'Vocation comes from God and highlights the role of the Holy Spirit as the primary formator in the journey toward priesthood and religious life,' said Fr. Eugene D. Silva, CSsR.
“To all who mourn the late cardinal’s passing in the sure hope of the resurrection, I cordially impart my apostolic blessing as a pledge of consolation and peace in Jesus Christ our Savior,” read the pope's message.
As India passes 8 million new coronavirus infections, the Catholic Hospitals Association in India (CHAI) is helping healthcare workers in the country’s more remote areas deal with the pandemic.
The Episcopal Commission for Justice and Peace of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Bangladesh held a seminar last week on Pope Francis’ latest encyclical titled “Fratelli tutti.”
Authorities in Myanmar inspected on October 3 the facilities offered by the Catholic Church for use as quarantine and treatment centers in the country.
Cardinal Patrick D’Rozario, retired archbishop of Dhaka, expressed his gratitude to the people of Bangladesh for their support during his three decades as head of the Catholic Church of the capital.
Hong Kong’s Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun came home from a four-day visit to Rome with nothing but hope that the Holy See would address issues being faced by the Church in China.
A spokesman for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Wang Wenbin, has underscored the country’s insistence that Taiwan not be recognized as a sovereign nation in response to a question on the island democracy’s relations with the Holy See.
Christian leaders in Bangladesh held a webinar to mark the “Season of Creation” as a response to the invitation of Pope Francis for everyone to come together to care for the “common home.”
The Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate in the Philippines has named Father Gerry delos Reyes, a missionary assigned in Thailand for years, as its new provincial superior in the country.
The Vatican expects to renew its interim deal with China on the appointment of bishops, as part of efforts to “normalize” the life of the Catholic Church in China, Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin said Monday.