The 2025 Ramon Magsaysay Awards were formally presented on November 7, 2025, at the Metropolitan Theater in Manila, Philippines, during the 67th Ramon Magsaysay Presentation Ceremony.
The second day of the ongoing Pasumai Payanam, a historic cycling awareness journey from Kanyakumari to Chennai in Tamil Nadu, South India, began with an inaugural ceremony at Christ the King Higher Secondary School, Tirunelveli, on November 7.
Amid this challenge, Dr. Sister Lipy Gloria Rozario, a member of the Sisters of Our Lady of Sorrows, has emerged as a leading advocate for mental health and suicide prevention.
The Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation (RMAF) formally conferred the 2025 Ramon Magsaysay Awards to Fr. Flaviano Antonio L. Villanueva from the Philippines, the Foundation to Educate Girls Globally from India, and Shaahina Ali from the Maldives during the 67th Ramon Magsaysay Presentation Ceremony held on November 7, 2025, at the Metropolitan Theater in Manila, Philippines.
The Indonesian Catholic Church Assembly (SAGKI) 2025 officially concluded on November 7, 2025, with the presentation of its pastoral recommendations, calling especially for the Church in Indonesia to “become a Pilgrim of Hope.”
Father Flavie Villanueva, a Filipino missionary priest of the Society of the Divine Word (SVD) and one of the recipients of the 2025 Ramon Magsaysay Award, delivered a lecture on November 6 highlighting how the Arnold Janssen Kalinga Center in Manila,
On November 6, the fourth day of the Fifth General Assembly of the Catholic Church in Indonesia (SAGKI V), held in North Jakarta from November 3–7, delegates worked on drafting pastoral follow-up plans for synodality in each ecclesiastical region.
A few days after the Archdiocese of Singapore issued a stern warning advising Catholics not to visit the controversial Marian shrine in Naju, South Korea, under penalty of excommunication, the Archbishop of Kuching, Malaysia, has likewise urged Catholics in his archdiocese to visit only designated churches and recognized Catholic pilgrimage sites instead of Naju.
On Nov 5, the third day of the Fifth General Assembly of the Catholic Church in Indonesia (SAGKI V), held in North Jakarta from November 3–7, Church leaders, theologians, and lay delegates reflected on how the Church can continue walking with the nation in a spirit of synodality amid Indonesia’s changing social and political landscape.
On November 4, the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, met with the leadership of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, including Major Archbishop Mar Raphael Thattil, Archbishop Dr. Kuriakose Bharanikulangara, and other senior bishops.
For most of the world, the Maldives is paradise, a scattering of white-sand islands surrounded by turquoise seas that lure millions of visitors each year. But for Maldivian environmentalist Shaahina Ali, paradise is also a warning.
Cardinal Michael Felix Czerny SJ, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, expressed deep concern over the prolonged suffering of Rohingya refugees and internal migrants during a press conference at the CBCB Centre in Dhaka on November 4.
The outgoing Apostolic Nuncio to Indonesia, Archbishop Piero Pioppo, delivered a heartfelt message to Indonesian Catholics, saying that his eight years of pastoral and diplomatic service in the country have strengthened his spirit as he prepares to begin his new mission as the Holy See’s envoy to Spain and Andorra later this week.
Cardinal Sebastian Francis, the Roman Catholic Bishop of Penang, Malaysia, will lead the beatification ceremony of Mother Eliswa Vakayil of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a 19th-century nun from Kerala renowned for her pioneering role in women’s religious life and lifelong dedication to the poor.
A day after Tropical Storm Tino barreled through the Philippines’ central and eastern regions with heavy rainfall and strong winds of not less than 150 kilometers per hour, the Cebu archbishop has called for repentance and renewal.
Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, the Archbishop of Yangon, marked his 77th birthday with a solemn Eucharistic Celebration at St. Mary’s Cathedral on October 29, 2025.
The Fifth National Assembly of the Catholic Church in Indonesia (SAGKI), which began on November 3, opened with a clarion call to become a listening Church.
Safeena Husain, founder of India’s Educate Girls and one of this year’s Ramon Magsaysay Awardees, delivered a stirring lecture on November 4 at the Ramon Magsaysay Center in Manila, Philippines, calling on Asia and the world to ensure that every girl receives the education she deserves.
The Tamil and Telugu versions of the award-winning Hindi movie “The Face of the Faceless” will be released in more than 60 theatres on November 21, 2025, bringing to life the inspiring story of Blessed Rani Maria Vattal, a Franciscan Clarist nun and devoted social worker who was martyred in 1995 for her mission among the poor.
At the Solemn Installation Ceremony of the First Metropolitan Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Faridabad, held at Talkatora Stadium, New Delhi, on Nov 3, Federal Minister Kiren Rijiju praised the Catholic Church for its significant role in education and social development, saying that the Church “does not convert people but spreads knowledge.”
Cardinal Michael Felix Czerny, S.J., Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development (Vatican City State), visited the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar to observe ongoing humanitarian efforts and express solidarity with the displaced Rohingya community.
