The Tamil and Telugu versions of the award-winning Hindi movie “The Face of the Faceless” will be released in more than 60 theatres on November 21, 2025, bringing to life the inspiring story of Blessed Rani Maria Vattal, a Franciscan Clarist nun and devoted social worker who was martyred in 1995 for her mission among the poor.
Bishops, Church leaders, and experts from across Asia have converged at the Baan Phu Waan Pastoral Training Center in Sampran, Thailand, for a weeklong seminar on Synodality, running from September 22 to 26, 2025.
Catholic priest Fr. Matthew Eya, parish priest of St. Charles Church in Eha-Ndiagu, was killed in a violent ambush on the evening of September 19 in Enugu State, southeastern Nigeria.
Pope Leo XIV urged Indonesians in Italy to be “prophets of communion in a world so often divided” and to live as faithful Catholics while remaining proud Indonesians
The Parish of San Pascual Baylon and the National Shrine of Nuestra Señora de la Inmaculada Concepcion de Salambao in Bulacan, Philippines, has announced that it will return a Nissan Navara pick-up truck donated by former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) 1st District Engineer Henry Alcantara, following reports linking him to alleged corruption in government flood control projects.
The North Eastern Regional Youth Commission–India Catholic Youth Movement NorthEast (NERYC–ICYM-NE), in collaboration with the Manipur Catholic Youth Organisation (MCYO), successfully organized a three-day Catholic youth meet in the riot-affected Churachandpur District of Manipur, India, from September 20 to 22, 2025.
At the Sunday Angelus in Saint Peter’s Square on September 21, Pope Leo XIV reflected on the Gospel parable of the dishonest steward (Lk 16:1-13), urging Christians to recognize life and material possessions as gifts from God entrusted to their care.
In his first major reflections on LGBTQ+ Catholics since becoming pope, Pope Leo XIV emphasized that the Church must be a home of welcome for everyone, while making clear that Catholic teaching on marriage and sexuality remains unchanged.
Singapore and 13 other small and medium-sized members of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) have established a partnership to support a rules-based multilateral trading system.
On September 20, the restored Colombo’s Historic Tomb and the Moorish Gateway were officially inaugurated at the Wari Christian Cemetery in Narinda, Old Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Pope Leo XIV has urged those who serve in the field of justice to go beyond the application of laws and to embrace a vision of justice that safeguards human dignity, fosters reconciliation, and builds the common good.
Cardinal Virgilio Pablo David, president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), called on young Filipinos to take a decisive role in building a just and peaceful society, as thousands gathered today for massive peace rallies marking the anniversary of the declaration of martial law.
On a bright September morning, the chapel of Christus Sacerdos Minor Seminary (SMCS) in Pematangsiantar, a city in North Sumatra, Indonesia, was filled with song.
On September 13, the Diocese of Zhoucun, located in Shandong Province, China, hosted a Bible Knowledge Contest with the theme “Word of Life” at Xigao Catholic Church in Boxing Parish.
The Western Region Migrant Commission of India convened a two-day meeting in Mumbai on Sept. 18–19, bringing together 20 members under the leadership of Bishop Bernard Lancy Pinto of Aurangabad, Chairman of the Commission, and Fr. Glasten Gonsalves, Regional Secretary.
Pope Leo, through the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, has officially declared Saint Lazarus Devasahayam as the Patron of the Laity in India.
Forty years later, the parishioners of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish in Escalante City, Negros Occidental, Philippines, not only remember the gruesome “Escalante Massacre” but also seek “to reclaim the sacrifices of the victims,” whom they call martyrs to the cause of freedom and justice.
“If you don’t love each other, at least don’t hate each other,” said Brigadier S. Prashanth of the 27 Sector Assam Rifles during the celebration of Panchsutra Recitation and National Women’s Friendship Day on September 17.
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.
