Church in Asia Penang's Bishop Francis named as new cardinal of Malaysia Cardinal-elect Sebastian Francis will join 20 other newly elected cardinals in a ceremony at the Vatican on September 30, 2023.
Church in Asia Pakistani Catholics elated with country’s first 'Servant of God' Pakistani Catholics are overjoyed with the news that Akash Bashir, a lay Catholic and former pupil of Don Bosco Technical Institute of Lahore, has become the first official candidate to sainthood with the 'Servant of God' title.