simplicity as the true source of Christian hope, urging them to be living witnesses of the Gospel in a world often marked by indifference and inequality.
Outgoing Cebu Archbishop Jose S. Palma bid farewell to the archdiocese with a heartfelt homily of gratitude at the Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral on September 28, highlighting unity and shared faith as the foundation of the Church’s journey under his leadership.
