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Around 200 Peranakan Catholics gathered at the Church of the Holy Family in Singapore on January 28 for the annual Peranakan Chinese New Year Eve Mass, a celebration rich in spirituality and culture.

Cardinal Filipe Neri Ferrão has been re-elected as the President of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI), while Archbishop Peter Machado of Bangalore has been elected as the Vice President and Archbishop Vincent Aind of Ranchi as Secretary General.

Argentinian priest Father Luciano Felloni, known for his online evangelization ministry and parish-based rehabilitation program for drug addicts, has passed away.

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Japan (CBCJ) has renewed its pledge to respond more appropriately and adequately to sexual abuse cases, primarily those wherein clergy and Church leaders are involved.

In the tranquil embrace of Vailankanni Shrine, a profound celebration unfolded from January 28 to 30, 2025, as over 250 diocesan priests from Tamil Nadu and Puducherry gathered for their Jubilee Year Conference themed “Let Us Celebrate the Priesthood.”

Pope Francis participated in a historic video conference with 250 young Ukrainians from Kyiv and various cities across Europe and the Americas, offering words of encouragement, faith, and forgiveness amid the ongoing war in Ukraine on February 1.

Pope Francis, in his second Jubilee Audience on Hope, emphasized conversion as a lifelong journey during the Jubilee Audience on February 1.

The Diocesan Catechetical Centre of the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman organized a Catechetical Day (Jubilee of Catechists) in celebration with the Sunday dedicated to the Catechetical Apostolate in the Archdiocese. The event took place at St. Joseph’s Church in São José de Areal on February 1-2, 2025.

Church leaders, government officials, and faithful gathered at St. Michael’s Cathedral for the installation of Bishop Ruben C. Labajo as the first bishop of the Diocese of Prosperidad.

Pope Francis has approved the establishment of the new Diocese of Lüliang in China, the Vatican announced through a public bulletin.

Pope Francis expressed his closeness and grief for the victims and families of those who tragically lost their lives in a plane crash over Washington DC's Potomac River on January 30, 2025.

The Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) honoured Dr. Shaison P Ouseph, the director of the heart-touching film Face of the Faceless, along with its producer Sandra D' Souza Rana, in recognition of their powerful storytelling and contribution to faith and social justice.

On January 22, 2025 as part of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate's (OMI) ongoing prison ministry in Lomsak, Petchabun, Thailand, a pastoral visit was conducted in alignment with the Jubilee Year’s call for mercy and outreach, as emphasized by Pope Francis.

The newly erected Diocese of Prosperidad in the southern Philippines received its first Bishop Ruben Labajo.

The Archdiocese of Madras-Mylapore, south India, hosted the much-anticipated Catechism Children’s Jubilee 2025 on January 26 at Santhome Higher Secondary School, Tamil Nadu, India.

An inter-religious center based in India has begun a 50-day training on culture, traditions, and faith practices for participants coming from South Asian and Southeast Asian countries.

The media arm of the Philippine Province of the Society of Jesus invites Filipino composers and songwriters to participate in the liturgical songwriting competition in honor of Jesuit Father Eduardo P. Hontiveros, affectionately known as the Father of Philippine liturgical music.

Pope Francis has called on the Indian bishops to prioritize the poor and the vulnerable in their ministry.

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has approved the Ratio for Permanent Deacon, which will serve as the guideline for implementing the Permanent Diaconate in the country.

In a groundbreaking statement, the Catholic Church has released a note titled Antiqua et Nova, addressing the intricate relationship between artificial intelligence (AI) and human intelligence.