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The Catholic community of St. Xavier Unit Church, Immanuel Khopi, under Good Shepherd Parish in Lamka, India, joyfully inaugurated its magnificent St. Xavier’s Grotto on February 23, 2025.

An Indian nun who was a missionary in southern Ethiopia on February 21 died in Indore, central India, following a lost battle with cancer. She was 88.

An Indian conservationist, a Japanese actor, a Vietnamese-Chinese activist and cancer warrior, and an Icelandic Chinese singer were among the 13 women honored by Time Magazine this year.

A two-day Life in the Spirit retreat for Salem Diocesan youth took place from February 14 to 16, 2025, at San Jose Estate, Yercaud, with 35 enthusiastic participants deepening their connection with the Holy Spirit.

The members of the Church must become signs of hope for migrants, the elderly, the sick, and all those in need, especially those in vulnerable situations and on the peripheries, exhorted Cardinal Philip Neri Ferrao, Archbishop of Goa and Daman and President of both the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences (FABC) and the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI).

The Young Catholic Students (YCS) and Young Students Movement (YSM) have experienced a significant revival in the Archdiocese of Madras-Mylapore since their renewal on July 1, 2024, highlighted by a major milestone on February 19, 2025, when the 40th school officially launched the movement in Madharpakkam, India.

Fr. Jackson Louis, Secretary of the Commission for Social Communications, Dharmapuri Diocese, delivered a powerful talk on Artificial intelligence's (AI) transformative impact on pastoral ministry at the SIGNIS Assembly in Hyderabad, India on February 18.

The Catechetical Association of St. Thomas Church, Aldona, India organized a spiritual concert at the Kala Academy in Goa with the theme ‘Bhorvanxeachim Yatrekaram’ (Pilgrims of Hope) on February 18.

Tensions in Arunachal Pradesh intensified on February 17, 2025, as the Arunachal Christian Forum (ACF) organized an eight-hour hunger strike in Itanagar, attracting thousands of participants, including several MLAs.

In celebration of the Jubilee Year, the Archdiocese of Imphal organized a vibrant two-day spiritual camp for the youth and children of St. Thomas Parish, held from February 15 to 16 at St. Thomas Church, Singngat in Manipur, India.

On February 15, 2025, the Holy Family Sisters in Uchagaon, Belagavi, joyfully celebrated their Silver Jubilee at St. Jude Church, marking 25 years of dedicated service in the region.

The Centre for Development Initiatives (CDI), a non-governmental organization in Guwahati in the northeast Indian state of Assam, has a two-fold goal—transforming the girls from marginalized groups’ futures and uplifting their communities.

The Holy Childhood Association of the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman celebrated the Jubilee of Children with a special observance on the Sunday dedicated to Holy Childhood at St. Joseph's Church in São José de Areal, located in the southeastern region of Margão, South Goa.

An Indian Catholic nun, a physician, has opted to work in a government-run hospital in the southern state of Kerala.

The Franciscan Sisters of Bon Secours Congregation in India marked a historic milestone with the inauguration of their new Generalate Building at Bon Secours Convent, Madha Church Road, Mylapore, Tamil Nadu on February 6, 2025.

The Sadbhav Sammelan (interfaith conference) was organized by Sadbhav, Pilar, Fr. Agnel College of Arts and Commerce, Pilar, and the Department of Philosophy, DCT’s Dhempe College of Arts and Science, Miramar, Goa, western India, on February 8.

The Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) released a new book titled “Telling the Story of Jesus in Our Context: The Synodal Way.”

The All Manipur Catholic Union (AMCU), in collaboration with the Archdiocese of Imphal, organized a one-day seminar for armed forces, police, security personnel, public servants, and government employees at the Retreat House Hall in Mantripukhri, Imphal, on February 8, 2025.

The Catholic voluntary organization St. Vincent de Paul Society, in collaboration with the Archdiocese of Imphal, organized a food distribution drive for marginalized and internally displaced families in S. Belpuan Village, Manipur, India on February 8.

On February 8, 2025, Pope Francis appointed Fr. Bernard Laloo the Auxiliary Bishop of the Shillong Archdiocese in the Northeastern Indian State of Meghalaya.