Rohingya refugees threatened by pandemic, Caritas warns

Flimsy shelters and inadequate space in Bangladeshi refugee camps amid the Covid-19 pandemic have compounded the sufferings of the already beleaguered Rohingya community, a representative of Caritas said. “One of the key measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus pandemic is social distancing. But if you live in a refugee camp, you don’t have... Read More

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June 25, 2020

Priest finds his niche working in Bangkok with poorest of the poor

US Redemptorist Fr Joe Maier, 80, opened his first school in Bangkok’s market-side slum district of Klong Toey in a swine slaughterhouse more than 40 years ago. So it is not surprising when he explains that he comes from the “wrong side of the tracks” in his native Seattle, Washington. For that is largely where... Read More

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February 4, 2020

Six African and Asian countries affected by new US travel restrictions

Catholic leaders in the United States said a Trump administration plan to limit the issuance of immigrant visas for people from six African and Asian nations “undermines family reunification” and will make it more difficult to support migrants forced from their homeland. “We note with particular sadness and have witnessed firsthand the trauma of family... Read More

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October 3, 2019

Cardinal highlights ‘blood and tears’ of innocent Burmese people

Cardinal Charles Maung Bo has condemned Burma’s ongoing violence, and encouraged religious leaders to raise their voices in protest. According to UCA News, five civilians were injured during an artillery attack in Rakhine on 1 October. A Buddhist monk, novice, teacher, and two students were harmed. Bo criticised the government, asking, “Where is the mercy?” He... Read More

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August 23, 2019

New UN Day must lead to concrete action

The international head of a Catholic charity has welcomed the UN’s new day for victims of religious-based violence – but stressed that it must lead to decisive help for persecuted religious groups. Dr Thomas Heine-Geldern, international executive president of Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need, said that while the UN’s International Day Commemorating... Read More

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August 19, 2019

Cardinal Bo: Myanmar is ‘a bleeding nation,’ people must seek justice

Cardinal Charles Maung Bo of Yangon said the hopes that came with democracy have not been realised and, instead, the country is wounded and bleeding. In a 7,000-plus word statement, released on the feast of the Assumption, the cardinal expressed deep concerns about the challenges faced by Myanmar’s people, reported ucanews.com. “Seven years ago, we... Read More

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June 21, 2019

Migration situation requires a humane, Christian response, official says

The Vatican recognises how difficult it is for nations to manage the flow of migrants and refugees, but one thing is certain: “We must respond in a humane manner, a Christian manner, and we must try to help people, not harm them,” said the Vatican foreign minister. Archbishop Paul Gallagher, whose formal title is Vatican... Read More

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February 1, 2019

Cardinal Bo: Myanmar Church has ‘zero tolerance’ approach to sexual abuse

Cardinal Charles Maung Bo of Yangon said the country’s Church has adopted a “zero tolerance” approach to sexual abuse in Church institutions and by clergy. In a recent interview with Catholic News Service, Cardinal Bo said he was not certain he would be at the Vatican’s summit on protection of minors in the Church from... Read More

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January 30, 2019

Myanmar cardinal says China-funded dam project must be stopped

A controversial China-funded dam project in Myanmar must be stopped, said Cardinal Charles Maung Bo of Yangon, noting that the affected river is the country’s most sacred symbol. The Irrawaddy River is “our mother” and is at risk of being lost “to the greed of a superpower,” he said. The river, the Southeast Asian nation’s... Read More

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