In recent months, the phrase “ghost projects” has dominated public discourse in the Philippines. Following a series of government exposés, numerous flood control projects have come under scrutiny. Despite billions of pesos in allocated funding, many of these infrastructures were either left unfinished or never built at all.
Madha TV, in partnership with SIGNIS Tamil Nadu, successfully hosted a two-day Artificial Intelligence (AI) training workshop from April 5 to 6 at the T.M.S.S.S. Building, St. Mary’s Corner, Thanjavur.
More than 80 members of the Indian Priests, Sisters and Brothers’ Union (IPSBU), Rome, came together for a deeply spiritual Holy Door Pilgrimage at St. Peter’s Basilica on April 5, marking their participation in Jubilee Year 2025.
The Laudato Si’ Movement (LSM) invites individuals to join its flagship initiative—the Laudato Si’ Animators Program—designed to inspire ecological conversion and action rooted in Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si’.
Pope Francis has expressed deep sorrow and solidarity with the people of the Dominican Republic following the tragic collapse of a nightclub roof in the capital city of Santo Domingo that claimed numerous lives and left many injured.
In celebration of the 10th anniversary of Laudato Si’, the Holy See has officially presented its Pavilion for the upcoming 19th International Architecture Exhibition – Venice Biennale 2025, under the theme Opera Aperta or Open Work.
An independent environmental body, Badan Peduli Taman Nasional Komodo dan Perairan Sekitarnya (BPTNKPS), has voiced serious concerns over the growing number of villa and hotel developments being constructed above the waters of Labuan Bajo in West Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara.
The National Biblical Catechetical and Liturgical Center (NBCLC), in collaboration with the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) Office for Dialogue and Desk for Ecumenism, conducted a national workshop on interreligious and ecumenical ministry from April 8 to 9.
A Catholic-run de-addiction center in Bangladesh got a permit to hold motivational, awareness activities, detoxification, and counseling programs with drug-addicted individuals in Dhaka Central Prison, Keraniganj, near Dhaka, the country’s capital.
Caritas Bangladesh, the social action arm of the Catholic Church, marked the dual celebrations of the 2025 Teg O Sheha Abhijan (Lenten Campaign) and Caritas Sunday at Chattogram Region on April 6.
In a landmark move towards inclusive leadership, the Karnataka Region Catholic Bishops' Council (KRCBC) has appointed Dr. Isabella Selvaraj Xavier as the new Joint Secretary to the Regional Commission for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Backward Classes (SC/ST/BC).
A 23-year-old man was arrested by authorities in the Philippines on Tuesday after desecrating the Minor Basilica and Parish of Saint Martin of Tours in Taal, a town in the province of Batangas, more than 100 kilometers south of Manila, the country’s capital.
On April 6, the Caritas Social and Economic Development Center, the Galle diocese social service arm in Sri Lanka, launched a CHARIS Singapore-funded initiative to empower low-income families.
On 5 April 2025, the Diocese of Chiang Mai (District of Mae Chaem), northern Thailand, celebrated the inauguration of the new Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church.
As Australia approaches its federal election on May 3, 2025, the Australian Bishops have called on all Catholics to be beacons of hope in the face of economic struggles and increasing political polarization on April 7.
The Don Bosco Development Society (DBDOC), the social development wing of the Salesian Province of Calcutta, West Bengal, eastern India, has built 500 low-cost houses for slum dwellers over the last six years.
In a powerful expression of faith and social engagement, the Tamil Nadu Catholic Youth Movement (TCYM), in India organized a unique Lenten pilgrimage on April 5–6, 2025.
Father Arul Valan (54), a Salesian priest of Don Bosco and a tireless champion of the poor and oppressed—especially the Thurumbar (Puthirai Vannars), the washermen community in Tamil Nadu—passed away due to a heart attack on April 8, 2025, at 2:30 a.m.
