By Matters India Reporter Jakarta, July 28, 2026: Synodality must draw the Church closer to Jesus Christ and lead to concrete action rather than remain confined to documents, structures, or pastoral programs, Cardinal Filipe Neri Ferrão said at the closing Mass of the 12th Plenary Assembly of the Federation ofContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Jakarta, July 24, 2026: As the 12th Plenary Assembly of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC) continued in Jakarta, Associate Secretary Father Clarence Devadass said the Church’s greatest witness in Asia must be unity. “One of the greatest fruits we hope to see is synodalityContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Jakarta, July 23, 2026 : Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle called on Asian bishops to embrace synodality, saying it calls believers to be present to one another through listening, encounter, and a willingness to adjust their pace for others. Speaking at Hotel Mulia in Jakarta during theContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Jakarta, July 22, 2026: Cardinal Oswald Gracias, special envoy of Pope Leo XIV, opened the 12th Plenary Assembly of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC) in Jakarta by urging the Church in Asia to embrace evangelization through interreligious dialogue and ecumenical outreach. “Our mission, therefore,Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter JAKARTA, July 21, 2026: The 12th Plenary Assembly of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC) opened July 20 with a call to move beyond discussion and provide concrete steps for implementing synodality across Asia. More than 120 cardinals and bishops from 22 episcopal conferences andContinue Reading
By LiCAS.news Tagaytay City, April 16, 2024: More than 30 church workers from various bishops’ conferences in Asia on April 15 ended a three-day workshop on building climate-resilient communities. The workshop, organized by the Office of Human Development – Climate Change Desk (OHD-CCD) of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ ConferencesContinue Reading
By Felix Anthony Miao, Oct 22, 2022: A unique edition of the Bible for the youth was released at the backdrop of the general assembly of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC), currently underway at Bangkok, Thailand. The special edition, named ‘Identity: Identified, Navigating the Challenges of Life,’ wasContinue Reading
By C.M. Paul Sonada: The death of Divine Word Father Franz Josef Eilers, is the end of an era in pastoral communication in Asia,. The German missionary died January 13 at the age of 89 in Manila, his base in Asia. A great communication luminary, author and teacher, Father EilersContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Yangon: In a New Year message to his countrymen, Myanmar Cardinal Charles Maung Bo points out several reasons for hope despite the global pandemic year that sowed widespread despair and unprecedented panic. The cardinal called Covid 19 as “an existential disruption,” that made some 122 millionContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, June 26, 2020: Church groups in Asia, including the federation of the region’s Catholic bishops, on June 26 mourned the death of Maryknoll Father Robert Astorino. The pioneer in Church media in Asia was 77 and a priest for 50 years. Father Astorino, popularly knownContinue Reading
