Pope says not laicizing priest guilty of abuse was a mistake; it will never happen again
- September 21, 2017
Myanmar
- Home
- Myanmar
Myanmar Cardinal calls on international community not to abandon Aung San Suu Kyi
- Global Church
- September 21, 2017
Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, Archbishop of Yangon, said it is important to remember that even if Aung San Suu Kyi’s perceptions of the Rohingya situation are incorrect, “her integrity and commitment are above suspicion…Her own lifetime sacrifice to resurrect from the ruins of junta misrule of sixty years is a great historic achievement,” the cardinal said. “In her fragile hands, she holds the dreams of millions of this country.”
READ MORE
Bangladesh cardinal praises government response to Rohingya crisis, calls on Myanmar to take them back
- Global Church
- September 20, 2017
Cardinal Patrick D’Rozario, the Archbishop of Dhaka, is planning on visiting a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh on Sunday, and said Caritas Bangladesh – the main tool for the Catholic Church’s humanitarian outreach in the country – is waiting for permission from the government to go to the area. Nearly half of Myanmar’s million Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh, after facing increased attacks from the military and Buddhist mobs.
READ MORE
Thai Catholics lend a hand to Myanmar’s growing Church and displaced workers
- Global Church, Interviews
- September 20, 2017
Thousands of people from Myanmar are displaced within Thailand, many of them members of the Muslim-minority Rohingya population, faced with persecution by their government. Cardinal Francis Xavier Kriengsak Kovitvanit of Bangkok described the challenges and efforts made by the Thai Church to cater to their humanitarian and pastoral needs.
READ MORE
Cardinal Gracias: Curial reform is nearing the ‘end of the tunnel’
- Catholic News Agency, Interviews, Vatican
- September 19, 2017
Cardinal Oswald Gracias, a member of the Council of Cardinals tasked with reforming the Vatican bureaucracy, says that more than anything, there is a change in mentality that’s needed, which will take longer than simply reforming the Vatican’s structures, he said, but said the group is “rather confident that it will happen because the pope is giving very effective leadership.”
READ MORE
Catholic Church in Asia responds to Rohingya refugee crisis
- Global Church
- September 15, 2017
Although a small minority in the region, South Asia’s Catholic Church is responding to the Rohingya crisis with humanitarian assistance and advocacy. Hundreds of thousands of members of the Muslim minority have fled Buddhist majority Myanmar, where the military is conducting a “clearance operation.”
READ MORE
Aid workers see humanitarian crisis as Rohingya flee to Bangladesh
- Catholic News Service, Global Church
- September 11, 2017
The U.N. Refugee Agency reports at least 300,000 Rohingya Muslims entered Bangladesh within two weeks of a military crackdown in Myanmar’s northern Rakhine state, triggered by an August 25 Rohingya militant attack on security checkpoints. Pope Francis is scheduled to visit Myanmar from November 27 to 30, before heading to Bangladesh until December 2.
READ MORE
Most Read
Latest Stories
-
-
-
-
-
-
Remains of over 300 individuals given burial in Michigan
- Christopher White
- September 21, 2017
-
-
Meet the man who helped build the pope's brand on Twitter
- Inés San Martín
- September 21, 2017
Quick Links
Knights of Columbus DeSales Media Group in the Diocese of Brooklyn Angelus News The Catholic Channel on Sirius XM Catholic Standard Catholic TV
About Crux
We’re an independent Catholic news site, operated in partnership with the Knights of Columbus. We hope you’ll find the site lively, engaging, topical, and thoughtful.
Connect with us
Latest
© 2017 Crux Catholic Media Inc. 