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The Conference of Major Superiors in the Philippines holds a thanksgiving Mass for families of Duterte drug war victims at the Minor Basilica of San Pedro Bautista in Quezon City, Philippines, on April 1, 2025. (Credit: Franciscan Communications.)

Filipino religious superiors honor families of Duterte drug war victims

Apr 3
Joseph San Mateo

Cardinal Oswald Gracias and Archbishop John Rodrigues of Bombay pray in front of a statue of John Paul II at Holy Name Cathedral Mumbai, India. (Credit: Archdiocese of Bombay.)

Church leaders in India mark the anniversary of the death of Pope St. John Paul II

Apr 3
Nirmala Carvalho

Bishop Jose Colin Bagaforo, president of Caritas Philippines, is one of the petitioners seeking the Supreme Court’s help against political dynasties. (Credit: Diocese of Kidapawan via CBCP News.)

Bishops join case at Philippines’ top court to stop political dynasties

Apr 2
Joseph San Mateo

Myanmar’s military officers search through the rubble of a collapse building following Friday’s earthquake in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, on April 1, 2025. (Credit: AP photo.)

Cardinal head of Caritas says Church giving aid to Myanmar after earthquake

Apr 2
Nirmala Carvalho

Flag of India. (Credit: Unsplash.)

Pilgrims attacked by Hindu nationalists in central India

Apr 2
Nirmala Carvalho

Damaged buildings are seen in the aftermath of an earthquake in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, on March 30, 2025. (Credit: Aung Shine Oo/AP.)

Church leaders pray for victims of earthquake in Myanmar

Mar 31
Nirmala Carvalho

Sentani International Airport in Jayapura is the principal point of entry to Papua. (Credit: Wikimedia.)

A Catholic teacher is killed in Western Papua, an area of Indonesia

Mar 29
Nirmala Carvalho

(Credit: Pixabay.)

Bombay archbishop thanks expectant parents for respecting life

Mar 26
Nirmala Carvalho

Odisha Legislative Assembly in Bhubaneswar, the capital of the state in India. (Credit: Wikimedia.)

Church desecrated in robbery in Odisha state in India

Mar 25
Nirmala Carvalho

President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines at Clark Airbase in the north of the country on June 28, 2017. (Credit: Bullit Marquez/AP.)

Filipinos begin ‘obligatory prayer’ for healing after Duterte arrest

Mar 24
Joseph San Mateo