Cardinal Michael F. Czerny, SJ, Prefect of the Vatican Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, will pay an official visit to Bangladesh from November 1 to 5, 2025.
Despite the rain, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle visited the SVD’s Laudato Si’ Farm in Tagaytay City on July 20, celebrating Mass with friends, benefactors of the Divine Word Seminary and the farm, as well as visitors.
A trial court has rendered a guilty verdict in all three criminal cases filed in connection with the 2019 attack on Jesuit Volunteers in a remote community in southern Philippines, according to a statement posted by Jesuit Volunteers Philippines (JVP) on their website on July 20.
The death toll from Monday’s devastating Bangladesh Air Force fighter jet crash in Dhaka’s Uttara neighborhood has climbed to 22, with 171 people injured many critically in one of the deadliest peacetime aviation disasters in the country’s history, which occurred on July 21.
A tree-planting initiative in the Philippines has paid tribute to the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) by dedicating a new tree-lined path to Filipino prelates.
An internationally renowned charismatic retreat center in the southern Indian state of Kerala is hosting an international youth conference from July 20 to 25, 2025.
In a message during the concluding Eucharistic Celebration at the 11th Philippine Conference on New Evangelization (PCNE) held at the University of Santo Tomas on July 20, Manila Archbishop Jose F. Cardinal Advincula called on the delegates to carry on with the mission.
A total of 22 seminarians and newly ordained priests from the Order of Preachers (OP), commonly known as the Dominicans, are currently participating in a mission immersion program in Indonesia.
The Vatican's Joseph Ratzinger–Benedict XVI Foundation (Fondazione Vaticana Joseph Ratzinger–Benedetto XVI) has appointed Father Thomas Vadakkel, an Indian priest, to the International Committee for the celebrations marking the 100th birth anniversary of Pope Benedict XVI.
In collaboration with various church-based organizations, the Commission on Family and Life of the Archdiocese of Manila will hold the 9th Family and Life Conference on October 25.
Celebrating Mass at the 11th Philippine Conference on New Evangelization (PCNE), currently underway in Manila, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization, reminded the faithful that God leads His people toward freedom not shopping malls and restaurants.
As part of the Jubilee of People with Disabilities, the Church of Our Lady of Fatima in the Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, organized a day-long pilgrimage for physically challenged parishioners on July 19.
Cardinal Mario Grech, Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops, is visiting Sri Lanka at the invitation of Cardinal Albert Malcolm Ranjith, Archbishop of Colombo.
The Catholic Archdiocese of Mandalay, in northern Myanmar, organized a three-day seminar from July 15 to 17 focused on the safeguarding of minors and vulnerable adults for priests and nuns.
The 11th edition of the Philippine Conference on the New Evangelization (PCNE) began on July 18 at the University of Santo Tomas in Manila, with more than 4,000 participants attending the inaugural ceremony.
Doripara St. Francis Xavier Primary School, located on the outskirts of Dhaka, hosted a Fruit Festival on July 8, bringing together students, teachers, and parents for a joyful celebration of nature and learning.
Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, Secretary for Relations with States and International Organisations of the Holy See, recently met with Dr. S. Jaishankar, India’s External Affairs Minister, and his team in New Delhi.
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.
An ecumenical forum of Northeast India has recommended that Christians of the region watch The Chosen, a multi-season TV show (2017) about the life of Jesus. It was created, directed, and co-written by American filmmaker Dallas Jenkins in 2017.
In a pastoral letter sent to Fides News Agency, three bishops from northern-central Myanmar, who are constantly relocating to seek refuge due to armed conflict and insecurity in their dioceses, have encouraged the faithful to remain steadfast in prayer despite the dire situation in the country.
