Nikhil Gomes, RVA Bengali Service

The Archdiocese of Dhaka, in partnership with the Bhawal Regional Pastoral Council, held a day-long Justice and Peace training seminar for lay leaders at Tumilia Parish in Gazipur on June 21.

Bangladesh’s most popular Catholic pilgrimage was held at the feast of Saint Anthony de Padua at Mohipara Parish in the northern part of Bangladesh on June 13.

The Catholic Church in Bangladesh, through the Commission for Priests and Religious of the Rajshahi Diocese, organized a day-long Vocation Seminar for students at Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Bonpara, Southern Vicariate, on June 15.

In a strong push to inspire and equip young leaders, the Catholic Church in Bangladesh organized a three-day YCS animators' seminar at the Christo Jyoti Pastoral Center in Rajshahi diocese from June 11 to 13.

Italian missionary priest Ezio Mascaretti, a member of the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions, died on June 11. He was 81.

In a heartfelt effort to support the journey of its young clergy, the Diocese of Rajshahi organized a special seminar at the Christo Jyoti Pastoral Center on June 10.

The Catholic Church in Bangladesh joyfully commemorated Pentecost Sunday with a special Eucharistic celebration and the solemn inauguration of the Jubilee Cross at St. Francis Xavier’s Church in Foilzana, part of the Diocese of Rajshahi, on June 8.

The Barishal Catholic Diocese in Bangladesh celebrated Laudato Si’ Day in an inter-religious gathering organized by the diocesan Commission for Justice and Peace at the Bishop’s House hall room on June 4.

The Diocese of Rajshahi in Bangladesh successfully conducted its annual Post-SSC human Christian Formation Training program across three vicariates under the initiative of the Youth Commission of the Diocese from May 28 to June 4.

Father Sunil Daniel Rozario, a Media Personality of the Church in Bangladesh and former producer of Radio Veritas Asia's Bengali Service, died on June 5 due to complications brought about by Cancer.