A Cebu-based lay charismatic community is set to implement a spiritual and values formation program for chaplains of the Military Ordinariate of the Philippines, with plans to extend the initiative to military and uniformed personnel across the country.
The solemn feast of St Joseph Vaz, Patron of the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman, was celebrated on January 16, 2025, at the site of the Old Church of Our Lady of Health, Rua Escravo de Maria, Sancoale, Goa, southwest India.
In 1626, the galleon El Almirante from Acapulco, Mexico arrived in the Spanish-colonized Philippine islands. Aside from countless produce and products from the other side of the world, this ship brought an image of the Blessed Virgin Mary that would become a beacon of hope for many Filipinos for centuries to come.
According to the World Watch List 2026 released by Open Doors, an estimated 388 million Christians globally now face persecution or serious risk of violence—an increase of 8 million people compared to the previous year. This marks the highest number ever recorded.
The SVD-run Divine Word College of Calapan (DWCC) in Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. marked a threefold celebration on January 15, bringing together faith, academic excellence, and institutional heritage as it commemorated the Feast of Saint Arnold Janssen, honored a national topnotcher, and formally launched its 80th founding anniversary.
This year marks the 375th birth anniversary of St. Joseph Vaz, a humble Goan priest whose daring mission helped evangelize Sri Lanka in the 17th century.
The Catholic Church in the Philippines, together with civil society organizations and sectoral groups, will convene a three-day convergence aimed at confronting what Church leaders describe as “tolerated evils” in governance, ecology, and the economy.
Joy and gratitude marked several days of celebration in Occidental Mindoro, Philippines, as the Good Shepherd Parish—under the jurisdiction of the Apostolic Vicariate of San Jose (AVSJ)—was solemnly declared an SVD Perpetual Parish on January 8, coinciding with the 150th founding anniversary of the Society of the Divine Word (SVD).
More than 12,000 Catholic youth from across India gathered in Bangaluru, in the southern Indian state of Karnataka, from December 28 to 31, 2025, for JAGO 2025, the biannual National Conference of Jesus Youth India.
Archbishop Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith of Colombo, Sri Lanka, has declared 2026 as the Year of Parish Renewal through a pastoral letter calling for a renewed vision of parish life rooted in communion and participation.
The Catholic faithful of Beneedwar parish in northern Bangladesh marked a century of faith with deep gratitude, remembering the pioneering missionaries of the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions (PIME) who laid the foundations of the local Church.
On Kei Besar Island, a rugged and remote stretch of land in Southeast Maluku, Indonesia, meaningful change rarely arrives with fanfare. It comes quietly, through conversations, commitment, and the shared concern of people who refuse to give up on the next generation.
"If you were to compare us to cellular phones, we are 'low bat' (low battery) already," quipped Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David, Bishop of Kalookan (Philippines), describing the atmosphere at the close of a marathon day at the Vatican.
In a public letter addressed to all people, the Apostolic Vicar of Phnom Penh, Bishop Olivier Schmitthaeusler, has spoken strongly against the world’s “silence” amid ongoing wars, displacement, and human suffering.
The Apostolic Vicariate of San Jose (AVSJ) in San Jose, Southern Luzon, Philippines, joined the global celebration of the 150th founding anniversary of the Society of the Divine Word (SVD) with a thanksgiving program honoring the enduring service of SVD and Sisters Servants of the Holy Spirit (SSpS) missionaries in Occidental Mindoro.
The first Extraordinary Consistory of Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate opened with a profound meditation by Cardinal Timothy Radcliffe, O.P., reflecting on the Gospel passage of Jesus walking on the water (Mark 6:45–52).
Opening the first Extraordinary Consistory of his pontificate, Pope Leo XIV issued a stirring call for unity to the College of Cardinals, reminding the Church’s highest prelates that the Gospel is spread not through proselytism, but through the irresistible power of "attraction."
As millions of devotees prepare for the 2026 Traslacion of the Black Nazarene, church leaders in Quiapo are urging Filipinos to see the country’s most massive religious procession not only as an expression of faith, but as a call to humility, social responsibility, and ethical citizenship.
Each winter, while the students of St. Joseph’s School, also known as North Point School, an elite Jesuit-run boarding school in Darjeeling, Northeast India, leave the campus for vacation, a different, quieter celebration unfolds within the school’s historic walls
