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Church in Asia

Catholic bishops gather for a Mass ahead of their 131st plenary assembly, at the Minor Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Quezon City, Philippines, January 20, 2026. (Credit: Roy Lagarde/CBCP News.)

Filipino prelate warns brother bishops against ‘scandal’ of ‘lavish hospitality’

Jan 29
Paterno R. Esmaquel II

Nirmala Carvalho and her family with John and Elise Allen in Rome, Italy. (Credit: Nirmala Carvalho.)

India correspondent of Crux remembers John L. Allen, Jr.

Jan 25
Nirmala Carvalho

San Carlos Bishop Gerardo Alminaza, president of Caritas Philippines. (Credit: Diocesan Social Communications Ministry - San Carlos/Facebook.)

Church opposes renewal of 50-year coal mining deal in central Philippines

Jan 20
Paterno R. Esmaquel II

The National Council of Churches in the Philippines is the biggest group of non-Catholic churches in the Philippines. (Credit: www.nccphilippines.org.)

Filipino Protestant churches denounce New Year’s Day bombing in coastal town

Jan 15
Paterno R. Esmaquel II

Christian outreaches in Bangladesh appeal for help in difficult winter

Jan 15
Stephan Uttom Rozario

Catholic devotees walk beside a glass-covered carriage carrying the image of Jesus Nazareno during its annual procession in Manila, Philippines, on its feast day, Friday Jan. 9, 2026. (Credit: Aaron Favila/AP.)

At Nazarene feast, Filipinos pray for corruption-plagued Philippines

Jan 9
Paterno R. Esmaquel II

Catholic leaders pay tribute to the young Christian who was killed by an unknown killer at his home in Gopalgonj district in Bangladesh in early 2025. (Credit:: Stephan Uttom Rozario.)

Bangladeshi Catholic families feel besieged after beatings, seek government protection

Jan 7
Stephan Uttom Rozario

Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David celebrates the Midnight Mass on the Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord at the San Roque Cathedral, Caloocan City, Dec. 24, 2025. (Credit: San Roque Cathedral Parish-Diocese of Kalookan/Facebook.)

Filipino cardinal warns Congress of outrage over corruption, dynasties in 2026

Jan 2
Paterno R. Esmaquel II

Arrests made following Christmas harassment incident at Catholic school in India

Dec 27, 2025
Nirmala Carvalho

Cardinal Jose Advincula, the archbishop of Manila, presides over the Christmas Eve Mass at the Manila Cathedral, Dec. 24, 2025. (Credit: Eric Paul Guanlao/Manila Cathedral.)

‘Resist Herods,’ Manila archbishop tells Filipinos amid corruption scandal

Dec 26, 2025
Paterno R. Esmaquel II