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Sister Mary Joseph, former superior of the Congregation of St. Francis Xavier Sisters, died on December 1 in Pathein, Ayeyarwady Region, in Myanmar. She was 85.

The Bengali Service of Radio Veritas Asia (RVA) marked its 40th year on December 1 with a simple celebration at the Christian Communication Center of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Bangladesh in Dhaka.

Catholic Church leaders, especially bishops, need not only focus on the spiritual needs of people but also their “integral development.”

Mental health aid should be included in all disaster response activities and plans. This was the call made by the general manager of Church-run Radio Veritas Asia in the wake of the series of disasters that displaced thousands of people in the northern part of the Philippines in recent weeks.

The new archbishop of the Archdiocese of Dhaka in Bangladesh vowed to press for solidarity and dialogue during his installation at Dhaka's St. Mary’s Cathedral on November 27.

Father Cyril Francis was the most senior Salesian priest and missionary in the country who was known for his struggle during the years of socialism.

Pope Francis has reminded Catholics that the Church is “not a market” where “people go forward with a new business.”

Myanmar is planning to relax COVID-19 restrictions, including stay-at-home protocols, to ease the pandemic's impact on the country’s economy.

The Family Rosary Ministry Team of Bangladesh’s Rajshahi diocese organized a one-day seminar on the Holy Rosary at the Mangasa sub-center in the parish of Borni.

The Archdiocese of Yangon in Myanmar has a new auxiliary bishop in the person of Bishop-elect Noel Saw Naw Aye.

Bishop John Hsane Hgyi of the Diocese of Pathein in Myanmar led the distribution of bags of rice and oil in poor communities that are most affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

The social action arm of the Catholic Church in Bangladesh's Rajshahi region celebrated "World Children's Day" with pomp in Mohishbathan on November 19.

The episcopal ordination of Monsignor John Saw Gawdy in Myanmar’s Diocese of Taung Ngu will be held on November 29 in simple ceremonies due to health restrictions brought by the pandemic.

Father Richard Hla Min Oo said Buddhist monk Ashin Nyanasiri, who was doing his masters degree at Sitagu International Buddhist Academy, asked for help in the translation of his thesis.

Bishop Lawrence Subrato Howlader, CSC, of Barishal ordained deacon Richard Babu Halder from the village of Pakhor, Narikelbari parish in the district of Gopalgonj.

Officials of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Bangladesh, together with Cardinal Patrick D’Rozario, CSC, visited the Diocese of Khulna from November 6 to 9.

Several parishes have opened churches to serve as temporary shelters for those who were displaced by floodwaters

The prime minister's spokesman said the church leaders "highly appreciated" the leadership of Sheik Hasina in the fight against the new coronavirus diseases.

Pope Francis is offering free coronavirus tests for Rome’s poor and homeless as part of the Catholic Church’s World Day of the Poor activities, the Vatican said on Nov. 12.

Cardinal Joseph Zen of Hong Kong said he was “disappointed and angry” over a report released by German broadcaster Deutsche Welle on the controversial deal between Beijing and the Vatican.