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Bishop Shorot Francis Gomes, auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Dhaka, has been installed as the new bishop of the Diocese of Sylhet on Tuesday, July 20.

The Indonesian government banned all public celebrations of “Eid al-Adha,” Islam’s “Feast of Sacrifice,” that was celebrated on Tuesday, July 20.

Christian missionaries and indigenous peoples in the southern tip of India’s Chhattisgarh state have been placed under police surveillance.

Cardinal Charles Maung Bo of Myanmar reiterated his call for an end to conflict on July 19 as he appealed for unity to address the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in the country.

A Syro-Malabar diocese in India appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to help rebuild a church that was earlier demolished by authorities for being “illegal” because it stood on a “public property.”

A new Asian Church institute launched its initial offering of online courses on communication and pastoral leadership via a webinar held on July 15.

Pope Francis named Father Deepak Valerian Tauro, rector of St Albert’s College in Ranchi, as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Delhi.

Father Alexander Thein Kyaw was parish priest of the Our Lady of Fatima Church in Thone Kwa town. He was a member of the Order of Servants of Mary congregation.

Pope Francis issued a motu proprio on Friday restricting Masses celebrated in the extraordinary form of the Roman Rite.

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A Catholic priest and a nun were among the latest fatalities of the coronavirus disease in the Diocese of Kalay in Myanmar.

A Jesuit priest who was known as a management expert and educator died in India’s Jamshedpur in Jharkhand State early this week. He was 70.

Pope Francis on Thursday expressed “spiritual closeness” to those affected by floods that devastated many parts of Europe this week.

A Catholic diocese in Bangladesh has provided support to at least 80 homeless people affected by the erosion of a river in the area last month.

A Salesian priest, Arokia Raj Mariasurai, has been named one of the four new members of the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission in India on July 13.

In a letter addressed Monday to the president of Sri Lanka, Catholic leaders criticized the “lethargic pace” of a government inquiry into coordinated terrorist attacks on churches that took place on Easter Sunday 2019, and questioned why recommendations brought by an official inquiry into the attacks have not yet been acted upon.

Pope Francis returned to the Vatican on Wednesday after spending 11 days in a Rome hospital to recover from colon surgery.

A Catholic priest from China, Father Lawrence Liu Hong’en, died of COVID-19 in the Philippines on July 13.

The demolition of a Catholic Church in south Delhi caused widespread concern and condemnation among the Christian community this week.

The Syro-Malabar Church in India is yet to set a date in August to decide on the implementation of a more uniform offering of their liturgy.