A global alliance of environmental and human rights organizations on Thursday, April 10, urged Swiss bank UBS to withdraw its support from fossil fuel projects in the Verde Island Passage (VIP) – a critical biodiversity hotspot – during the bank’s Annual General Meeting held in Lucerne, Switzerland, said a statement from Protect VIP.
Incidents of violence against Christians continue to be over two incidents a day in India, says the United Christian Forum (UCF, an ecumenical Christian group.
A group of pilgrims from Kerala, fondly known as "God’s Own Country," made a faith-filled journey to Kandhamal, Odisha—revered as the land of Christian martyrs—to honour the sacrifices of those who gave their lives for Christ on April 9.
In a landmark move to bridge the digital divide among Church communities in Northeast India, the Northeast Social Communication (NESCOM) Commission has officially launched the website of the Diocese of Itanagar: www.dioceseofitanagar.com on April 9.
Madha TV, in partnership with SIGNIS Tamil Nadu, successfully hosted a two-day Artificial Intelligence (AI) training workshop from April 5 to 6 at the T.M.S.S.S. Building, St. Mary’s Corner, Thanjavur.
An independent environmental body, Badan Peduli Taman Nasional Komodo dan Perairan Sekitarnya (BPTNKPS), has voiced serious concerns over the growing number of villa and hotel developments being constructed above the waters of Labuan Bajo in West Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara.
The National Biblical Catechetical and Liturgical Center (NBCLC), in collaboration with the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) Office for Dialogue and Desk for Ecumenism, conducted a national workshop on interreligious and ecumenical ministry from April 8 to 9.
A Catholic-run de-addiction center in Bangladesh got a permit to hold motivational, awareness activities, detoxification, and counseling programs with drug-addicted individuals in Dhaka Central Prison, Keraniganj, near Dhaka, the country’s capital.
Caritas Bangladesh, the social action arm of the Catholic Church, marked the dual celebrations of the 2025 Teg O Sheha Abhijan (Lenten Campaign) and Caritas Sunday at Chattogram Region on April 6.
In a landmark move towards inclusive leadership, the Karnataka Region Catholic Bishops' Council (KRCBC) has appointed Dr. Isabella Selvaraj Xavier as the new Joint Secretary to the Regional Commission for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Backward Classes (SC/ST/BC).
A 23-year-old man was arrested by authorities in the Philippines on Tuesday after desecrating the Minor Basilica and Parish of Saint Martin of Tours in Taal, a town in the province of Batangas, more than 100 kilometers south of Manila, the country’s capital.
On April 6, the Caritas Social and Economic Development Center, the Galle diocese social service arm in Sri Lanka, launched a CHARIS Singapore-funded initiative to empower low-income families.
The Don Bosco Development Society (DBDOC), the social development wing of the Salesian Province of Calcutta, West Bengal, eastern India, has built 500 low-cost houses for slum dwellers over the last six years.
In a powerful expression of faith and social engagement, the Tamil Nadu Catholic Youth Movement (TCYM), in India organized a unique Lenten pilgrimage on April 5–6, 2025.
Father Arul Valan (54), a Salesian priest of Don Bosco and a tireless champion of the poor and oppressed—especially the Thurumbar (Puthirai Vannars), the washermen community in Tamil Nadu—passed away due to a heart attack on April 8, 2025, at 2:30 a.m.
