On July 2, 2025, the Philippine Jesuit Prison Service inaugurated and blessed Balay ni Lolo Kiko, a transitional home established under the Persons with Restored Liberty (PRL) care program. Balay ni Lolo Kiko, which means “The House of Grandpa Kiko”—with "Kiko" being a Filipino nickname for Pope Francis—aims to support the reintegration of newly released prisoners.
"Don’t lose hope despite life’s challenges," Cardinal Jose Advincula urged as he launched the yearlong Jubilee Year in the Archdiocese of Manila on Monday December 30.
Pope Francis has expressed his “spiritual closeness” to those affected by the recent terrorist attack in New Orleans in a message sent to Archbishop Gregory Aymond of the city.
With his Asian features and average height, Mr. Bernard Wong could well be any ordinary Filipino who joined some 1,200 delegates at the World Apostolate of Fatima national convention in Landmark Trinoma in Quezon City.
The new Bishop of the Diocese of Cubao encouraged priests from all parishes to intensify the
administration of the Sacrament of Confession throughout the Jubilee Year 2025.
The archbishop of Seoul urged the faithful to spend the upcoming new year, which is a Jubilee Year in the Catholic Church, dreaming of “new beginnings.”
A 50-year-old Cross on Sunday leads the Jubilee Opening in the Apostolic Vicariate of Calapan (AVC) and this will be brought to the pilgrim churches in the province during the year 2025, according to the AVC social media page.
On Saturday, December 28, 2024, the Diocese of Kurnool, along with St. George Church in Kosigi and Carmel Matha Church in Sunkeswari, rejoiced as 300 children received their First Holy Communion.
On December 29, 2024, Cardinal Anthony Poola, Archbishop of Hyderabad, inaugurated the Jubilee Year 2025 in the archdiocese during a solemn ceremony at Saint Joseph Cathedral, Gunfoundry, on the feast day of the Holy Family.
On December 29, the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth Congregation, known as the Sancoale Sisters, celebrated the feast of their patron, the Holy Family, at their headquarters in Sancoale, Goa.
As the Universal Church prepares for the Jubilee Year, two of the Philippines’ leading cardinals emphasized messages of hope, joy, and inclusivity during their Christmas reflections, calling on Catholics to embody these virtues in their daily lives.
Cardinal Filipe Neri Ferrão, President of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI), expressed heartfelt condolences on the demise of Dr. Manmohan Singh, a former Prime Minister of India and renowned economist and statesman.
