On Maundy Thursday (April 17), Manila Archbishop Jose F. Cardinal Advincula will wash the feet of 12 persons, including priest, nun, health workers, youth, journalist, teacher, and lay leader, among others.
Like in other regions in the predominantly Catholic country, the Philippine National Police has installed its security measures for a peaceful and orderly observance of the Holy Week.
The Conference of Religious Women India (CRWI) organized a training workshop for Catholic nuns to address challenges posed by sexual abuse, poor mental health, and suicidal tendencies.
On April 14, Pope Francis appointed Msgr. Glenn Montebon Corsiga of the clergy of the Diocese of Dumaguete as the new bishop of the Diocese of Ipil in the southern Philippines.
On April 13, the Catholic community in Churachandpur District, Manipur—largely composed of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)—celebrated Palm Sunday with great devotion at Good Shepherd Parish, Lamka, in the presence of Archbishop Dr. Linus Neli of Imphal and Father Stephen Touthang.
A spirit of prayer and reflection filled the air as the National Family Rosary Ministry Team of Bangladesh hosted a spiritually uplifting Lenten seminar focused on the Holy Rosary at the Patrick Peyton Center and the Holy Cross Pastoral and Retreat Center at Bhadun on April 2.
The Claretian Missionaries Fr. Rhoel Gallardo Province, through its publishing arm Claretian Communications Foundation Inc. (CCFI), is set to hold the 2nd Conference on Mary on May 1 this year.
Amid ongoing fighting between Myanmar's military junta and resistance forces, a Catholic church in Chin State has been destroyed by airstrikes, marking another tragic blow to the Christian community in the country’s only Christian-majority region on April 8.
Pope Francis has appointed Fr. Sahaya Thatheus Thomas (54), Rector of Holy Trinity Major Seminary, Jalandhar, as the new Bishop of the Diocese of Simla-Chandigarh. The announcement was made on April 12, 2025.
In a historic decision, Pope Francis elevated the Diocese of Calicut in the southern Indian state of Kerala to a Metropolitan Archdiocese on April 12, 2025.
A singer-songwriter and retreat facilitator from Baco, Oriental Mindoro, brings over 30 years of ministry experience as he launches his newest album dubbed “Misa ng Pag-Asa” on April 12, 2 p.m. at the Church of the Gesù at Ateneo de Manila University, in collaboration with “Hangad” and the Jesuit Music Ministry.
Radio Veritas Asia (RVA) celebrated its 56th founding anniversary on April 11 with the launch of a year-long Laudato Si’ campaign, reaffirming its commitment to ecological conversion, truth-telling, and care for our common home.
A global alliance of environmental and human rights organizations on Thursday, April 10, urged Swiss bank UBS to withdraw its support from fossil fuel projects in the Verde Island Passage (VIP) – a critical biodiversity hotspot – during the bank’s Annual General Meeting held in Lucerne, Switzerland, said a statement from Protect VIP.
Incidents of violence against Christians continue to be over two incidents a day in India, says the United Christian Forum (UCF, an ecumenical Christian group.
A wave of spiritual fervor swept through the Chattogram Archdiocese as hundreds of Christian faithful’s gathered to welcome the World Youth Cross a humble wooden cross that has become a global symbol of faith, unity, and God’s enduring love for humanity Which arrived in the archdiocese on April 6.
A group of pilgrims from Kerala, fondly known as "God’s Own Country," made a faith-filled journey to Kandhamal, Odisha—revered as the land of Christian martyrs—to honour the sacrifices of those who gave their lives for Christ on April 9.
