Pope’s Asia tour stirs fond memories for Thai-based cousin
2017-11-23
From the courtyard of a Catholic girls’ school outside Bangkok, Sister Ana Rosa Sivori is eagerly awaiting a visit to the region from her second cousin — Pope Francis. Six years his junior, the sprightly 75-year-old nun has watched from abroad as her cousin transforms from the “shy” kid sheContinue Reading
Pope will aim to foster reconciliation in divided Myanmar
2017-11-18
Rome: Ahead of his late November visit to Myanmar, Pope Francis has sent a video to the local population, saying he’s coming to proclaim the Gospel, featuring a message of “reconciliation, forgiveness and peace.” Given the social, ethnic and religious tensions dividing Myanmar today, prominently including the dramatic situation facingContinue Reading
6,000 attend Christian Conference’s diamond jubilee in Myanmar
2017-10-16
The Christian Conference of Asia was set up in 1957 at Prapat, IndonesiaContinue Reading
Myanmar prepared to host Asia Mission Conference
2017-10-10
The theme is “Journeying Together: Prophetic Witness to the Truth and Light, in Asia”Continue Reading
Pope Francis to visit Bangladesh and Myanmar in November
2017-08-29
Pope Francis will travel to Myanmar and Bangladesh this year for a landmark visit that is likely to focus international attention on the plight of the stateless Rohingya Muslim minority. The leader of the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics will be in Myanmar from 27 to 30 November and neighbouring Bangladesh from 30 November toContinue Reading
Pope could skip India, visit Myanmar in November
2017-07-30
Pope wanted to visited India and Bangladesh this yearContinue Reading
Life on hold for Myanmar’s Kachin women
2017-06-13
The Kachin violence has displaced more than 100,000 peopleContinue Reading
Myanmar and Vatican establish diplomatic relations
2017-05-06
Vatican: The Vatican has announced that Myanmar and the Holy See have agreed to establish diplomatic relations. It broke the news after Nobel Peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, state counsellor and de facto leader of the country, formerly known as Burma, met Pope Francis in private audience on MayContinue Reading
22,000 Rohingya fled Myanmar to Bangladesh in one week: United Nations
2017-01-09
Yangon: At least 65,000 Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh from Myanmar — a third of them over the past week — since the army launched a crackdown in the north of Rakhine state, the UN said on Monday. The figure marks a sharp escalation in the numbers fleeing a militaryContinue Reading