Asian church leaders

A 90-year-old retired Catholic bishop has urged the bishops of the Philippines to remain close to people facing poverty, conflict, climate-related disasters, and emotional distress, saying many Filipinos today endure greater suffering than he witnessed during decades of ministry.

In a moving expression of Christian solidarity, church leaders and faithful from various denominations gathered at Sacred Heart Cathedral for an Ecumenical Condolence Prayer Service in New Delhi on April 28.

Reflecting on the FABC 50 theme ‘... and they went a different way,’ Leslie D’Souza invited the Bishops to be ‘new-age Magis,’ who will forge a new path forward for the Church in Asia.

Church leaders across Asia have joined Pope Francis’ call for “care for creation” as the Catholic Church marks this week the fifth anniversary of encyclical Laudato si’.