A prayer service was held on August 14, 2025, at Our Lady of Charity Parish, Kandhamal, in the Indian state of Odisha, to honor the memory of Emeritus Archbishop Raphael Cheenath, SVD, of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar, on his 9th death anniversary
An ice cream vendor on the streets of Bangkok is set to take the first vows in the Society of the Divine Word (SVD) on July 26 in Tagaytay, Philippines.
The Arnold Janssen Kalinga Center, a home for the homeless in Manila run by the Society of the Divine Word (SVD), marked its 10th anniversary on July 10, celebrating a decade of service and mission to the wounded and homeless in the Philippines.
The Society of the Divine Word (SVD) opened its Triennial Meeting on the Four Characteristic Dimensions on June 1, 2025, in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.
A tree planting Activity held was held at the SVD (Society of the Divine Word) Farm’s St. Peter’s Fishpond and Gazebo in commemoration of the 10th Anniversary of Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si’, On Care for Our Common Home, on May 3.
April 23, 2025, was a big day for the members of the Society of Divine Word (SVD) in Myanmar as they celebrated the inauguration of Annunciation of the Lord Church, aka Bawle Kyun parish, in Htantabin Township.
The annual Lenten Retreat for the Chotanagpur Youth Group in Goa, organized by Arnold Seva Kendra (ASK, Goa) in collaboration with the Chotanagpur Youth Group, was held at the SVD Seminary in Raia, Goa, on April 1.
The third day of the SVD General Plenum, March 29, spotlighted the evolving understanding of Missio Dei as a journey rooted in dialogue, intercultural relationships, and synodal engagement.
The second day, March 28, of the Missio Dei: Healing Wounds conference brought together theologians, missionaries, and Church leaders from around the world to reflect on the urgent need for a renewed missionary approach in an increasingly postmodern and post-truth society.
The Society of the Divine Word (SVD) officially opened its three-day International Conference on Mission at the Matteo Ricci Conference Center of the Pontifical Gregorian University, drawing over 250 participants from across the globe.
The India Central Province (INC) of the Society of the Divine Word (SVD) marked its Golden Jubilee as a province (1975-2025) with a grand celebration at Seva Sadan, the provincial headquarters on February 27.
As the Society of the Divine Word (SVD) marks 150 years of its existence, it reaffirms its commitment to environmental conservation by rallying religious congregations and local communities to take a stand against ecological destruction.
Philippines retired bishop Arturo Bastes, SVD (Society of the Divine Word), Bishop Emeritus of Sorsogon and of Romblon, 80, passed away at around 6:30 a.m. on World Mission Sunday, Oct. 20, at the house of his brother in Cainta in Rizal, confirmed the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) confirmed in a Facebook post.
The SAMMAN unit of Janvikas Society, Indore, successfully hosted a three-day National Children’s Parliament Conference in Bhopal from October 1st to 3rd, 2024. The event had the participation of 78 children from seven different states, who gathered to learn, collaborate, and strengthen their Children’s Parliament groups.
After long years of service with the Society of the Divine Word (SVD), Brother Valentin Gruener passed away on September 14 at a hospital in Abra, a province more than 400 kilometers south of Manila.
On August 22, the Archdiocese of Ende, Flores, Indonesia, celebrated the consecration and installation of Msgr. Paulus Budi Kleden as its new archbishop.
