On July 25, Father Francis D'Britto, an esteemed Indian Catholic priest, social worker, environmental activist, and Marathi writer, passed away after a prolonged illness at the age of 81.
In collaboration with the Indian Catholic Press Association (ICPA), the Indian Province of the Society of St. Paul (SSP) has established two media awards to honour India's "authors" and "media personnel."
Pope has bestowed the prestigious papal award Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice upon the President of the Manila Metropolitan Cathedral-Basilica Foundation, former Chief Justice of the Philippines, Artemio V. Panganiban, Jr.
With great appreciation, Fr. Anthony Charanghat's distinguished 30-year tenure as the editor of the Examiner, the Catholic weekly of the Archdiocese of Bombay, was celebrated on July 12.
Pope Francis has appointed Fr. Arokia Raj Satis Kumar and Fr. Joseph Soosainathan as auxiliary bishops of the Bangalore Archdiocese in the Indian state of Karnataka.
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) delegation met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on July 12 regarding various issues affecting Christians in the country.
Galle Diocese in Sri Lanka held its first preparatory meeting with government officials for the annual feast at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Matara.