ASIA/MYANMAR - The Pope s words resound in Myanmar: a blessing for the nation Monday, 17 May 2021 evangelization prayer MYANMAR
Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - Pope Francis words of closeness, so strong and clear, that message Do not lose hope , are a special encouragement for all the suffering people in Myanmar. We feel called to remain faithful to the Gospel also at the risk of life. We sincerely thank the Holy Father because he has the fate of our country at heart : this is what Joseph Kung Za Hmung, Catholic lay leader, director of Gloria News Journal , a Burmese Catholic newspaper on the web, tells Fides expressing the sentiments of the Burmese people who, thanks to the web and social network channels, followed the Holy Mass celebrated on Sunday May 16 in St. Peter s by Pope Francis, dedicated to the faithful of Myanmar residing in Italy. As Fides has learned, thousands of Catholic faithful joined and followed the event celebrated in St. Peter s
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Myanmar s military checkpoint is seen in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Feb. 1, 2021. (Credit: CNS photo/Reuters.)
On Feb. 1, Myanmar refugee and Indianapolis resident Paul Hnin scrolled through news articles online when a headline seized him with shock and fear: The Myanmar military had overthrown the country s democratic government.
INDIANAPOLIS On Feb. 1, Myanmar refugee and Indianapolis resident Paul Hnin scrolled through news articles online when a headline seized him with shock and fear: The Myanmar military had overthrown the country’s democratic government.
“I couldn’t think,” said the 37-year-old member of St. Barnabas Parish in Indianapolis. “We don’t want to go through this again. We need democracy!”
Feb 1, 2021 catholic news service
Activists hold placards during a protest in Kathmandu, Nepal, Feb. 1, 2021, after Myanmar s military seized power from a democratically elected civilian government and arrested its leaders. (Credit: Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters via CNS.)
After a military coup and the detention of top government leaders in Myanmar, the auxiliary bishop of Yangon, the nation s largest city and former capital, called for prayers, caution and stocking up on provisions for the people.
ROME After a military coup and the detention of top government leaders in Myanmar, the auxiliary bishop of Yangon, the nation’s largest city and former capital, called for prayers, caution and stocking up on provisions for the people.