This initiative addresses the dual concerns of public safety and environmental protection, resonating with communities across Asia that face similar challenges during festive periods.
Bishop Sebastian Thekethecheril of Vijayapuram announced on March 27, 2026, that he received a decree elevating the Mount Carmel Church as a Minor Basilica from the Dicastery for Divine Worship and Discipline of Sacraments.
Pope referred to the woman’s question as she anxiously wondered after the burial of Jesus: Who will roll away the stone from the tomb? Then, looking up, they see that it has already been rolled back.
“We are ordained for mission, not for position. Our lives are extensions of this mission of Christ - every facet of our life and ministry should mirror this and nothing more,” said Bishop Billones.
The papal “visit to Indonesia, Singapore, Timor Leste, and Papua New Guinea has now been moved to early September,” reported America, a monthly Catholic magazine published by the Jesuits of the United States.
Archbishop Couto emphasized the importance of understanding the biblical text that anoints one to "proclaim a year acceptable to the Lord, to bring good tidings to the poor, to proclaim liberty to captives, and to let the oppressed go free."
Father Takeya Motoi, SVD, worked for the Home for the Homeless in Nagoya City, Japan. He was the founder of ‘Sasashima Kyosei Kai’ (Sasashima’s Solidarity Organization) for and with the homeless in Nagoya City, Japan.
Love creates bonds and leads the person out of the self and it is important to recognize the beauty that surrounds and to strengthen that covenant between human beings and the environment, said Cardinal Parolin
"Jesus, as a discerning shepherd, consistently acted following the will of His Father, exemplifying humility in his ministry. He guides us, as priests, to embrace humility," Cardinal Ferrão the Prelate.
