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A Vatican statement said the city-state was moving ahead with plans to substitute all its combustion engine cars with electric or hybrid vehicles

Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun has warned that the recent arrest of Jimmy Lai shows a rise in “political intimidation” against journalists in Hong Kong, part of a systematic erosion of basic freedoms, including religious freedom, by the Chinese government in recent months.

The bishops of Indonesia urged Catholics to participate in the upcoming local elections by voting for Catholics who honor the common good while fighting unjust practices.

With changes brought about by the global health crisis, the Diocese of Hong Kong announced that it will focus its pastoral work in the coming year on “parish renewal”.

Pope Francis announced the start of the observance of a Year of St. Joseph on Dec. 8 to mark the 150th anniversary of the saint’s proclamation as patron of the Universal Church.

Bishop Raymond Saw Po Ray, bishop of the Diocese of Mawlamyaine in Myanmar, celebrated his 33rd episcopal ordination anniversary on December 8 at the Holy Family Cathedral in Mawlamyaine.

Italian missionary Arturo Speziale, a member of the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions, marked his 50th anniversary as a priest in Bangladesh on December 4.

Bishop Stephen Tjephe of the Diocese of Loikaw in Myanmar has been rushed to the hospital and is currently in critical condition.

Statues of Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Mother Teresa have been vandalized at a church in India’s east.

Sister Mary Joseph, former superior of the Congregation of St. Francis Xavier Sisters, died on December 1 in Pathein, Ayeyarwady Region, in Myanmar. She was 85.

The Bengali Service of Radio Veritas Asia (RVA) marked its 40th year on December 1 with a simple celebration at the Christian Communication Center of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Bangladesh in Dhaka.

Catholic Church leaders, especially bishops, need not only focus on the spiritual needs of people but also their “integral development.”

Mental health aid should be included in all disaster response activities and plans. This was the call made by the general manager of Church-run Radio Veritas Asia in the wake of the series of disasters that displaced thousands of people in the northern part of the Philippines in recent weeks.

The new archbishop of the Archdiocese of Dhaka in Bangladesh vowed to press for solidarity and dialogue during his installation at Dhaka's St. Mary’s Cathedral on November 27.

Father Cyril Francis was the most senior Salesian priest and missionary in the country who was known for his struggle during the years of socialism.

Pope Francis has reminded Catholics that the Church is “not a market” where “people go forward with a new business.”

Myanmar is planning to relax COVID-19 restrictions, including stay-at-home protocols, to ease the pandemic's impact on the country’s economy.

The Family Rosary Ministry Team of Bangladesh’s Rajshahi diocese organized a one-day seminar on the Holy Rosary at the Mangasa sub-center in the parish of Borni.

The Archdiocese of Yangon in Myanmar has a new auxiliary bishop in the person of Bishop-elect Noel Saw Naw Aye.

Bishop John Hsane Hgyi of the Diocese of Pathein in Myanmar led the distribution of bags of rice and oil in poor communities that are most affected by the coronavirus pandemic.