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.
Jesuit Father Joe Arun (59) was appointed as the Chairperson for three years of its 10-member Minorities Commission in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu on July 23.
On July 25, Father Francis D'Britto, an esteemed Indian Catholic priest, social worker, environmental activist, and Marathi writer, passed away after a prolonged illness at the age of 81.
As heavy rainfalls from Typhoon Carina, the local name for Gaemi, battered Manila, churches opened their doors on Wednesday, July 24, to residents displaced by the ensuing floods.
In response to severe flooding from Typhoon Gaemi, locally known as Carina, and monsoon rains, Bishop Honesto Ongtioco of Cubao has ordered parish priests to open their churches to evacuees.
In collaboration with the Indian Catholic Press Association (ICPA), the Indian Province of the Society of St. Paul (SSP) has established two media awards to honour India's "authors" and "media personnel."
Pope has bestowed the prestigious papal award Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice upon the President of the Manila Metropolitan Cathedral-Basilica Foundation, former Chief Justice of the Philippines, Artemio V. Panganiban, Jr.
A special jubilee service was held at Catholic San-Thome under St. Mary’s Parish Tuibuang in Churachanpur District on July 21, 2014, in the morning to commemorate the 50th of the catholic faithful existence.
“Integral ecology calls us to recognize, among other things, the spiritual dimension of our relationship with the environment and each other,” said Ms. Shimray.
With great appreciation, Fr. Anthony Charanghat's distinguished 30-year tenure as the editor of the Examiner, the Catholic weekly of the Archdiocese of Bombay, was celebrated on July 12.
