Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, pro-prefect of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Evangelization and dean of the College of Cardinals, will address Asian bishops in Macau on October 31 before presiding over celebrations marking the 450th anniversary of the Diocese of Macau.
Fr. Clarence Devadass, associate secretary of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC), hopes to bring the voices and synodal experiences of Asian Churches to the universal Church after Pope Leo XIV appointed him to the International Theological Commission for 2026–2031 on October 19.
Fr. Clarence Devadass, associate secretary of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC), is among four Asians appointed by Pope Leo XIV to the International Theological Commission for its 2026–2031 term, according to Vatican News. The appointments include 24 new members, while six members from the previous term have been confirmed.
A new book documenting the life and work of the late Fr. Bolmax Pereira, a priest known for integrating faith, science, education and environmental protection, was released at St. Anne’s Church in Ponda, Goa, western India.
A new book documenting the life and work of the late Fr. Bolmax Pereira, a priest known for integrating faith, science, education and environmental protection, was released at St. Anne’s Church in Ponda, Goa, western India.
More than 150 people from across Asia joined an interfaith prayer gathering for Nepal on September 15, turning prayers for communities affected by devastating floods and landslides into a call for concrete solidarity, compassionate service and care for creation.
Catholic digital communicators from across Asia were commissioned as digital missionaries during a Mass on September 13 that concluded the first Asian Catholic Digital Missionary Assembly, with a call to make the digital world a place of listening, encounter, reconciliation and communion.
Digital evangelization cannot be reduced to producing content or increasing online engagement; it must help build communion and relationships, according to Dr. Natasha Govekar, Director of the Theological-Pastoral Department within the Vatican Dicastery for Communication.
Radio Veritas Asia (RVA) plans to bring 40 digital influencers to the 2027 World Youth Day in Seoul, South Korea, envisioning them as “40 pairs of eyes” that will capture the experiences of young people and communities and share them with Catholics across Asia, said Fr. John Mi Shen, RVA program director.
Catholic digital missionaries from across Asia reflected on the dangers of losing sight of their mission, the need to move from self-promotion to serving others, and the importance of keeping humanity at the center of artificial intelligence during three case-study discussions on September 11 in Quezon City, Philippines.
Cardinal Filipe Neri Ferrão, president of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC), urged Catholic digital missionaries to bring the love of Jesus Christ into the digital world and use online platforms to build communion rather than seek popularity.
Digital missionaries should allow God to work through their personalities, gifts and lived experiences, becoming a “landing pad” through which the Word can reach others, said an Irish Franciscan friar at the First Asian Catholic Digital Missionary Assembly on September 11.
Digital missionaries are called not simply to influence people online but to point people toward Christ, Fr. Felmar Fiel, SVD, said as the First Asian Catholic Digital Missionary Assembly opened in the Philippines.
Archbishop Francis Xavier Vira Arponrat of Bangkok urged Asian national synodal teams to persevere when progress is slow and trust that their efforts will bear fruit in God’s time, drawing on the Gospel images of the disciples’ abundant catch and the sower who patiently awaits the growth of the seed.
Bishop Henrique Figaredo , Apostolic Prefect of Battambang, Cambodia, urged Asian national synodal teams to return to their communities with a renewed sense of joy, togetherness and confidence in Jesus’ presence as the three-day regional gathering in Bangkok concluded.
Southeast Asian national synodal teams have called for a permanent regional network and greater continuity of national synodal teams beyond the current phase of the Synod, urging the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC) to provide a clear roadmap for the journey ahead.
The South Asia regional group at an Asian synodal gathering has urged the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC) to appoint national liaison persons for synodality and establish a common digital platform to strengthen communication and resource-sharing among the continent’s Churches.
National synodal teams should see themselves not as another layer of authority in the Church, but as facilitators helping bishops, clergy and pastoral communities discover practical ways of living synodality, said Pablo Virgilio Cardinal David, Vice President of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC).
Friendship and personal encounter were placed at the heart of synodal life as representatives of Asian national synod teams took part in a creative group activity designed to help them know one another beyond their roles and countries.
