Our Lady of Salvation Church in Dadar, western Mumbai, held its first Blessing of Pets on October 4, bringing parishioners and their animal companions together to mark the feast of St. Francis of Assisi and the conclusion of the Season of Creation 2026.
A new book documenting the life and work of the late Fr. Bolmax Pereira, a priest known for integrating faith, science, education and environmental protection, was released at St. Anne’s Church in Ponda, Goa, western India.
A Catholic parish in Mumbai, western India, brought together Small Christian Communities (SCCs) and migrant parishioners for a Thanksgiving Day celebration that highlighted faith, cultural diversity and care for creation.
As the Church marks the 800th anniversary of the Transitus of St. Francis of Assisi, Catholics in the western Indian state of Goa are reflecting on Franciscan spirituality and how it can foster fraternity, peace and care for creation.
Dogs, cats and their human companions gathered at the Sto. Niño Cathedral in Calapan on October 4 for the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, with the celebration calling Catholics to recognize care for animals as part of their responsibility to protect God’s creation.
Two years after Pope Francis and Grand Imam Nasaruddin Umar signed the Istiqlal Declaration in Jakarta, Indonesian interfaith leaders have called for its commitments to brotherhood, peace and care for creation to be translated into concrete action.
The relic of St. Francis of Assisi brought a morning of prayer to the sick, elderly and homebound on September 26, as the “Lakbay ni Francisco” (“The Journey of Francis”) pilgrimage continued at the Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception community in Maligaya Park, Novaliches, Quezon City, Philippines.
About 40 children of St. Andrew’s Church in Bandra, Mumbai, marked Care for Creation Day on September 20 with a symbolic water ritual highlighting the theme “Living Waters.”
As the Church observes the Season of Creation, it is fitting to remember Fr Robert Athickal SJ, a Jesuit priest who foresaw the urgent need to protect the environment decades before ecological concern became a major global and ecclesial priority.
The St. Augustine Community in Mumbai marked the feast of its patron saint with a call for families to take greater responsibility for caring for creation and protecting the environment.
Bishop Vinsensius Setiawan Triatmojo of Tanjungkarang called for a deeper understanding of freedom rooted in justice, human dignity, fraternity and care for creation during an Independence Day celebration that brought Catholics, Muslims and community groups together in Bandar Lampung, southern Sumatra.
St. Catherine of Alexandria Parish in Pagbilao, a coastal municipality in Quezon province on Luzon Island, southeast of Manila in the northern Philippines, has strengthened its commitment to environmental stewardship by expanding its solar energy facilities, demonstrating a concrete response to the Church's call to care for creation amid the growing challenges of climate change and the threat of El Niño.
Radio Veritas Asia (RVA) on January 30 hosted a major online gathering that brought together filmmakers, Church communicators, environmental advocates, theologians, and bishops from across Asia for the Laudato Si’ Care for Creation Short Film Contest Awards and the launch of the commemorative book, Voices for Our Common Home.
