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
By Matters India reporter Yangon, May 31, 2019: The head of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences has congratulated Narendra Modi on the occasion of his swearing-in as the Prime Minister of India for a second five-year term. “On behalf of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC) which hasContinue Reading
Matters India reporter Yangon, April 24, 2019: Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conference (FABC) president Charles Cardinal Maung Bo has sent a message of prayerful solidarity to Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of the Philippines that was devastated by earthquakes on April 22 and 23. The first tremor, a magnitude 6.1 quake,Continue Reading
By Matters India reporter Yangon, April 17, 2019: Head of the Catholic Church in Asia has expressed solidarity with the people of France in the wake of a tragic fire that damaged the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. The devastating fire that gutted the spire and almost two thirds ofContinue Reading
By Santosh Digal Manila, April 3, 2019: Asian Christians are better informed about the Churches in Europe and America than those in neighboring countries, says Salesian Father George Plathottam, the new executive secretary of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences Office of Social Communication (FABC-OSC). The media practitioner, who hasContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, March 17, 2019: The Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC) has appointed Indian priests as secretaries to two of its offices. Father Joseph Gonsalves of the Archdiocese of Bombay is the new executive secretary of the Office for Human Development (OHD). He will alsoContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Yangon, March 4, 2019: The president of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC) has called upon fellow prelates in the region to support Pope Francis’ call to protect children. “After painful hearing of the victims of the terrible crimes of sexual abuse against minors committedContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Yangon, Jan. 4, 2019: Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, head of the Catholic Church in Asia, on January 2 mourned the death of Jesuit Father Samuel Rayan, hailing him as the “giant” of the Asian liberation theology. “It is with deep sense of sorrow and humility thatContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Yangon, Dec. 24, 2018: A month after his election as president of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC) Myanmar Cardinal Charles Bo of Yangon released a five-point Christmas message. The cardinal, who elected the head of the Catholic Church in Asia on November 20, willContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, November 22, 2018: Cardinal Oswald Gracias, outgoing president of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC), says his successor Cardinal Charles Maung Bo of Myanmar is the right person to lead the Church in the region. Cardinal Bo “will take forward FABC with creativeContinue Reading
