FILE - Newly appointed Cardinal Charles Maung Bo prays during a religious service at St. Paul's Missionary school in suburbs of Yangon, Myanmar, Jan. 5, 2015. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe, File) ...

The archbishop of Yangon in Myanmar, Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, starkly described the March 28 7.7-magnitude earthquake that left more than 3,500 dead, nearly 5,000 injured, and hundreds missing, ...

In 2023, he described the country’s crisis as an “unspeakable tragedy,” with the junta’s conduct representing “inhumanity in ...

A newly-designated Catholic cathedral in Myanmar was bombed by the military regime last week amid an ongoing conflict in the region. The Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in Mindat was severely damaged by ...

YANGON, Myanmar -- The Vatican on Wednesday defended Pope Francis after human-rights groups expressed disappointment he didn't publicly acknowledge the plight of Rohingya Muslims, who have been ...

To reduce dependence on China, India has initiated direct contacts with the Kachin Independence Army (KIA). The Indian ...

Pope Francis said he has offered Myanmar’s imprisoned prime minister Aung San Suu Kyi to come to the Vatican. In a meeting with Jesuits in Indonesia earlier this month, the pope said he “called for ...

The military junta in Myanmar’s strife-torn Kachin state has allegedly burnt down a Catholic cathedral dedicated to Saint Patrick on the eve of the revered saint’s feast. Soldiers from the junta’s ...

BANGKOK — The main organization coordinating resistance to Myanmar’s military government says its forces have arrested 10 members of a local resistance group suspected in the killing of a Catholic ...

In an attempt to reduce its dependence on Beijing, India has initiated direct contacts with the Kachin Independence Army (KIA ...