The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) Episcopal Commission on Youth has encouraged dioceses across the country to send representatives to the National Youth Day (NYD), which is scheduled for June 10 to 14, 2025.
Ruteng Diocese’s Health Commission gave free medical exams and treatment to the people of St. Mikael Beanio and students. The students donated blood for humanitarian reasons at the Catholic University of Saint Paul in Flores, Indonesia, on February 11 and 12.
The Indonesian Catholic youth hosted a webinar with the theme "Quick! Legalize the Draft of the Criminal Act on Sexual Violence" in Jakarta near the end of January 2022.
A parish in Bangladesh’s Rajshahi diocese marked the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes with prayers, lighting of candles, and a pilgrimage to honor the Blessed Virgin Mary on February 11.
Pope Francis sends a letter to Archbishop Rino Fisichella, President of the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the New Evangelisation, as the Church begins preparations for the 2025 Jubilee year.
The Election Commission has changed the polling dates for India’s Manipur State after strong protests from the Christian and tribal communities. The Commission had first scheduled February 7, a Sunday, as one of the polling dates, drawing opposition from Christian leaders of all denominations.
Many prominent citizens in India demanded a repeal of all anti-conversion laws in India, in the context of the Anti-Conversion Bill scheduled to be tabled in Karnataka Upper Chamber on February 14.
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el Sisi has sworn in the first-ever Coptic Christian to head the country’s highest court. The swearing-in took place on February 9.
Diocesan Commission for Justice and Peace of the Rajshahi in Bangladesh celebrated international prayer and awareness day in partnership with the Talitha Kum International Network to offer pastoral care to victims of human trafficking.
A Catholic-affiliated institution based in Manila, the University of Asia and the Pacific, will hold an online chastity conference for Filipino teens on February 23.
The Apostolic Carmel Sisters in Sri Lanka celebrated the centenary of their services to the island nation. The congregation's charisma is education and the empowerment of girls and women.
At present, some 250 Apostolic Carmel Sisters work through 36 convents in Sri Lanka.
The Indonesian cardinal, Ignatius Kardinal Suharyo, who also serves as the Archbishop of Jakarta diocese (KAJ), launched a protocol to protect children and vulnerable adults in January 2022, at the Cathedral Church in Jakarta.
Archbishop Vincentius Sensi Potokota of Ende inaugurated a house made from waste coal at Santo Donatus Bhoanawa Parish, Ende Regency, East Nusa Tenggara Province (NTT) on February 5.
An Indian nun died in a car accident in Connecticut, America on February 8. She was 40. Sister Anila Puthanthara, a member of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament (SABS), was killed in a car accident in the United States.
