A Lenten concert held at Santa Monica Convent in Old Goa, southwest India, on March 22 offered a profound musical journey into the mystery of Christ’s Passion, inviting the faithful into deeper prayer and reflection.
The Catholic Church in Pakistan has welcomed the appointment of new bishops announced by Pope Leo XIV on March 10, 2026, bringing renewed leadership to the Archdiocese of Lahore and the Apostolic Vicariate of Quetta.
A Buddhist organization in Bangladesh is once again demonstrating interfaith solidarity by providing daily iftar meals to poor and fasting Muslims during the holy month of Ramadan.
India’s only Catholic Chief Minister, Conrad K. Sangma of Meghalaya, has reaffirmed his deep faith in God as he works to restore peace following recent violence in the northeastern Indian state.
A Catholic bishop has urged Filipino families and parishes to practice energy conservation and strengthen charitable programs as rising global oil prices, fueled by tensions in the Middle East, threaten to increase transportation costs and household expenses.
As renewed conflict continues to escalate in southern Lebanon, the country’s Foreign Minister has appealed to the Holy See for diplomatic support to preserve the Christian presence in border villages near Israel, Vatican News reports.
Archbishop Benny Mario Travis of the Catholic Archdiocese of Lahore, Pakistan, has issued strict guidelines on wedding photography in Church premises to uphold the dignity and sanctity of the Church and the Sacrament of Matrimony.
In an order issued on March 10, the Regional Trial Court in Pinamalayan, Oriental Mindoro, allowed the deferment of more than 500,000 pesos (about US$9,000) in filing fees that had previously been required from the petitioners.
A contemporary musical retelling of the Passion of Christ will take center stage during Holy Week 2026 in the Philippine province of Oriental Mindoro, as local artists present an original production titled “Deus Meus Quare?” (My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me?).
Church leaders in Pakistan have strongly condemned the suspicious death of Marqas Masih, a 22-year-old Christian youth whose body was found hanging at a farmhouse in Sargodha, about 240 kilometers south of Islamabad.
The Shrine of St. Anne in Thalawila, one of Sri Lanka’s major Catholic pilgrimage sites, celebrated its annual March feast on March 7–8, 2026, drawing large numbers of clergy, religious, and faithful.
Calls for nuclear restraint ring hollow when they come from countries that continue to maintain the capacity to destroy the world, Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David has warned, as renewed geopolitical tensions revive concerns about nuclear escalation.
A Maronite priest was killed on March 9 in the mountainous village of Qlayaa, Lebanon, while assisting parishioners whose home had been struck by an Israeli tank, according to Lebanese media reports and Vatican News.
A Catholic cultural and arts training institute in the historic city of Varanasi, northern India, has honoured a Catholic nun for her exceptional contributions to sacred music, hymn composition, and value-based dance dramas.
The Liturgy Committee of the Archdiocese of Bombay in western India held the Graduation Day ceremony for the Advanced Liturgy Ministry Course 2025–2026 on March 8 in Mumbai.
A Catholic bishop in the Philippines has urged the faithful to make peace a daily mission as he marked the 30th anniversary of his priestly ordination, reflecting on the need for reconciliation in both local communities and the wider world.
The Archbishop of Seoul said one of the main goals of the upcoming World Youth Day 2027 in South Korea will be to address the growing problem of isolation among young people in an increasingly competitive world.
The Christian Cooperative Credit Union Ltd., widely known as Dhaka Credit, one of Bangladesh’s largest community-based financial cooperatives, marked International Women’s Day on March 7 at the Tejgaon Church Community Center in Farmgate, a commercial district of Dhaka, the country’s capital.
Energy and environmental advocates have underscored the need to fast-track Oriental Mindoro’s shift to renewable energy (RE), as the Philippines provincial government rolls out conservation measures amid global oil supply disruptions linked to tensions in the Middle East.
In response to the ongoing ethnic tensions and political uncertainty in Manipur, northeast India, the Zou Catholic Union Manipur organized a three-day intensive training program for lay leaders aimed at strengthening and safeguarding the Catholic faith within their communities.
