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In St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis noted that on September 13, he begins a three-day visit to that central Asian country to participate in a gathering of heads of the world and traditional religions.

"Religious leaders have the authority to help solve world's conflicts."

Retired Bishop Joseph Nacua of Ilagan, the first and only Filipino Capuchin to have been ordained to the episcopate so far, died on Saturday. He was 77.

Pope Francis will attend the 7th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions in Nur-Sultan, the capital of Kazakhstan. The papal journey is also to show his closeness to the country's small but fervent Catholic community.

Asian Communication Conference webinar in November will tackle “The Synodal Church” and the “New Way of Being a Communicating Church in Asia”

A Christian organization has cautioned religious leaders of the Sikh faith in India's northern Punjab state against people who pose as office bearers of mainstream churches and publish false statements.

A Filipina nun has become the new International Coordinator of Talitha Kum, the International Network against Human Trafficking.

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Pope Francis showed his closeness to all mothers, especially to those mothers with suffering children, who are ill, marginalized, or in prison.

Pope Francis in a telegram late Thursday offered his condolences and prayers upon the death of Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and the head of the Church of England.

Catholic leaders worldwide mourned the death of Queen Elizabeth II after she passed away at the age of 96 on Thursday.

Cardinal Arthur Roche expresses his immense sadness upon the death of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, and praises her lifetime of dedication to serving her people.

A terrorist attack Tuesday night at Mozambique’s Catholic Mission of Chipene, Nampula Province, Diocese of Nacala, killed an Italian religious sister.

The Archdiocese of Singapore on September 8 held a thanksgiving Mass to celebrate the elevation of William Goh, as the city state’s first cardinal.

The construction of houses of worship for minorities is still a struggle that will never end.

The Myanmar Sisters of St. Francis Xavier (SFX) in the Philippines recently celebrated the 125th founding anniversary of the congregation.

"The priority of my pastoral mission is to engage in catechesis, education, and social works, to give the Good News to the people of the Vicariate of Paksé," says Bishop Andrew Souksavath Nouane Asa.

Church leaders urge all to work together to focus on the good and welfare of the Malaysian family.

Rev. Dr Henriette Hutabarat-Lebang, from Gereja Tora, a Reformed church in Indonesia, was elected Asia president.

The training aims to upgrade the skills of program producers who have been providing their content in the local centers