Church in Asia

Caritas Bangladesh, the social action arm of the Catholic Church in the country, has offered financial help to Bangladesh returnee migrant workers.

Myanmar’s Zang Yaw villagers built a clergy house, hoping that more than one Mass will be celebrated for the people in a year.

"It is now becoming clear that some leaders wanted to use this Easter attack for political gain," said Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, Archbishop of Colombo, Sri Lanka on January 14, 2022.

Bangladesh's Rajshahi diocese held a popular Marian pilgrimage at Mary Mother and Protectress Church, Nobai Bottola, on January 16.

Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Myanmar (CBCM) echoed its stand for justice, peace, and reconciliation in a statement released after the general assembly on January 14.

Indian Madurai Archdiocese celebrated Pongal – a harvest festival to stress egalitarian value in Tamil culture on January 13.

Bangladesh’s Presentation of Our Lord Catholic Church and World Vision Goadagari area program (AP) started ‘Eco-Friendly’ village at Sunadrpur Mission School in Rajshahi diocese with the Village Development Committee on January 12.

An archdiocese in the central Philippines has established “Parish Caritas” in every parish in the aftermath of the destruction brought about by super typhoon “Odette (Rai)” last month.

Myanmar Archbishop of Mandalay released guidelines to pray and overcome crises on January 8.

The coastal Indian state of Goa is tense over a viral video of a right-wing outfit threatening to stop the feast of Saint Joseph Vaz from being held on January 16. However, local Catholic priests appealed for peace and harmony, clarifying the alleged claims of the fringe elements are baseless.

A group of Catholic youth in Pakistan is empowering women and youth of all religions through vocational and skill training.

A south Indian archdiocese brought together the transgender community and Dalits to offer opportunities to engage in church activities.

Six nuns and the driver in the southern Indian state of Kerala were injured in a vehicular accident on January 11.

Jnana-Deepa Institute of Philosophy and Theology, Pune, western India and the Conference of the Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI), Commission for Theology and Doctrine, are organizing a symposium on 'Synodal Indian Church.'

Young artists present 40 works in paintings, stained glass and sculptures based on 21 letters written by the saint

A court in Myanmar on Monday sentences ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to 4 more years in prison on two charges, as Pope Francis deplores the situation in the south-east Asian nation.

Jakarta Cardinal Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo installed the office bears of the Catholic Youth Center Committee for 2021-2024.

The Madras High Court in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu has ordered Catholic priest Father George Ponnaiah, a vicar of Kuzhithura Diocese, to face trial for allegedly hurting the religious sentiments of Hindus.

St. Vincent de Paul Society members distributed clothes to more than 100 needy families in the slum area in the vicinity of Maharani Peta St. Anthony's church in Visakhapatnam Archdiocese, Andhra Pradesh, India.

A bishop from East Nusa Tenggara Province of Flores Island, eastern Indonesia, has declared the Pastoral Year of Holistic Tourism 2022.