RVA News

The office of cardinal is of great prominence in the Catholic Church.

Pope Francis on May 29 appointed 21 new cardinals including five from Asia—East Timor, India, Mongolia, Singapore and South Korea.

Pope Francis announces that he will create 21 new Cardinals at a Consistory on August 27, 2022. They represent the Church worldwide and reflect a wide variety of cultures, contexts and pastoral ministries.

The Myanmar national synodal team held an online meeting on May 26 , 2022.

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Bangladesh (CBCB) celebrated its Golden Jubilee at Mohammadpur, Dhaka, on May 27.

An Indonesian bishop reiterated the importance of religious inclusion without sacrificing one’s identity.

Philippines National Marian Shrine in Antipolo City received an invitation from the Vatican to join Pope in praying the rosary with other Marian Shrines worldwide on the Ascension Sunday, May 31.

A new church in Vijayawada Diocese, Andhra Pradesh, was blessed and inaugurated on May 25, 2022.

The third National Youth Conference organized by the "Young Catholic Students Movement" and "Young Students Movement "(YCS/YSM) in Bangalore in the southern Indian state of Karnataka inspires participants to serve church and society.

Two Catholic priests were kidnapped and a Catholic rectory was attacked in northwest Nigeria on May 25, 2022.