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Massive increase in malnutrition for children in Rohingya refugee camps

Severe acute malnutrition in the Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh is soaring, the United Nations Children’s Fund has warned, stating it has surged by 27% in February 2025 compared to the same period last year. Recent figures, UNICEF pointed out, show the crisis is worsening. In January 2025, cases of severe acute malnutrition rose by […]

A sign of hope: Ramadan and Lent

This year the month of Ramadan overlaps with the Christian season of Lent. The significance of this coincidence between these two great periods of fasting has not been lost on His Beatitude Louis Raphael Sako, Chaldean Patriarch of Baghdad, who has just announced in an official message to the Muslim and Christian faithful in Iraq […]

Cardinal Advincula: Life is a gift and a responsibility

During Sunday Mass (February 23) at the Manila Cathedral for the 2025 Walk for Life, Cardinal Jose Advincula of the Archdiocese of Manila emphasized the sacredness of life and the responsibility that comes with it. “Let us continue marching and proclaiming that life is beautiful, that it is an undeserved gift, and that it is […]

Bangladesh: Sylhet Diocese inaugurates Divine Mercy Cathedral

In a momentous and spiritually uplifting event, the Sylhet Diocese in Bangladesh celebrated the inauguration and blessing of the newly built Divine Mercy Cathedral on February 22. After years of anticipation, the Christian community in Bangladesh joyfully gathered to witness the grand opening of the sacred place of worship. The theme of the event, “A […]

Archdiocese of Seoul in South Korea inaugurates ‘the era of 1,000 priests’

The Archdiocese of Seoul in South Korea has reached “the era of 1,000 priests” upon ordaining 26 new priests for the local Church on Feb. 7. Archbishop Peter Chung Soon-taick, who presided over the ceremony, called on the new priests to carry out their ministry “with true love and constant joy.” “Priests are called to […]

Filipino youth reminded of 1986 People Power Revolution

A Catholic bishop in the Philippines has urged youth in the Catholic-majority nation to conti-nue advocating for social change while seeking out truth, drawing lessons from the People Power Revolution. Archbishop Socrates Villegas of Lingayen-Dagupan made his remarks in a message sent to Radio Veritas Philippines ahead of the 39th anniversary of the 1986 popular […]

Massive turnout for funeral of slain Catholic priest in Myanmar

More than 5,000 mourners gathered in the village of Pyin Oo Lwin, defying the dangers and prevailing violence, to honour the late father Donald Martin Ye Naing Win, the Catholic priest who brutally murdered on February 14 in his parish of Our Lady of Lourdes in the Archdiocese of Mandalay. Priests, religious figures, and the […]

IFFAsia holds regional dialogue on strengthening youth formation

The Institute of Formation Fondacio Asia (IFFAsia) has gathered stakeholders for a dialogue aimed at nurturing partnerships and collaboration “to shape a stronger future” for youth formation in the region. “Today we come together, not as individuals, but as a community deeply committed to the formation of young people in Asia, walking alongside them as […]

Salesians elect Maltese priest Fabio Attard as Don Bosco’s 11th successor

Pope Francis does not accept Cardinal Koch’s resignation: could continue at least until anniversary of Council of Nicea