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Caritas helping to strengthen Timor-Leste Catholic associations
Maitland-Newcastle Bishop Michael Kennedy joined Caritas Australia chief executive Kirsten Sayers on a visit to Timor-Leste, meeting with Church, community and national leaders, including Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão and Cardinal Virgílio da Silva.
Philippines bishops back political dynasties ban
Bishops in the Philippines have thrown their weight behind a nationwide signature campaign to pass a law banning political dynasties, which have dominated the country’s politics over the past century. Source: Crux Now.
Vietnam authorities confirm two Catholic activists detained
Vietnam has confirmed its security forces detained two ethnic Vietnamese Catholics – an Australian and a Norwegian – who went missing in Cambodia 12 days ago after meeting with activists from the outlawed pro-democracy movement Viet Tan. Source: UCA News.
South Korean Catholics renew call to end death penalty
Catholic leaders in South Korea have renewed their call for the abolition of the death penalty and urged lawmakers to build a penal system that protects human dignity, public safety, and the possibility of rehabilitation. Source: UCA News.
Deadly school shooting sparks alarm in Philippines
A shooting in a Jesuit-run school in the Philippines, which saw a student kill a fellow student before killing himself, sparked shock and reignited alarm over juvenile delinquency and campus security. Source: UCA News.
Pope ‘deeply saddened’ by earthquake in Indonesia
Pope Leo XIV has conveyed his solidarity with the people of Indonesia after a powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck the country’s eastern coast, triggering a tsunami warning and leaving thousands displaced in the aftermath. Source: OSV News.
Construction begins on Indonesian church
Construction of a Catholic church in Indonesia’s West Kalimantan province has begun after Muslim-dominant local groups withdrew their objections. Source: UCA News.
Indonesian religious sisters raise awareness of human trafficking
Religious sisters took to the streets of Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta, to raise awareness about scammers increasingly using online job advertisements to lure people into human trafficking networks across Southeast Asia. Source: UCA News.
Bishops in Philippines fight stigma of mental illness
Filipino bishops are pushing back against deeply ingrained folk beliefs about mental health in a pastoral letter issued this week. Source: Crux.