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AFP Pope Leo XIV took his message of building bridges and promoting dialogue to the Roman Curia on Saturday, in his first audience with members of the Catholic Church’s governing body. [1]

Burma Army Allegedly Bomb Roman Catholic Church in Mongkoe The Burma Army has allegedly bombed a Roman Catholic Church in Mongkoe town in northern Shan State where it is fighting with the Northern Allia [3]

YANGON—Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, the leader of the Myanmar Roman Catholic Church, called on the world to understand the people of Myanmar and their struggles and to not condemn, as he delivered his Christmas message on Saturday. [4]

RFA Junta forces damaged a church in the home village of Myanmar’s most prominent Christian, Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, one of several religious buildings destroyed in fighting between the military and pro-democracy forces, residents told Radio Free ... [5]

YANGON — More than 1,000 locals abandoned their homes and have sought refuge at Baptist and Catholic churches in Namti, Kachin State, due to fighting between the Myanmar military and the Kachin Independence Organization/Army (KIO/A). [6]

RANGOON — The Roman Catholic Church in Burma is celebrating the end of its 500th jubilee year this week with musical and dance events. Tens of thousands of people from across the country are expected to attend the events, which will end on Sunday. [7]

TANAI TOWNSHIP, Kachin State — Three days ago, Steven Naw Ring, 35, and his family fled their home in the mining village of Nan Kon in Tanai Township, Kachin State. [8]

MYEIK, Tanintharyi Division— Once virtually inaccessible to visitors, the southern port town of Myeik is slowly opening up, and there is good news for visitors who now have a helpful guide to many of its forgotten treasures. [9]

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[1] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2025-05-25 · 75% match

Pope takes message of dialogue, unity to the Catholic Church’s governing body

AFP Pope Leo XIV took his message of building bridges and promoting dialogue to the Roman Curia on Saturday, in his first audience with members of the Catholic Church’s governing body.

[2] MM dailymail.co.uk · 85% match

Pope Francis

[3] MM kachinnews.com · 2016-12-15 · 75% match

Burma Army Allegedly Bomb Roman Catholic Church in Mongkoe

Burma Army Allegedly Bomb Roman Catholic Church in Mongkoe The Burma Army has allegedly bombed a Roman Catholic Church in Mongkoe town in northern Shan State where it is fighting with the Northern Allia

[4] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2019-12-23 · 75% match

Head of Myanmar Catholic Church Calls for Int’l Understanding of Country’s Struggles

YANGON—Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, the leader of the Myanmar Roman Catholic Church, called on the world to understand the people of Myanmar and their struggles and to not condemn, as he delivered his Christmas message on Saturday.

[5] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2024-11-03 · 75% match

Church in village of Myanmar’s Catholic leader bombed in junta raid

RFA Junta forces damaged a church in the home village of Myanmar’s most prominent Christian, Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, one of several religious buildings destroyed in fighting between the military and pro-democracy forces, residents told Radio Free

[6] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2017-08-14 · 75% match

More Than 1,000 New IDPs Reported in Kachin State

YANGON — More than 1,000 locals abandoned their homes and have sought refuge at Baptist and Catholic churches in Namti, Kachin State, due to fighting between the Myanmar military and the Kachin Independence Organization/Army (KIO/A).

[7] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2014-11-21 · 75% match

Burma’s Catholics Celebrate 500th Jubilee With Events in Rangoon

RANGOON — The Roman Catholic Church in Burma is celebrating the end of its 500th jubilee year this week with musical and dance events. Tens of thousands of people from across the country are expected to attend the events, which will end on Sunday.

[8] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2017-06-14 · 75% match

Kachin IDPs Face Hunger and Homelessness Amid Recent Conflict

TANAI TOWNSHIP, Kachin State — Three days ago, Steven Naw Ring, 35, and his family fled their home in the mining village of Nan Kon in Tanai Township, Kachin State.

[9] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2017-01-27 · 75% match

Myeik: It’s Not Just About Gorgeous Islands

MYEIK, Tanintharyi Division— Once virtually inaccessible to visitors, the southern port town of Myeik is slowly opening up, and there is good news for visitors who now have a helpful guide to many of its forgotten treasures.

[10] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2013-01-04 · 75% match

New Law Points to Philippine Church’s Waning Sway

MANILA—Twenty-six years after Roman Catholic leaders helped his mother marshal millions of Filipinos in an uprising that ousted a dictator, President Benigno Aquino III picked a fight with the church over contraceptives and won a victory that bared t

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