This initiative addresses the dual concerns of public safety and environmental protection, resonating with communities across Asia that face similar challenges during festive periods.
Indonesia’s religious leaders have expressed support for the government’s decision to extend strict health measures in the country until August 3 due to the high number of COVID-19 cases.
On the first World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly, Pope Francis said he is worried about how an individualistic society treats its older members, and he urged young people to give them love and attention.
The international Forum Catholic Action (IFCA) will be holding a webinar on Wednesday, July 28, on the training of lay people as missionary disciples in a “Synodal Church.”
Young Catholics in the Diocese of Mandalay in Myanmar have set up COVID-19 response initiatives to address the increasing number of people affected by the pandemic.
Caritas Bangladesh, the social action arm of the Catholic Church in the country, has recently launched its “Cash for Food” program for those most affected by the pandemic, especially the poor, in Rajshahi region.
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines has issued on July 22 a statement supporting Pope Francis’ motu proprio “Traditionis custodes (Guardians of the tradition)” that restricts the celebration of Traditional Latin Masses.
Myanmar has banned travel from village to village in the country’s provinces, especially in the northern Bago and Tanintharyee Division, due to the continuing surge of COVID-19 cases.
The Catholic Church in Bangladesh honored the late Indian Jesuit priest, Stanislaus Lourduswamy, known as Stan Swamy, calling him a “gentle giant who walked miles” with indigenous peoples for 60 years.
Asia’s Catholic bishops have issued “suggestions” to celebrate the first “World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly” in a special newsletter released by the Office of Laity and Family of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences .
Catholics in Myanmar, including Cardinal Charles Maung Bo of Yangon, expressed their gratitude to the Church in the Philippines for showing “solidarity” with the beleaguered country.
Bishop Shorot Francis Gomes, auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Dhaka, has been installed as the new bishop of the Diocese of Sylhet on Tuesday, July 20.
Cardinal Charles Maung Bo of Myanmar reiterated his call for an end to conflict on July 19 as he appealed for unity to address the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in the country.
A Syro-Malabar diocese in India appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to help rebuild a church that was earlier demolished by authorities for being “illegal” because it stood on a “public property.”
