The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) is set to discuss the country’s May midterm elections in their biannual plenary assembly next week.
On January 19, 2025 during his Sunday Angelus address, Pope Francis expressed gratitude for the Gaza ceasefire agreement, urging respect for the agreement and the delivery of humanitarian aid.
Tension has gripped Udalguri district, Assam of Northeast India, after a 75-year-old Catholic Church was allegedly set on fire by miscreants on the night of January 15. The incident took place around 10:30 PM in the Ambagaon area, coinciding with the Assamese Bhogali Bihu celebrations, triggering widespread outrage.
The Commission for Ecumenism and Inter-Religious Dialogue (TNBC) organized the Week of prayer for Christian Unity Rally to promote unity and diversity on Saturday, January 18, 2025, at Christ Hall Seminary, Karumathur, Tamil Nadu, India.
The CRI (Goa) unit organized the 18th Major Superiors' Meeting at the Pilar Pilgrim Centre in Pilar on the theme of Pilgrims of Hope on Synodal Pathway.
The Episcopal Commission on Ecumenical Affairs (ECEA) of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference
of the Philippines (CBCP) and the National Council of Churches in the Philippines (NCCP) have jointly opened the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2025.
“Our Call is to proclaim the Gospel to all and become the Apostles of Hope," said Simião Fernandes, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman, Goda, western India.
Catholic youth leaders in India expressed approval of the ten priorities stipulated in the working document for the 36th plenary assembly of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI).
The Council of the Laity of the Philippines or Sangguniang Laiko ng Pilipinas (SLP), strongly
condemned the Senate's proposed "Prevention of Adolescent Pregnancy Act of 2023," which aims to strip parents of their right to be involved in their children’s adolescent lives.
In one of the most famous churches in the Philippines, where the Catholic faith is deeply
expressed, a vendor was converted into a devotee of the Jesus of Nazarene at the Minor Basilica
and National Shrine of Jesus Nazareno, more commonly known as Quiapo Church.
The Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC) is eyeing the creation of a new office dedicated to pushing Synodality forward across their continent.
One of the most catastrophic earthquakes to strike the Himalayan region in a century occurred on January 7 in Dingri County and Shigatse, Tibet, with a magnitude of 6.8 (7.1 on the Richter scale), according to the Chinese Earthquake Networks Centre.
On January 7 (Tuesday), Pope Francis accepted the early resignation of Bishop Dominique Rey of Fréjus-Toulon, following years of Vatican scrutiny regarding his ordination practices using pre-Vatican II liturgical books and other concerns.
