Convent bombed as conflict turns 16 parishes into ghost towns in Myanmar
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Convent bombed as conflict turns 16 parishes into ghost towns in Myanmar

LOIKAW (UCAN): A convent in the Diocese of Loikaw, in conflict-torn Kayah state was badly…

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Calls for Lenten prayers for peace in Myanmar and Ukraine
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Calls for Lenten prayers for peace in Myanmar and Ukraine

YANGON (UCAN): Bishop Alexander Pyone Cho of Pyay, Myanmar, urged Catholics to pray and fast…

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Myanmar’s kneeling nun, a true sister of mercy
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Myanmar’s kneeling nun, a true sister of mercy

Famed kneeling nun, Sister Ann Rose Nu Tawng of the Sisters of St. Francis Xavier,…

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Churches remain prime targets in conflict-torn Myanmar 
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Churches remain prime targets in conflict-torn Myanmar 

LOIKDAW (UCAN): At least 15 parishes in the Diocese of Loikaw, in Myanmar’s Kayah state,…

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Cardinal Bo seeks Mother Mary’s intervention in Myanmar
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Cardinal Bo seeks Mother Mary’s intervention in Myanmar

YANGON (UCAN): “Our Lady becomes the mother of all people, of all races and all…

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Papal foundation calls for prayers for conflict-torn Myanmar
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Papal foundation calls for prayers for conflict-torn Myanmar

(UCAN): The papal foundation Aid to the Church in Need [ACN] called for prayers to…

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Conflict in Myanmar the children’s nightmare
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Conflict in Myanmar the children’s nightmare

YANGON (UCAN): “Children and their families are fleeing because they have no choice, and we…

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