Radio Veritas Asia's Myanmar listeners and producers have shared harrowing accounts of the severe hardships faced by the people following a devastating earthquake, ongoing conflicts, and critical shortages of food and water.
The Archbishop of Seoul in South Korea urged the faithful to dedicate the coming Christmas season to finding the “light of hope” amid the many difficulties of today on December 12, 2024.
The Church People-Workers Solidarity (CWS), a coalition of church leaders and labor advocates in the Philippines, has renewed its call to uphold labor rights as a critical component of human dignity in observance of International Human Rights Day.
In remembrance of the late Angelo Innocent Fernandes, former Archbishop of Delhi, India, the Culture of Peace Alliance organized an interfaith relations meeting at the YMCA Hostel, Ashoka Place, New Delhi, on December 10, 2024.
On December 8, 2024, Pope Francis appointed Bishop Prudencio Andaya Jr., formerly leading the Apostolic Vicariate of Tabuk, as the new bishop of the Diocese of Cabanatuan in the Philippines.
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.
