Bishop flees cathedral after Myanmar army takeover
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Bishop flees cathedral after Myanmar army takeover

LOIKAW (UCAN): Bishop Celso Ba Shwe of Loikaw, Myanmar, a few priests, nuns, neaerly 50…

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Church helping people flee clashes in Myanmar
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Church helping people flee clashes in Myanmar

(UCAN): Church groups are helping evacuate and shelter hundreds of civilians as fighting escalated in…

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Military strike kills 29 in Myanmar displacement camp
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Military strike kills 29 in Myanmar displacement camp

(UCAN): At least 29 people, including 13 children, were killed and some 56 people wounded…

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Myanmar bishop seeks prayers for peace as UN decries violence
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Myanmar bishop seeks prayers for peace as UN decries violence

YANGON (UCAN): Bishop Celso Ba Shwe of Loikaw, which encompasses Myanmar’s Kayah state, asked Catholics…

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Myanmar bishop seeks aid to feed, educate displaced children
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Myanmar bishop seeks aid to feed, educate displaced children

YANGON (UCAN): Bishop Maurice Nyunt Wai of Mawlamyine, in southern Myanmar said his diocese would…

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Rights group calls out ASEAN for pandering to war criminals
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Rights group calls out ASEAN for pandering to war criminals

YANGON (AsiaNews/Agencies): Justice for Myanmar, a human rights organisation, condemned the Association of Southeast Asian…

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Cardinal Bo of Myanmar calls for ecological justice
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Cardinal Bo of Myanmar calls for ecological justice

YANGON (UCAN): Charles Maung Cardinal Bo of Myanmar has called for ecological justice as Pope…

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