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The Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation (JPIC) Commission of the Society of the Divine Word (SVD) Province Ende has formally rejected the construction of geothermal power plants (PLTP) in Mataloko (Ngada) and Sokoria (Ende), Flores, Indonesia.

On March 8, Pope Francis appointed Fr. Paul Prakash Saginala as the new Bishop of Cuddapah, Andhra Pradesh, South India.

An Indian Catholic journalist and human rights activist, John Dayal, is one of the three recipients of the prestigious Quaide Milleth Award for Probity in Political and Public Life for 2024, announced by Quaide Milleth Educational and Social Trust (QUEST).

The Christian Cooperative Credit Union Ltd., Dhaka and in collaboration with the Women's Affairs Sub-Committee jointly organized International Women's Day at Dhaka Credit on March 8.

Pope Francis marked the Jubilee of the World of Volunteering with a Lenten homily, delivered by Cardinal Michael Czerny in St. Peter’s Square.

Began in 2016, the Walking Pilgrimage in Goa, initiated by the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman as a spiritual journey to deepen faith and foster unity among the faithful, marked its 10th anniversary, on 9th March 2025, today the first Sunday of Lent and aligning with the Jubilee Year 2025.

A film that tackles the martyrdom of Claretian missionary Fr. Rhoel Gallardo which had a recent successful premier in Cebu will be shown in Philippines dioceses, related its director, Ceasar Soriano.

The faithful of the Diocese of Timika, Papua, Indonesia, rejoiced as Pope Francis appointed Fr. Bernardus Bofitwos Baru, OSA, as their new bishop.

Thousands of Christians in Arunachal Pradesh, led by the Arunachal Christian Forum (ACF), staged a massive protest on Thursday, March 7, against the Arunachal Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act (APFRA), 1978, citing concerns over religious freedom.

In his Lenten reflection, a priest reminded the faithful that prayer should help deepen their relationship with God.

The India Central Province (INC) of the Society of the Divine Word (SVD) marked its Golden Jubilee as a province (1975-2025) with a grand celebration at Seva Sadan, the provincial headquarters on February 27.

The Rwandan Bishops' Conference gathered fifty delegates—including bishops, priests, religious men and women, and lay faithful—for a synodal assembly in Mbare from 2 to 6 March.

The Diocese of Kafanchan, Nigeria, is mourning the tragic murder of Father Sylvester Okechukwu, a dedicated diocesan priest who was killed on Ash Wednesday, March 5.

His Holiness Pope Francis has appointed Rogationist missionary Fr. Herman Abcede as the new bishop of the Diocese of Daet.

Catholics in Metro Manila and beyond will have the opportunity to venerate the relic of St. Camillus de Lellis, the patron saint of hospitals and the sick, at the Immaculate Conception Cathedral of Cubao on Saturday, March 8, 2025.

This weekend, the fifth major Jubilee event will bring together NGOs and volunteer organizations from five continents.

Pope Francis has expressed his heartfelt gratitude to the faithful for their prayers as he continues to recover from a severe case of pneumonia.

The pastoral center at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Nan Hlaing, a rural area of the Diocese of Banmaw in northern Myanmar, was struck and destroyed in a bombing raid by the Burmese army on March 3, 2025.

Pope Francis continues to rest and receive medical care at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, where he has been undergoing treatment for bilateral pneumonia since February 14.

The archbishop of Seoul in South Korea urged the faithful to contribute to the creation of a society upholding the rights of every human being amid the many social conflicts and confrontations today.