Church in Asia

The Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Pathein in Myanmar warned the faithful against the new surge of COVID-19 cases in the country.

The Office of Social Communication of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences will be holding a webinar to mark the first death anniversary of Father Raymond Ambroise, former OSC executive secretary.

Rosary for Asia was shared across Asia through the various social media platforms of Radio Veritas Asia’s 22 language services

Pope Francis appointed two bishops for India on June 29 on the occasion of the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul.

A new vicar general has been appointed in the Diocese of Rajshahi in Bangladesh this month.

The Diocese of Kalay in Myanmar announced new guidelines for the burial of COVID-19 victims following the death of two Catholic priests in the past week due to the disease.

Cardinal Bo said Myanmar is experiencing “dark moments of challenges” as thousands "are in desperate need for food, medicine and shelter”

The Salesians of Don Bosco, formally known as the Society of Saint Francis de Sales, in Myanmar announced that it has ordained six new priests on June 24.

Cardinal Advincula expressed his "commitment to renew my heart’s desire to be a listening shepherd to the flock entrusted to my care”

Two Catholic priests died of COVID-19 in the Diocese of Kalay in Myanmar this week, reports reaching Radio Veritas Asia said.

Father Paul Gomes, former vicar general of the Diocese of Rajshahi, has been named rector of the seminary on June 2, 2021.

The Archdiocese of Calcutta in India bade its last farewell to Father John Mohandas, its judicial vicar who had played a “key role” in the administration, governance, and pastoral advancement of the archdiocese.

The Episcopal Commission for Liturgy and Prayer in the Archdiocese of Dhaka held a seminar on liturgy for the faithful at Fatima Rani’s church in Sonabaju on June 18.

Cardinal Sim died on May 29 in a hospital in Taiwan while undergoing treatment for cancer

Bishop Paul Alois Lakra of Gumla diocese in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand died on Tuesday, June 15. He was 65.

Sri Lankan Jesuit priest Anton Weerasinghe, a former executive of the Church-run Radio Veritas Asia, died on June 9 at the age of 82.

Church officials in eastern Myanmar’s Kayah state have prioritized the emergency needs of thousands of displaced people rather than repairing churches damaged by military attacks.

Catholic Church leaders in Myanmar appealed for a “humanitarian corridor” in the country’s conflict zones as violence continues to rage in many parts of the country this week.

The new Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Sakon Nakhon in Thailand's northeast region met with the Abbot of Forest Monastery to strengthen relations with the local Buddhist hierarchy.

Workers of India's tea gardens in the northeastern state of Assam, already stressed for lack of regular wages, found themselves in greater danger as an unexpected outbreak of COVID-19 infections were discovered from three tea estates in Kalain block near the Assam border with Mizoram state.