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AFP With no official campaigning or list of candidates and the election process shrouded in secrecy, speculation about who will succeed Pope Francis after the conclave beginning this week remains just that – speculation. (confirmed by 3 sources) [1]

AFP Arriving in Rome after Pope Francis’s death, Catholic cardinals have admitted some apprehension at the responsibility of choosing his successor, as they begin setting out what they hope to see in the next head of the Church. [2]

AFP Cardinals will on Tuesday begin moving into the Vatican accommodation where they will stay during the conclave, on the eve of their historic, secretive meeting to elect a new pope. [3]

Newly appointed Cardinal Pizzaballa visits Jenin, a people stunned by violence but ‘resilient’ The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem will get his scarlet cassock on 30 September. Today he visited the Palestinian city at the centre of the latest violence. [4]

RANGOON — Church colleagues have praised the appointment by Pope Francis of Rangoon’s archbishop as Burma’s first Roman Catholic cardinal. Archbishop Charles Bo was one of 20 new cardinals whose appointments were announced on Sunday. [5]

YANGON—The Archbishop of Yangon, Cardinal Charles Bo, said the controversial Chinese-backed Myitsone Dam slated for construction at the source of the Irrawaddy River, known as Myanmar’s lifeline, “must be stopped” to ensure a peaceful future for the ... [6]

YANGON—The Archbishop of Yangon has urged the Myanmar military to release State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, President U Win Myint and other detainees “at the earliest” while appealing to the public not to resort to violence and to “stay calm” eve... [7]

YANGON—The Archbishop of Yangon, Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, has appealed to Myanmar’s government to repeal a constitutional provision barring members of religious orders from voting in elections, as it considers reforms to the charter. [8]

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[1] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2025-05-06 · 75% match

Myanmar’s Cardinal Bo amongst over a dozen potential successors to Pope Francis

AFP With no official campaigning or list of candidates and the election process shrouded in secrecy, speculation about who will succeed Pope Francis after the conclave beginning this week remains just that – speculation.

[2] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2025-04-26 · 75% match

Hope, apprehension and politics: Cardinals search for new pope

AFP Arriving in Rome after Pope Francis’s death, Catholic cardinals have admitted some apprehension at the responsibility of choosing his successor, as they begin setting out what they hope to see in the next head of the Church.

[3] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2025-05-06 · 75% match

Cardinals to move into Vatican on eve of conclave

AFP Cardinals will on Tuesday begin moving into the Vatican accommodation where they will stay during the conclave, on the eve of their historic, secretive meeting to elect a new pope.

[4] MM asianews.it · 85% match

Newly appointed Cardinal Pizzaballa visits Jenin, a people stunned by violence but ‘resilient’

Newly appointed Cardinal Pizzaballa visits Jenin, a people stunned by violence but ‘resilient’ The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem will get his scarlet cassock on 30 September. Today he visited the Palestinian city at the centre of the latest violence.

[5] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2015-01-05 · 75% match

Burma’s Catholics Pleased to Have First Cardinal

RANGOON — Church colleagues have praised the appointment by Pope Francis of Rangoon’s archbishop as Burma’s first Roman Catholic cardinal. Archbishop Charles Bo was one of 20 new cardinals whose appointments were announced on Sunday.

[6] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2019-01-30 · 75% match

Myitsone Dam ‘Must Be Stopped’: Cardinal Bo

YANGON—The Archbishop of Yangon, Cardinal Charles Bo, said the controversial Chinese-backed Myitsone Dam slated for construction at the source of the Irrawaddy River, known as Myanmar’s lifeline, “must be stopped” to ensure a peaceful future for the

[7] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2021-02-04 · 75% match

Myanmar Cardinal Calls for Release of Detained Leaders, Urges Calm After Coup

YANGON—The Archbishop of Yangon has urged the Myanmar military to release State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, President U Win Myint and other detainees “at the earliest” while appealing to the public not to resort to violence and to “stay calm” eve

[8] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2020-02-07 · 75% match

Members of Religious Orders Should Have Right to Vote, Myanmar’s Cardinal Bo Says

YANGON—The Archbishop of Yangon, Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, has appealed to Myanmar’s government to repeal a constitutional provision barring members of religious orders from voting in elections, as it considers reforms to the charter.

[9] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2020-04-03 · 75% match

China Must Compensate World for COVID-19: Myanmar’s Cardinal

YANGON—The leader of Myanmar’s Catholics, Cardinal Charles Bo, has called on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to apologize to the world and pay compensation for the damage caused by the coronavirus pandemic, saying the regime’s lies and propaganda h

[10] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2019-04-18 · 75% match

Cardinal Charles Bo Asks Myanmar, Chinese Leaders to Scrap Myitsone Dam

YANGON—The Archbishop of Yangon, Cardinal Charles Bo, has called on Myanmar and Chinese leaders to permanently terminate the controversial Myitsone Dam project, saying they have a responsibility to protect the rights and lives of Myanmar citizens.

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