The Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences (FABC) Office of Laity and the Family (OLF) called for greater participation of families, women, youth, and lay faithful in the Church's mission during its report to the 12th FABC Plenary Assembly on July 21 at Hotel Mulia in Jakarta.
The Catholic Diocese of Barishal celebrated the investiture of its newly appointed Monsignor, Fr. Lazarus Kanu Gomes, during a solemn Eucharistic celebration at St. Peter’s Cathedral in Barishal, a city in southern Bangladesh, on July 10.
Seven deacons from the Diocese of Rajshahi in the northwestern part of Bangladesh were ordained priests in a solemn ceremony at the Good Shepherd Cathedral, Rajshahi City, on November 21.
