The outgoing Apostolic Nuncio to Indonesia, Archbishop Piero Pioppo, delivered a heartfelt message to Indonesian Catholics, saying that his eight years of pastoral and diplomatic service in the country have strengthened his spirit as he prepares to begin his new mission as the Holy See’s envoy to Spain and Andorra later this week.
At the special invitation of Pope Francis, Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, Archbishop of Colombo, and a group of 56 others, including the bishops of Sri Lanka, left for the Vatican, April 22.
Timor-Leste held presidential elections recently. The independence leader and Nobel laureate Jose Ramos-Horta has been re-elected president of Timor-Leste for a second term.
Father Thomas Taam Chak Wing, a veteran missionary and the former rector of St Teresa's Church in Sarawak, Sibu Diocese, Malaysia, passed away. He was 98.
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) - Episcopal Commission on Liturgy will organize the virtual ‘Liturgy Conference 2022’ from April 26 to 29, 2022.
Pope Francis granted the Pontifical Coronation of the 422-year-old miraculous image of the Blessed Virgin Mary under the title Nuestra Señora del Patrocinio of Boljoon, Cebu, Philippines.
Pope Francis reappointed Archbishop Romulo Valles of Davao as member of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments (CDW).
At the UN climate conference in November 2022, River Above Asia Oceania Ecclesial Network (RAOEN), and Ecojesuit will organize a two-day virtual event on “Culture-based solutions: indigenous responses to biodiversity challenges.”
Bridget Tan, a long-time campaigner for the rights of migrant workers and founder of the Humanitarian Organization for Migration Economics (HOME), died on April 18. She was 73.
Dominican priests in the Archdiocese of Yangon from St. Gemma's Parish in the "Shwe Pyi Thar" quarter facilitated the three-day-long retreat during Holy Week for parishioners.
