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The Colombo Archdiocesan Office of Communication organized a program to mark the Jubilee year 2025 on March 15 at the Archbishop's House Auditorium, Borella, Sri Lanka.

Indian Capuchin Xavier Vadakkekara, a multifaceted priest, dedicated pastor, journalist, and editor, died on March 16, leaving an indelible mark on the lives of countless individuals. He was 72.

A Japanese nun, who worked for 20 years in Cambodia, returned to her home country on March 11.

A Filipino priest’s rehabilitation initiative for Manila’s poor celebrated 10 years of existence and service on March 8, 2025.

On March 8, Pope Francis appointed Fr. Paul Prakash Saginala as the new Bishop of Cuddapah, Andhra Pradesh, South India.

An Indian Catholic journalist and human rights activist, John Dayal, is one of the three recipients of the prestigious Quaide Milleth Award for Probity in Political and Public Life for 2024, announced by Quaide Milleth Educational and Social Trust (QUEST).

On March 1, 2025, Caritas Timor-Leste, the social development wing of the Catholic Church in the country, was opened.

On March 3, 2025, the Government of India appointed a Catholic nun to be a notary.

A church-based peace center organized an interfaith Iftar (the meal eaten after sunset during Ramadan) in partnership with the Christian Care Foundation, the Seventh-Day Adventist Church Pakistan, and the Ministry of Human Rights Pakistan on March 3, 2025, in Lahore, Pakistan.

An archbishop from Malaysia has urged Catholics to simplify their lives and make space for God’s grace during the Lenten season and beyond.