On Sunday, October 9, Pope Francis canonized two Italians in St. Peter's Square, Rome. The new saints are Giovanni Battista Scalabrini and Artemide Zatti.
Cardinal Filipe Neri Ferrão, appointed member of the Dicastery for Evangelization and Cardinal Anthony Poola as a member of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, by Pope Francis on October 7.
Pope Francis prayed that “in this hour of immense sadness,” the injured and the grieving families might be able to find “divine healing and consolation” and “support and strength from the solidarity of their neighbours and fellow citizens.”
The "Sadbhav Mahotsav," a community festival to appreciate the sower, the seed, the soil and the sustainer, was organized by the Society of Pilar at the Pilar Pilgrim Centre, Pilar Goa, on October 1.
Father Dr. Robin Xavier Chittuparambil VC to lead as coordinator of ARC India to promote research in the fields of religion and social communication in the Indian context.
The Telugu Catholic Bishops’ Council (TCBC) honored Sister Jessy Kurian, a prominent human rights activist who helps marginalized women and the poor in India with legal representation.
The ten scholastics receive a precious gift from the diaconate, whereby they accept the responsibility to continue the mission of humble, joyful, selfless, and caring service made present in the world by Jesus.
The parish of St Ignatius in Singapore at King’s Road held a farmers' market for the celebration of the Season of Creation, after a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19.
Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe met with Bishop Harold Anthony Perera of Kurunegala, President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Sri Lanka (CBCS) to discuss the country's Catholic religious affairs.
