By Nirmala Carvalho Mumbai, Sept 16, 2022: – Cardinal Charles Bo, the head of the federation of the bishops’ conferences of Asia, has called Cardinal Oswald Gracias a “compassionate shepherd” to mark the Indian prelate’s silver jubilee. Cardinal Gracias was consecrated the auxiliary bishop of Bombay on September 16, 1997,Continue Reading
Matters India Reporter Yangon: Cardinal Charles Bo, head of the Catholic Church in Myanmar, has sent a message to his countrymen and international community to press the military junta to restore democracy and release the leaders arrested in the wake of a coup. The message was issued February 3, theContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Yangon, Sept 25, 2020: A group of inter faith leaders meeting on South East Asia Freedom of Religion or Belief (SEAFoRB) endorsed the role of religious leaders in peace-building and conflict resolution. Addressing the September 25 on-line gathering of 6th SEAFoRB, Myanmar Cardinal Charles Maung BoContinue Reading
Matters India Reporter Yangon, April 2, 2020: Cardinal Charles Bo, head of the Catholic Church in Asia, has minced no words in blaming the Chinese regime for the global contagion – Covid 19. “International voices are rising against the negligent attitude shown by China, especially its despotic Chinese Communist PartyContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Yangon, Dec 2, 2019: Myanmar’s first cardinal has appealed to its rulers to reach out to its suffering people through dialogue. “I appeal today to the leaders of Myanmar to put away guns and violence and to reach out in dialogue with all communities in MyanmarContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Shillong, Nov. 6, 2019: Cardinal Charles Bo of Myanmar, head of the Catholic Church in Asia, will lead the annual Eucharistic procession on November 10 in Shillong, capital of Meghalaya state. The cardinal’s presence is to respect a promise he had made to late Archbishop DominicContinue Reading
By Matters India reporter Yangon, October 24, 2019: Pope’s next apostolic journey will be to two Asian countries: the Kingdom of Thailand, November 20-23, and then Japan from November 23-26 The motto of the first stage of the journey to Thailand is “Disciples of Christ, Missionary Disciples”, and is aContinue Reading
Jakarta, September 10, 2019: Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla on September 9 welcomed some inter-religious figures from Myanmar at his office in Jakarta, and held a discussion on tolerance, harmony, and situation of interfaith people in both countries. The event was held through cooperation between the government and the IndonesiaContinue Reading
By C.M. Paul Yangon, August 15, 2019: Ahead of the upcoming general elections Myanmar Cardinal Charles Maung Bo has launched a heart wrenching appeal to the people and its military leaders on the feast of Mother Mary’s Assumption, August 15. Assumption symbolic of freedom celebrates the liberation of the MotherContinue Reading
By Matters India reporter Dhaka, August 2, 2019: Two cardinals from Myanmar and the Philippines met refugee families, relief agency personnel and government officials of a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh during their weeklong visit to Bangladesh. Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, archbishop of Manila, and Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, archbishopContinue Reading
