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Goa Police Ban Event Linking Kamasutra With Christmas After Public Outcry

Police in Goa have stopped a controversial event after strong protests from the Catholic Church, NGOs and civil society groups, who said the program wrongly linked sexuality with the holy Christmas festival. The event, titled “Tales of Kamasutra and Christmas Celebration,” was planned for Dec. 25–28 in Panaji. But on Nov. 23, police ordered organizers […]

Odisha Church thrilled over new auxiliary bishop for Cuttack-Bhubaneswar

Pope Leo XIV on November 22 appointed Father Rabindra Kumar Ranasingh as the auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar. “It is with profound joy and gratitude to God that I hereby formally announce to you the good news of the appointment of our new Auxiliary Bishop,” said an official letter from Divine Word Archbishop […]

Hindu hardliners oppose Christ the King festival in eastern India

A forum backed by Hindu hardliners organized a protest march against the tribal Christian celebration of the Christ the King festival in Jharkhand, causing frustration and fear among the Christian community already facing rising pressure for their faith. The protest was held on Nov. 23 in Ranchi by the Janjati Suraksha Manch (JSM), a group […]

Thamarassery Diocese Marks Centenary of Malabar Migration With Special Program

The Thamarassery Diocese in Kerala organized a special event to mark 100 years of the historic Malabar Migration, when thousands of Christian families moved from southern Kerala to the Malabar region in search of land and better opportunities. The program, held on November 22 at Kozhikode Town Hall, also formed part of the diocese’s 40th […]

Caritas Da Nang reaches isolated villages as deadly floods sweep central Vietnam

Caritas Da Nang has pushed into some of the most isolated flood-hit communities in central Vietnam as successive floods and landslides continue to devastate the region.  The social action arm of the Diocese of Da Nang said its teams have been “steadfast on the road” for nearly three weeks, combining urgent relief with early recovery […]

Catholic bishop calls Sheikh Hasina death sentence ‘one-sided’ and ‘abuse of power’

The secretary of the Bangladesh Catholic Bishops’ Conference has criticized the death sentence given to ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as unilateral and politically motivated, reaffirming the Church’s opposition to capital punishment. Bishop Ponen Paul Kubi, CSC, of the Mymensingh Diocese, told CNA that the verdict handed down Nov. 17 by Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal […]

How an American missionary empowered Bangladesh’s Christian community

On the 37th anniversary of his death, Bangladesh’s Christian community honoured an American Holy Cross priest and microcredit pioneer who transformed their economic future — Father Charles Joseph Young, whose cooperative credit union has grown from 50 members and barely any money in 1955 to 46,000 members with $122.6 million in capital today. On Nov. […]

Philippine bishops urge military not to destabilize the Marcos government

Catholic bishops urged the Philippine military to refrain from any destabilizing efforts against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. amid alleged flood control controversy involving government officials and others. On Nov. 14, former congressman Elizaldy “Zaldy” Co accused Marcos and his cousin and former House Speaker Martin Romualdez of alleged involvement in the insertion of 100 billion […]