190 years since French missionaries struggled to enter Korea, priests from South Korea go as missionaries to France and other nations.
Pope Leo XIV sends his condolences to the Church in Vietnam following the passing of Cardinal Jean-Baptiste Phạm Minh Mẫn, praising his life of service.
The next World Youth Day will set a new historical record as the first ever held in a country where Christians are a minority.
In late November 2025, Cyclone Senyar struck the Indonesian island of Sumatra, triggering severe flooding and landslides that displaced half a million families.
Mass for Reconciliation and Unity has been celebrated weekly since the 50th anniversary of liberation from Japan and initial division of the peninsula in 1945.
Pope Leo sees it as an occasion to live family relationships and friendships "more intensely."
Survivors described the ferry tilting suddenly and taking on water before sinking, throwing many passengers into the sea.
Vandals stole the tabernacle with the Eucharist from a Catholic school in Nagpur, India, on January 14. The archdiocese called for a day of prayer, penance, and reparation.
The Catholic Bishops' Conference of Korea issued a letter on January 12 warning people to avoid the Our Lady of Naju shrine, as it is not Church-approved.
“Built upon the sands of the desert,” said the cardinal, “this Basilica reminds us that Mary herself once found refuge in those same desert lands."
Jimmy Lai, a Catholic entrepreneur and pro-democracy activist, was found guilty of various "national security offences" in Hong Kong.
With a third day of conflict, already many are dead and thousands are displaced from the two countries.
The Canadian prefect of the dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development visited Bangladesh in early November. The situation he found left a personal mark on him.
Miss Universe Brazil Maria Gabriela Lacerda wore a costume honoring Our Lady of Aparecida, the patron saint of Brazil, during the Miss Universe pageant.
The number of attacks on Christians in India has increased 500% over the last decade, says an inter-denominational Christian group.
A series of bishops have recently stated that anyone who visits the "Marian" shrine in Naju, South Korea, will incur an automatic excommunication.
Shagufta Kausar, a Pakistani Christian who spent seven years in prison on bogus blasphemy charges, described the "miracle" that led to her release.
