On August 27, 2025, more than 3,000 Catholics gathered at Don Bosco Church, Oodlabari, in the Diocese of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, to celebrate the feast of St. Monica, patroness of mothers.
Pope Leo XIV offered words of comfort and prayer to a group of young Egyptian pilgrims on August 2, following the unexpected death of their fellow pilgrim, Pascale Rafic, during the Jubilee of Youth pilgrimage in Rome.
A special court of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in Bilaspur has granted bail to two Catholic nuns from Kerala, Sr. Vandana Francis and Sr. Preethi Mary, both members of the Assisi Sisters of Mary Immaculate (ASMI), along with Sukhman Mandavi, a tribal youth from Narayanpur who was arrested with them.
In a striking development that challenges the official narrative of a controversial conversion case, three tribal girls from Narayanpur have filed formal complaints accusing Bajrang Dal activists and activist Jyoti Sharma of assault, intimidation, and coercion during an encounter at Durg railway station on July 25.
As the world marks 80 years since the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Catholic bishops from the United States are joining their counterparts in Japan for a "Pilgrimage of Peace", a powerful sign of transnational solidarity amid rising nuclear tensions.
In a significant development for the Church in Asia, the Diocese of Macau has officially opened the Cause for Canonization of Fr. Gaetano Nicosia, SDB, a Sicilian, born Salesian missionary who dedicated nearly five decades of his life to caring for people affected by leprosy and disabilities in Macau, China.
The 116th Plenary Assembly of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Malaysia, Singapore, and Brunei (CBCMSB) opened on July 30 in a spirit of communion and renewed commitment to synodality, as bishops from across the three nations gathered to discuss key ecclesial developments in the region.
In a strongly worded statement covered by Catholic Connect, Bishop Albert Hemrom of Dibrugarh, who chairs the North East Social Communication (NESCOM) commission, condemned the recent detention of Catholic nuns in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh as a gross violation of human rights and religious freedom.
Thousands of young Catholics from around the world, including a strong showing from Asia, gathered at Rome’s historic Circus Maximus on 01 Aug to receive the sacrament of reconciliation during the Jubilee of Youth celebrations.
In a significant step toward deeper collaboration in ecological mission and media advocacy, Radio Veritas Asia (RVA) and the Laudato Si’ Movement (LSM) officially signed a Partnership Framework Agreement during the Laudato Si’ webinar hosted by RVA on July 31, 2025.
In celebration of the 350th Jubilee Year of the Apparition of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, the National Shrine of the Sacred Heart is inviting the faithful to a special devotional exhibit opening this August at the Mall of Asia (MOA) in Pasay City, Philippines.
In a significant step toward environmental sustainability, the Holy See and the Italian Republic signed a bilateral agreement on July 31, 2025, to construct an agrivoltaic plant in Santa Maria di Galeria, a Vatican-owned territory just outside of Rome.
Pope Leo XIV has appointed Father Richard Anthony D’Souza, SJ, an Indian Jesuit and astronomer, as the new director of the Vatican Observatory, one of the world’s oldest astronomical research institutions.
The Vatican has announced that St. John Henry Newman (1801–1890), one of the most influential Christian thinkers of the 19th century, will be proclaimed a Doctor of the Church, the 38th to receive the title.
A seminar on the Catholic Church's role in promoting reconciliation between North and South Korea was held on July 27 at the Church of Repentance and Reconciliation in Uijeongbu, a city in Gyeonggi Province, north of Seoul.
In a stirring keynote address during the second Laudato Si’ webinar hosted by Radio Veritas Asia (RVA), on July 31, 2025, Bishop Gerardo A. Alminaza, D.D. of San Carlos issued a passionate call for the Asian Church to embrace urgent ecological conversion, divest from harmful industries, and heed both the cry of the Earth and the cry of the poor.
Addressing thousands of young pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square on the evening of July 29, Pope Leo XIV quoted the Gospel of Matthew, “You are the light of the world”, to urge them to shine with the hope and joy of Christ in a world longing for light.
As thousands of young pilgrims continue to gather in Rome for the Jubilee of Youth, a special Mass for Caritas staff and volunteers was held on July 30 at the historic Basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere.
Widespread protests have erupted across India following the arrest of two Catholic nuns in Chhattisgarh state on controversial charges of human trafficking and religious conversion.
