Myanmar Archives

Pope Francis asks for prayers for peace in Myanmar

May 3, 2021

With an ongoing military crackdown and political upheaval in Myanmar, Pope Francis called for prayers for peace and reconciliation in the country.

By Carol Glatz

Myanmar cardinal asks prayers for peace, justice during May

Apr 30, 2021

Cardinal Charles Bo of Yangon has encouraged Catholics to say the rosary and participate in eucharistic adoration for peace and justice in military-ruled Myanmar.

By Catholic News Service

Myanmar anti-coup protesters launch ‘Easter egg strike’

Apr 4, 2021

Anti-coup demonstrators in Myanmar, adept at finding themes to tie together protests nationwide, took to the streets holding painted eggs in a nod to the Easter holiday on Sunday.

By Associated Press

Cardinal urges hope as Myanmar undergoes own ‘way of the cross’

Apr 2, 2021

In his Easter message, Myanmar Cardinal Charles Bo of Yangon drew a parallel between Jesus’s own suffering and death and his country’s fight for democracy.

By Elise Ann Allen

After Bloody Saturday, Myanmar Catholics pray for peace, those who died

Mar 29, 2021

While Catholics in Myanmar observed Palm Sunday, many in the Buddhist-majority country were crying at the funerals of more than 100 people killed the previous day.

By Catholic News Service

Caritas Bangladesh aims to keep people safe after fire at refugee camp

Mar 25, 2021

Even as the last of five fires was still out of control among clusters of tents and shelters that house 600,000 Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar, Abdullah Fuad, head of programs for Caritas Bangladesh, was thinking of the women and children who have now endured one more disaster.

By Michael Swan

Myanmar cardinal urges nonviolence as coup death count climbs

Mar 25, 2021

Cardinal Charles Bo of Yangon, in Myanmar, has asked that as tensions national rise and the death count grows amid the country’s military coup, protesters reaffirm their commitment to non-violence.

By Elise Ann Allen

Pope says he symbolically kneels in plea for Myanmar peace

Mar 17, 2021

Pope Francis on Wednesday appealed for bloodshed to end and dialogue to prevail in Myanmar, saying he symbolically kneels in that country’s streets, where protests against the military takeover were continuing and the death toll has mounted.

By Associated Press