On January 7 (Tuesday), Pope Francis accepted the early resignation of Bishop Dominique Rey of Fréjus-Toulon, following years of Vatican scrutiny regarding his ordination practices using pre-Vatican II liturgical books and other concerns.
In his special message for World Press Freedom Day (May 3), Pope Francis called journalists "those who should be appreciated for covering humanitarian wounds for the entire society."
Episcopal Commission for Christian Unity and Interreligious Dialogue of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Bangladesh (CBCB) held a national training on interreligious dialogue at Christo Jyoti Pastoral Centre in the diocese of Rajshahi from 25 to 30 April.
The Archdiocese of Seoul in South Korea established a religious school for grandparents to prepare them to be faithful teachers to their grandchildren.
The pilot implementation of the community schooling program of Caritas Philippines will provide young adults and out-of-school youths better access to quality basic education and stable employment.
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Central Asia (CBCCA) has elected its first president during its plenary meeting in Nursultan, Kazakhstan, April 26-29, 2022.
The Indonesian Minister of Religion, Yaqut Cholil Qoumas held a meeting with seven archbishops and 15 bishops from various dioceses in Indonesia at the Catholic Center of Ambonia Diocese, Maluku Province.
An archbishop from the southern Indian state of Karnataka has come out with a strong statement following an ongoing controversy about a Christian school 'forcing students to buy Bibles and take them to class.'
The Federation of Associations of Catholic Archdiocese of Delhi organized a memorial meeting to mark the 85th birth anniversary of the Indian Jesuit Father Stanislaus Lourduswamy, on April 26, 2022.
A Franciscan congregation of nuns in Indonesia organized training for leaders of organizations involved in programs of children-women protection and human trafficking on April 23, 2022.
Pope Francis meets a delegation of the victims of Sri Lanka’s Easter bombing, along with Sri Lankan Catholics working in Italy, and calls for authorities to reveal the truth behind the 2019 attacks.
A diocese in southwestern Myanmar released a pastoral letter calling on priests, nuns, and Catholics to promote vocations to the priesthood and religious life on April 21, 2022.
An Indian priest in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu has been washing the feet of marginalized people including women for the last 30 years on Maundy Thursday.
