Asia

The official World Youth Day 2027 anthem, composed by Korean musician Francis Jiyoon Kim, has been released one year before the gathering in Seoul

Christine Rousselle

Catholic bishops in Pakistan have criticised the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn convictions in the murder of a Christian couple

John Pontifex

A Pakistani Catholic refugee has urged greater international action after describing the continuing abduction, forced conversion and marriage of Christian girls in Pakistan

Nathalie Raffray

Pope Leo XIV has urged hundreds of young Iraqi Christians who survived Daesh’s occupation to deepen their faith and become witnesses to Christ’s peace in a region scarred by conflict

John Newton

Bishop Jose Elmer Mangalinao of Bayombong said defending watersheds and indigenous lands is “not a crime but a shared moral responsibility”

Thomas Colsy

New powers under India’s foreign funding regime could have significant consequences for churches, charities and NGOs working with marginalised communities

Msgr Michael Nazir-Ali

President Donald Trump said he would raise the imprisoned Catholic publisher’s case during talks with President Xi Jinping

Thomas Colsy

The daughter of Jimmy Lai reflects on his letters from prison and the spirituality shaped by suffering and trust in God

Claire Lai

South Korea’s bishops have renewed their warning over the excommunicated visionary Julia Youn of Naju ahead of World Youth Day 2027 in Seoul

The Catholic Herald

The promise of reconciliation after the Vatican–China agreement has, for some Catholics, given way to renewed pressure, division and a sense of abandonment

Ruowang Li