The National Youth Conference of the Indian Catholic Youth Movement (ICYM) brought together 653 youth leaders from 132 dioceses across India to discuss the theme “The Role of Youth in the Synodal Church,” with a special focus on the virtue of hope.
The upcoming plenary of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) will be more participatory and synodal, reflecting the spirit of inclusivity and shared mission.
The Jesuit Music Ministry and Jesuit Communications held a concert in honor of Jesuit Fr Eduardo P. Hontiveros, regarded as the “Father of Filipino Liturgical Music,” at the Ateneo de Manila University on October 12, 2024.
A joint Buddhist and Catholic interfaith ceremony was held to offer blessings for King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Her Majesty Sirikit, Queen Mother of Thailand.
A senior Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leader in Goa, western India, has stirred controversy by demanding a DNA test on the remains of St. Francis Xavier, a 16th-century Catholic saint.
On September 27, the Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines (CEAP) national office in Quezon City, near Manila, hosted the 2024 Catholic Association of Social Science Teachers (CASST) Assembly.
The Ecumenical Commission, Archdiocese of Delhi, organized the National Day of Prayer at Sacred Heart Cathedral, New Delhi, on October 2, commemorating the birth anniversary of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, the National Father of India.