Cardinal Charles Maung Bo

'As Jesus proclaimed his message in the streets, let us come together around the altar of our sacred land and break the bread of peace'

The readings this Sunday invite us to be open to the many ways the Lord can draw us to himself, and also to the ways that he may be calling us to help him in drawing others to himself.

Let us dream together for a day when peace based on economic and environmental justice prevails in Myanmar, the day when all the refugees, internally displaced people will return home as full citizens.

Let that pure and loving Mother of our redeemer be our accompanier as we sail through many challenges.

Christ through his "throne of Cross" elevated commoners like you and me to the exalted status of "God’s Children."

Let us use these talents as the advent approaches and we look for the birth of Jesus as hope in our hearts.

Without this feast of All Saints Day, the celebration of All Souls day becomes an exercise in self pity and even horror of death.

Archbishop Paul is the great gift of God to Kachins, Catholics, and Myanmar.

Homily delivered by Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, SDB, Archbishop of Yangon, on October 25, 2020

Like Jesus Christ, forced to flee. Welcoming, protecting, promoting and integrating internally displaced persons — Pope Francis

A time to stretch our imagination and intelligence - to learn in new ways, to prepare for a changed world

Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, archbishop of Yangon, called on the people in Myanmar to “make a discerned choice” and “vote for peace” in the country’s coming national elections.

The flowering of robust democracy is the only hope for curing this nation, bleeding with fraternal conflict.

Mary the maiden from Nazareth was raised to the pinnacle of glory today. The human family joins her in her blessings. She is celebrated by the great English poet as “our tainted nature’s solitary boast.”

Cardinal Charles Maung Bo of Yangon appealed for peace and dialogue as Myanmar’s warring ethnic armed groups hold meetings later this month.

Today is August 9, a dark date in the history of mankind. The date when human history changed forever. The date when man’s evil surpassed the evil of Lucifer.

On this Sunday, the readings turn our attention to the problem of hunger and the miracle of the multiplication of five loaves and two fish to feed more than five thousand people.

May we celebrate the gift of our parents today. As St. Anne and Joachim brought forth our mother Mary, the protector of all against the pandemic, let each family be the holy family and let parents and children stand together at this moment of COVID-19 challenge.

Myanmar’s top Catholic prelate blamed “greed” and “injustice” for the landslide that killed almost 200 people at a jade mine in the country’s northern Kachin State on July 2.

Church leaders across Asia warned against the imposition of a new national security law in Hong Kong, saying it puts at risk freedom of religion or belief.