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The Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur organized a seminar for working professionals and students to strengthen their spiritual lives.

The Catholic leaders in India have expressed approval for the high court's decision to junk the request for the mercy killing of a patient in a vegetative state for 11 years.

The Holy See announced that the Chinese government has officially recognized under civil law Bishop Melchior Hongzhen Shi as the bishop of Tianjin.

The opening of the 66th Ramon Magsaysay Awards Festival Season will start with the release of the names of the awardees for 2024.

The Catholic Church in Northeast India set the preparation for the Jubilee Year 2025 in motion by revisiting ‘Ecclesia in Asia’ an apostolic exhortation issued by Saint Pope John Paul II in 1999 at the annual Regional Pastoral Conference that began on August 26, 2024, at Jubilee Memorial Hall of North East Diocesan Social Service Society, Guwahati, Assam.

The "Conference on Prayer," held in the Philippines at the Sta. Rosa Multi-Purpose Complex, City of Santa Rosa, this August 31, 2024, is one of the pivotal events for this coming Year of Prayer.

Earlier this month (August), the Parish Integral Human Development Ministry (PIHD) of the Church of the Divine Mercy in the Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, celebrated the completion of a 10-week basic sign language course.

The Supreme Committee of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS), a global network of prayer and charity at the pope's service, has appointed Oblate Archbishop Bejoy Nicephorus D'Cruze as a member.

Sanata Dharma University in Indonesia hosted the 14th Global Leadership Program (GLP) with the theme "Youth Empowerment in Intercultural Society: Towards a Rooted Global Citizenship" from August 12–18, 2024.

At the close of the 3 rd general assembly of the Archdiocese Commission on the Laity ACL in Cebu City, Cebu Archbishop Jose S. Palma told Radio Veritas Asia that he foresees Rome’s approval of Sugbuswak within the year.

Kala Academy Goa's Department of Western Music held its Founder’s Day and Prize Distribution Function on August 24, 2024

The Governing Council Member of the Workers India Federation (WIF) met with Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli, Apostolic Nuncio to India, at the Vatican Embassy in New Delhi on August 24, 2024.

Fr. Gregorio Buenavista has passed away after a fruitful religious life at the age of 90.

A former Ramon Magsaysay (RM) awardee leaves a legacy of service and integrity with his passing away on Wednesday, August 21, a day after he suffered a stroke, according to statements from various groups who had been witnesses to his life.

Pope Francis has appointed Fr. Dominic Nguyễn Tuấn Anh as Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Xuan Loc, Vietnam.

A candlelight ceremony and a youth concert are among the significant events scheduled for Pope Francis’ apostolic visit to Papua New Guinea in September.

In the wake of severe flooding that has wreaked havoc across Bangladesh, Bishop Gervas Rozario of the Rajshahi Diocese has issued an urgent appeal for aid to support the millions affected by the disaster.

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) invites the faithful to deepen their awareness and connection with God's creation as they celebrate this year's Season of Creation.

In response to growing concerns surrounding governance and service in charismatic communities, Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma, the episcopal adviser of CHARIS Philippines, has called for forming a society of diocesan and charismatic spiritual directors.

As the Philippine House of Representatives' approved absolute divorce bill awaits review in the Senate, the Marriage Encounter Foundation of the Philippines (MEFP) has ensured the group would continue to work on strengthening the sanctity of marriage.