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 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.
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.
As the intensified Southwest Monsoon continues to wreak havoc across Luzon, Caritas Novaliches has launched a heartfelt call for solidarity and support.
The Archdiocese of Bangalore, South India, has issued a strong condemnation following the wrongful arrest and alleged assault of two Catholic religious sisters on July 25, 2025, at Durg Railway Station, Chhattisgarh.
