The 2025 Northeast India Regional Pastoral Conference was from 1–4 September in Guwahati, in the State of Assam, drawing over 100 priests, religious, and lay participants, including archbishops, bishops, and bishops emeriti from across the region.
The East Asian Pastoral Institute (EAPI) began its 60th anniversary celebrations with a solemn Mass and a two-day seminar at Ateneo de Manila University, Manila, Philippines.
At 92 years old, Jesuit Father Aloysius Pieris remains a towering figure in the intellectual and spiritual life of Sri Lanka and Asia. A theologian, Buddhist scholar, and indologist, Father Pieris has spent his life building bridges and promoting peace in a land scarred by ethnic conflict and religious division.
“We have lost a compassionate and courageous shepherd,” said Cardinal Filipe Neri Ferrão, paying tribute to the late Pope Francis during a solemn gathering at Shanti Sadan, the CCBI Secretariat Extension in Benaulim, Goa.
The Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC) Central Committee meeting, held in Bangkok from March 10 to 15, 2025, marked significant milestones for the Church in Asia with the unveiling of the AMC 2025 logo and the launch of a book on Synodality and Indigenous Traditions.
The Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC) is eyeing the creation of a new office dedicated to pushing Synodality forward across their continent.
