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.
The local government in the Philippines honored Diokno P. Espinosa, a Utility staff of Radio Veritas Asia (RVA), for his selfless service during the peak of the pandemic on November 3.
An Indian nun has won the Indian Catholic Press Association (ICPA)-Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) Award for best reportage on Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST).
RadioStar, an international talent search, has chosen Radio Veritas Asia (RVA) staff to be part of a judging panel to select the winner of RadioStar 2021.
The Catholic charity supporting the persecuted Church around the world is focusing this year’s annual campaign on Christian girls and women suffering abduction, forced marriage, forced conversion, and sexual violence.
Pope Francis' speech is delivered by Cardinal Pietro Parolin in Glasgow, where he stresses the need for action from all to save the planet and those suffering the most from the climate emergency.
Pope Francis releases his prayer intention for the month of November, and invites everyone to pray for and be near those who suffer from exhaustion, burn-out, and depression.
Six priests are infected with Covid-19 out of eighteen residing at the priest's center in Myanmar's Myitkyina diocese. The clergy house is temporally lockdown from the last week of October 2021.
While Catholics worldwide go to the cemeteries to pray for their dear departed on November 2, Nepali Christians adhere to a different way of revering their dead in a 'columbaria.'
A special e-book features forewords by Pope Francis and UN Secretary General Guterres. Titled "Laudato si' Reader. An Alliance of Care for Our Common Home," the work presents reflections and reactions to the encyclical Laudato si' around the world. From 12 November it will be available as a free download from the website of the Dicastery for Integral Human Development, which promoted its publication through Libreria Editrice Vaticana (LEV).
