Cardinal Stephen Chow of Hong Kong has urged Asian bishops and Church communicators to embrace artificial intelligence (AI) responsibly, calling it a “gift from God” that must be used for the good of humanity and the care of our common home.
At a time when Pope Leo has repeatedly urged global leaders to ensure that artificial intelligence serves the cause of human dignity and peace, the Office of Social Communications of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC-OSC) is organizing its 2025 Bishops’ Meet in Hong Kong with a renewed call to address the pastoral, ethical, and spiritual challenges posed by AI.
Cardinal Stephen Chow Sau-yan, Bishop of Hong Kong, blessed the Jubilee sculpture “I was a stranger and you welcomed me” (Matthew 25:35) on November 1 in front of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception on Caine Road.
His Holiness Mar Awa III, Catholicos-Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East, paid a ceremonial visit to Cardinal Stephen Chow Sau-yan, Bishop of the Hong Kong Catholic Diocese, on Oct 19, marking a gesture of goodwill and fraternity between two ancient Christian traditions.
A unique faith-inspired social enterprise centered on coffee, called Coffee BOATS, was officially launched on October 12, 2025, at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Hong Kong.
Preaching at Mass on September 24 during the ongoing FABC Bishops’ Seminar on Synodality in Thailand, Cardinal Stephen Chow of Hong Kong highlighted synodality as a journey that requires humility, patience, and deep trust in God.
On September 10, the Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong formally inaugurated the Diocesan Office for the Protection of Minors – St. Maria Goretti Center, with a solemn blessing ceremony led by Cardinal Stephen Chow Sau-yan, Bishop of Hong Kong, according to a report from Kung Kao Po, the official Catholic weekly newspaper of the Diocese of Hong Kong.
Two Asian cardinals recently discussed their experiences in engaging young people in parishes and spiritual life, emphasizing the significance of youth involvement and listening within the Church.
A Hong Kong cardinal invited the faithful to undergo a profound journey of conversion, which he
described as one of the keys to mitigating climate crisis.
The Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) has released the Indian edition of the book "How to be a Missionary Synodal Church,” the Instrumentum Laboris, for the second session of the XVI Ordinary General Assembly, set to take place from October 2 to 27, 2024, in Rome.
The Holy Father named Cardinal Stephen Chow Sau-yan, S.J., bishop of Hong Kong, China, for the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue and Cardinal Sebastian Francis, bishop of Penang, Malaysia, for Promoting Integral Human Development.
