On January 7 (Tuesday), Pope Francis accepted the early resignation of Bishop Dominique Rey of Fréjus-Toulon, following years of Vatican scrutiny regarding his ordination practices using pre-Vatican II liturgical books and other concerns.
A group of Christians in the village of Tungjoy in Senapati district (Manipur) built 80 bamboo huts to serve as a quarantine area for people infected with the new coronavirus disease.
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo called on all people of faith to pray for humanity as part of efforts to ease the struggle against COVID-19 and join a global spiritual movement.
India’s lockdown restrictions aimed at suppressing COVID-19 has led to some Muslim and Hindu clerics using live-streaming apps and video call services during funerals.
People of all faiths are called to participate in the day of prayer, fasting, and acts of charity for the end of the coronavirus pandemic that will be held around the world on May 14.
Pope Francis will stop the live broadcast of his daily morning Mass on Monday, May 18, more than two months after it started during the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic.
Indonesian authorities and religious leaders have responded favorably to Pope Francis' invitation to join in a global prayer against the coronavirus pandemic on Thursday, May 14.
Pakistan’s government has declined to include the Ahmadi religious group in its National Commission for Minorities, drawing attention to the group whose Muslim self-identification is rejected by many Muslims.
Bishop Broderick Pabillo, Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese of Manila, called on Filipinos to participate in the Day of Prayer, Fasting and Act of Charity on May 14.
Cardinal Charles Maung Bo of Yangon, president of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences, called on the faithful to "stretch our imagination and intelligence, to learn in new ways, to prepare for a changed world" amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The annual swearing-in of new Swiss Guards, which would usually take place May 6, was moved to Oct. 4 because of the coronavirus, reported the Catholic News Agency.
A Christian doctor who was hailed as "the doctor of the poor" after being cleared by Turkish authorities of wrongdoing has died of COVID-19 in Istanbul.