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​​​​​​​The 12th Continental Conference of Christian Family Movements of Asia was held from 11 to 14 November in Baan Phu Waan, the Bangkok diocesan Pastoral Center. More than 100 delegates from various Asian countries participated in the conference.

Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio was elected as the new president and Archbishop William Edward Lori as vice president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) at the bishops’ General Assembly held in Baltimore, Maryland on November 15.

The Santo Niño de Cebù is a Roman Catholic name for the image of the Christ Child that Filipino Catholics believe to be miraculous. It is the oldest Christian artefact in the Philippines.

"The Letter" a documentary based on Pope Francis' encyclical, concentrates on significant issues such as how poor nations are more affected by the problem than other regions, how faith and science may coexist, and how crucial it is to examine the climate catastrophe from a Catholic perspective.

Archbishop Marco Tin Win of Mandalay Archdiocese exhorted the Catholics to focus on spiritual exercises instead of material preparations in solidarity with the suffering brethren in Myanmar.

Father Paolo Ciceri, a member of the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions (PIME), worked in Bangladesh, primarily among the poor and ethnic minorities.

In a Telegram message on Tuesday, Pope Francis "sends condolences to the families and friends of those who have died, assuring the injured and those who mourn their loved ones of his spiritual closeness."

The Vatican's ambassador to Indonesia, Archbishop Piero Pioppo, urged the country's bishops to travel together in a spirit of brotherhood, at the Synodal opening of the Indonesian Bishops' Conference (KWI) in Bandung on November 14.

Pope Francis enjoyed lunch with the poor of Rome on the World Day of the Poor and about 1,300 guests joined the lunch in the Paul VI Hall inside the Vatican.

The Janvikas (people’s development) Society, an NGO run by the Society of the Divine Word (SVD), celebrated Children's Day along with children from 20 slums in Indore, central Madhya Pradesh, on November 14.

The Pontifical Foundation Scholas Occurrentes organized the third Soccer Match for Peace at Rome’s Olympic Stadium on November 14 and several world-renowned players participated.

The Diocese of Rajshahi in Bangladesh held a formation program for youth at Christo Jyoti (light) Pastoral Centre last month.

The Document “For a Synodal Church. Working Document for the Continental Stage” was released by Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli, Apostolic Nuncio to India and Nepal, during the inauguration of the 33rd Plenary Assembly of the CCBI, at St. John’s National Institute of Health Sciences, Bangalore.

The University of Santo Tomas (UST) in Manila, Philippines, is to host the Sixth World Congress of the Conférence Mondiale des Institutions Universitaires Catholiques de Philosophie (COMIUCAP), focusing on Asia from November 16–18, on the theme "Faith, Reason, Dialogue: Listening to Asia."

Myanmar’s newly appointed Bishop John Saw Yaw Han of Keng Tung Diocese promised the Catholics to work together with clergy, religious, and the faithful in his video message on November 11.

"The digital training is meant to wake up Catholic youth, who as baptized people are called to be part of the Church that continues to spread the gospel to the world, to become Christ's witnesses through digital means, like their social media," said Father Alfridus.

Pope Francis stressed the importance of "human connection" in all forms of communication as he described it as a “round trip” in his address to the plenary assembly of the Vatican Dicastery for Communication on November 13.

Caritas Bangladesh, the social action arm of the Catholic Church, marks its 50th anniversary with love and service on November 12, 2022.

Inaugurating the 33rd Plenary Assembly of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) of the Latin Church, in Bangalore on Friday 11 November 2022, Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli, the Apostolic Nuncio to India and Nepal, encouraged the Bishops to take concrete steps to foster a culture of peace and said, “All Christians must be committed to dialogue with others so that moral values are protected and God is praised in all creation.”

Cardinal Filipe Neri Ferrão (69), Archbishop of Goa and Daman was re-elected as the President of the Latin Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) by the 33rd Plenary Assembly held at St. John’s National Institute of Health Sciences, Bangalore from 11 to 12 November 2022. Archbishop George Antonysamy (69) of Madras- Mylapore and Archbishop Anil Joseph Thomas Couto (68), of Delhi, were also re-elected CCBI Vice President and Secretary General respectively.