Bishops’ message from Myanmar
In response to the Holy Father's prayers for peace in Myanmar during the Angelus on World Mission Sunday, the Myanmar Catholic Bishops’ Conference issued a message of compassion and hope…
5th November 2025
‘If you have to kill, shoot me!’
You may remember Sister Ann, who made world news when she confronted police targeting young people during the military coup in Myanmar. Here she explains, in her own words, the…
23rd October 2025
WMS2025: Missionaries of hope in Myanmar
Missionaries in Myanmar serve a population facing multiple challenges – political, environmental and humanitarian – which have left thousands of people killed or injured and millions displaced from their homes.Since…
7th October 2025
Myanmar: ‘If you have to kill, shoot me’
Sr Ann is a Sister of St Francis Xavier and a trained nurse. After the military coup in Myanmar, she confronted police who were targeting young people and became a…
25th September 2025
Fr Anthony’s blog: ‘What we need in this age are courageous leaders.’
I recently attended a meeting with Bishop Shomali who is the Auxiliary Bishop of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem. He spoke passionately of the suffering of Christian communities across the…
2nd April 2025
Myanmar: ‘Our Church partners are already on the ground’
On 28 March, two strong earthquakes hit central Myanmar with epi-centres located near the cities of Mandalay and Sagaing. We are in contact with our local Church partners in the…
2nd April 2025
Urgent call for prayer: Myanmar hit by conflict and earthquake
Already under severe strain from internal conflict, Myanmar has been hit by yet another disaster. A devastating earthquake on 28 March struck a region already torn apart by civil war,…
28th March 2025
Myanmar: Giving hope to the world’s poorest children
In 2021, St Rita’s Boarding House in Myanmar provided care for children in a country overwhelmed by civil war and ongoing internal conflict. As one of Asia’s poorest countries, Myanmar…
26th May 2022