News from the Asia Pacific

Pray for Nepal: A Sudden Flash Flood Reminds Us Not to Delay Love
CCTV footage showing floodwater destroying the Gyirong Port NEPAL — What began as an ordinary Wednesday morning became a catastrophe

Asia’s Catholic Church to provide support for Free Health Care for all by 2030.
What happens when the cost of medical care becomes too great for families to carry? Across the Asia-Pacific region, access

Powerful Ways Catholic Groups Bring Hope to Indonesia Quake Survivors
Indonesia faced the uncertainty and disruption caused by a natural disaster, the immediate question is often where hope and support

Sister Agnes and the Duty of Belonging in India’s Catholic Journey
What does it truly mean to belong? For the Catholic Church, belonging is more than being present in a society

How Our Lady of La Vang Unites Vietnamese Catholics Worldwide
On August 13, a single Marian hymn rose from two places at once, more than 12,000 kilometers apart. At Vietnam’s

Vietnamese Catholics Gather in Missouri
Every August, a town of roughly 15,600 people in southwestern Missouri transforms almost overnight. Carthage’s quiet streets fill with campers,

How Seoul’s Catholic Fair Geared Up for WYD 2027
Sometimes the best rehearsal for a major event is an unplanned one. When temperatures in Seoul climbed to a record

DIOCESE OF CALAPAN: The Mission Continues
Article by: Kat Galdo Diaz CALAPAN CITY, ORIENTAL MINDORO — In a historic religious event on August 7, 2026, the

One Powerful Life-Changing Mission: Australian Catholics Rally for Myanmar
A small, simple idea, one hundred Australian Catholics each committing a modest annual gift, has quietly grown into a six-year

Seoul’s Vibrant New Anthem Unites the World Ahead of WYD 2027
Exactly one year before hundreds of thousands of young Catholics gather in Seoul, the sound of what many will soon