Catholic priest Fr. Matthew Eya, parish priest of St. Charles Church in Eha-Ndiagu, was killed in a violent ambush on the evening of September 19 in Enugu State, southeastern Nigeria.
Despite heavy rains and floodwaters, Bishop Broderick Soncuaco Pabillo, Vicar Apostolic of Taytay, Philippines, made a pastoral visit to the remote island community of Cagait in Culion, Palawan, from September 13 to 15, 2025.
Pope Leo, through the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, has officially declared Saint Lazarus Devasahayam as the Patron of the Laity in India.
The Golden Jubilee celebrations of St. Peter’s Pontifical Institute, Bengaluru, in the southern Indian state of Karnataka, held from September 17 to 19, opened with a day marked by prayer, reflection, and academic exchange.
In Gaza, a wounded priest continues to celebrate Mass among rubble and displacement. In Rome, hundreds of priests are preparing to march under the banner “Christ Died in Gaza.”
The head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Catholicos Karekin II, has formally invited Pope Leo XIV to visit Armenia during their first meeting at the papal summer residence in Castel Gandolfo.
The Catholic community in Pakistan is mourning the tragic death of Afzal Masih, a 42-year-old father of four, who was killed while on his way to participate in the annual Marian pilgrimage at the National Shrine of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Mariamabad, Archdiocese of Lahore.
On Sept 16, the Supreme Court of India has sought clarification from a petitioner pressing for a nationwide ban on so-called “deceitful” religious conversions, asking who has the authority to determine whether an interfaith marriage amounts to fraud.
Life in Nepal is slowly returning to normal after a wave of violent protests earlier this month. Schools, including Catholic institutions, have reopened, and the streets are calm as the country adjusts to the leadership of new Prime Minister Sushila Karki, who is expected to head a transitional government for six months before elections next ye
