In a distressing incident on March 31, a group of Catholic priests and laity were assaulted by Hindutva extremists while on a pilgrimage as part of Jubilee 2025 in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh.
Over 1,300 participants gathered at the Mary Mother of Hope Chapel, in Quezon City, Philippines on December 10, 2024, for the National Fatima Convention on the Centenary of the Five Saturdays Devotion.
In a country where over 124,000 Filipinos die prematurely each year from ischemic heart disease caused by elevated LDL cholesterol and plaque accumulation, the indigenous Mangyan people of Mindoro Island present a striking contrast.
Antipolo Bishop Ruperto Santos called for solidarity and mutual support in assisting those affected by the Kanlaon Volcano eruption on Negros Island on December 9, 2024, in the Philippines.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has celebrated the elevation of Cardinal George Jacob Koovakad, the first Indian priest directly appointed as a cardinal by the Vatican, as a moment of national pride on December 8.
The honors will be bestowed during a Eucharistic celebration presided over by Archbishop Charles John Brown, Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines, on Wednesday, December 11, 2024 in St. Catherine of Alexandria Cathedral, Dumaguete City.
The Sant' Egidio Community of Pakistan organized the National Interfaith Conference for Peace with the theme of IMAGINE PEACE on 30 November 2024 in Lahore with the collaboration of the Peace Center, Lahore, Pakistan.
Laypeople in the Philippines appealed to Filipino Bishops to boost efforts on environmental preservation
by creating stewardship teams in every diocese.
Senator Risa Hontiveros introduced a resolution congratulating and commending the appointment of His Excellency, Most Reverend Pablo Virgilio David, Bishop of the Diocese of Kalookan, as a cardinal of the Catholic Church.
On December 5, in a press statement, Archbishop Peter Machado of Bangalore strongly condemned the defacement of the statue of revered Lingayat seer Shivakumar Swami, calling the act “baseless and reprehensible.”
The Catholic Church continues to make strides in addressing the spiritual and pastoral needs of Agusan del Sur as the Diocese of Prosperidad unveiled its official coat of arms, a symbol of its mission and identity, during a recent presentation.
This initiative follows the joint pastoral letter issued on December 1 by Bishop Socrates Mesiona, of the Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Princesa, Bishop Broderick Pabillo of Apostolic Vicariate of of Taytay, and Bishop Emeritus Edgardo Juanich of Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay.
On 25 Nov, Archbishop Ettore Balestrero, United Nations Office and Specialised Agencies in Geneva voiced here last week His Holiness Pope Francis’s calls to stop producing and using landmines in the world.
WAF Philippines is gearing up for a year-long activity early next year to enhance the faithful’s understanding of the message of Fatima and the significance of the First Five Saturday devotion.
