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Church leaders, nuns, laity and Catholic NGOs in Cambodia reflected on how to journey together, with the joy and challenges of proclaiming the Gospel.

Church hierarchy including clergy needs to listen to laypeople more and give them greater opportunity to participate in the work of evangelization.

The Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC) President Cardinal Charles Maung Bo has hailed Pope Francis’ choice of naming 21 news cardinals.

Archbishop Dom Virgilio do Carmo da Silva of Dili thought that Pope Francis's decision to appoint him a cardinal was a gift from God to the people and church of Timor-Leste.

A noted Indian Jesuit theologian on May 29, 2022 passed away in Gujarat, western India.

The office of cardinal is of great prominence in the Catholic Church.

Pope Francis on May 29 appointed 21 new cardinals including five from Asia—East Timor, India, Mongolia, Singapore and South Korea.

Pope Francis announces that he will create 21 new Cardinals at a Consistory on August 27, 2022. They represent the Church worldwide and reflect a wide variety of cultures, contexts and pastoral ministries.

The Myanmar national synodal team held an online meeting on May 26 , 2022.

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Bangladesh (CBCB) celebrated its Golden Jubilee at Mohammadpur, Dhaka, on May 27.

An Indonesian bishop reiterated the importance of religious inclusion without sacrificing one’s identity.

Philippines National Marian Shrine in Antipolo City received an invitation from the Vatican to join Pope in praying the rosary with other Marian Shrines worldwide on the Ascension Sunday, May 31.

A new church in Vijayawada Diocese, Andhra Pradesh, was blessed and inaugurated on May 25, 2022.

The third National Youth Conference organized by the "Young Catholic Students Movement" and "Young Students Movement "(YCS/YSM) in Bangalore in the southern Indian state of Karnataka inspires participants to serve church and society.

Two Catholic priests were kidnapped and a Catholic rectory was attacked in northwest Nigeria on May 25, 2022.

A Pakistani Christian girl was abducted in Faisalabad by known people with a sexual motif.

The parishioners of Ywar Thit Kone church in the Diocese of Pathein in the Ayeyarwaddy Region of Myanmar held the 75th parish anniversary on May 24.

At Sumanahalli in Bengaluru, India, sisters use an integrated approach to treat and rehabilitate leprosy patients. "We follow different charisms and spirituality, but when we work together, they help people differently."

The Indonesian Catholic Youth Organisation opened its four-day Catholic Youth National Workshop and Meeting on May 26, 2022.

Caritas Philippines, Catholic Church’s social development wing, May 26 said that it will collaborate with the government led by newly proclaimed President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr.