Feature Story

From St. John Bosco Parish in Jakarta, Indonesia, comes some really good news: you can turn your kitchen waste into a powerful enzyme that can possibly 'heal the world.'
St. John Bosco Parish, Jakarta, is home to the two-year-old Bosco Eco Enzyme (BEE) community, whose members are parish priests and parishioners, religious, housewives, students, and government officials. Christians and non-Christians are all involved in making the eco enzymes - a simple act of love to save Mother Earth.

Elizabeth Eguia, a mother of two young children, would always have to run home to secure their few things or stay up at night each time it rained. But not anymore. Eguia, a cook at a parish then, needed a safe roof over her family. Thanks to “The Love the Poor House” project which is anchored on “For I am homeless, and you gave me home!” (Matthew 25), under which she got a new house built. The whole project was started by Father Joel Jag Pacquiao Agad, the parish priest at Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, Piñan of the Diocese of Dipolog in Zamboanga del Norte province, southern Philippines.

A Lisu Catechist named Peter Wo Par lives in Conifer village, away from Mogok city, more than 148 kilometers from Mandalay. Mogok is under the Diocese of Lashio.

Nay Aung and Khin Mar Oo’s family collects garbage for daily living on the 24th street in Mandalay, Myanmar. Nay Aung is raising five children, instilling a sense of hard work and honesty in them.

The Commission for Interfaith Relations and Beliefs (HAAK) of the Diocese of Bogor held a social service event with the theme "Synod of Tolerance: Towards an Advanced Indonesia, Strong Indonesia" on February 4.

Father Wilibrodus Andreas Bisa, OFM, pioneered and implemented pastoral ecopedagogy in his parish ministries at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Tentang, Flores, Indonesia.

The world’s first-ever STUDIO CHAPEL was inaugurated at Saint Paul’s Bandra Campus in Mumbai, India on January 28.

A Catholic priest urged people to have faith in God and worth together to attain prosperity and fruitfulness in life.

Mary and Jesus are so closely united that giving ourselves to Mary ultimately brings us to Jesus. Yet, little did young Joyce Lucas of Orlem, Malad West in Mumbai, know where being an active member of the Legion of Mary would ultimately lead her. Mary's embrace willy-nilly drew her to the heart of her loving Son, to be his instrument of communication in the media world.

A small Hmong community builds its first Catholic Hmong church in Nam Yam village in Laos with the help of the Hmong diaspora. The church belongs to the Vientiane diocese in Laos.

To be included in the BBC of 100 inspiring women list category is surprising since she is still young and has limited experience. She is the only Indonesian woman to be named on this list in 2021.

The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has been a ‘blessing in disguise’ for a South Korean missionary working in the Philippines.

Indonesian Catholic Ignatius P. Kikin Tarigan describes his journey, efforts to deal with physical disabilities and looks forward that the Catholic church will play a vital role in changing the perception about persons with disabilities.

Catholic priest Aventinus Saur, SVD, met a adult man whose legs shackled with wooden blocks in a room in Ende Regency, Flores Island, Indonesia in 2014. The man’s hands too were barred. The priest noticed the man’s legs had wounds emitting a rotten odor.

A Catholic priest in Myanmar started to offer low-price meals for the poor beginning from December 13.

A Jesuit missionary to Myanmar, Father Girish Santiago reflects on the ministry to the Persons with Disabilities (PwD).

Catholic nuns venture out into prostitution areas to serve the vulnerable. It’s a challenge undertaken by the sisters of Congregation of Holy Family of Nazareth (SFN) in the Indian coastal state of Goa.

A young man, Muthukrishnan has been receiving accolades for the humanitarian work done during the recent floods in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

A priest in India’s western state of Goa motivates youth to become self-reliant on agriculture.

The couple offered a plant and planted it in the churchyard at the time of their wedding Mass. Besides, they also gave plant souvenirs to all guests who attended their wedding reception.