On April 29, 2019, The Ministry of Tourism has organized a workshop to promote tourism professional development, movement of tourism professionals, study loan, and job opportunities in the tourism sector to 75 students who are studying tourism management at St. Paul Institute(SPI) and Saint Francios Technical High School in Takeo province.
The Child Jesus Parish in BoeungTumpon celebrated Easter with 12 candidates being baptized, which was a sign of renewed life in communion of death and life in Christ. Easter celebration was held on 20 April 2019 in the pastoral sector at the southern zone in Mean Chey district’s BoeungTumpon commune, Phnom Penh with Fr. Damien
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Bishop Olivier Schmitthaeusler of the Apostolic Vicariate of Phnom Penh met for talks with 100 persons who are AIDS-Positive living with their families at Takeo province on the occasion of the Khmer New Year holidays on 11 April 2019. This meet-up was done in collaboration with the provincial Church and the Department of Cults and
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Caritas Cambodia in collaboration with Caritas Germany launched a scheme to promote social inclusion for people with disabilities in order to share and help mental and physical victims in all forms. The launch of the scheme took place on the morning of 9 April 2019 at its National Office in Prampi Makara district’s Boeung Prolit
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Kampot: The pastoral sector in Kampot-Kep held a ceremony in memory of the departed during the traditional Khmer Pchum Ben festival at the old Cathedral site in the resort of the Bokor Mountain. Some 200 Catholics attended the ceremony on 19 September 2017. The Catholic Church in Cambodia was given permission by the Holy See to
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Phnom Penh: On 27 September eighteen members from the protestant churches, the Catholic Church, and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints gathered togetherto have a fellowship meal for harmonization of the denominations. The main guest of honour was His Excellency Senior Minister Him Chhem of the Ministry of Cult and Religion. In his opening
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Sihanoukville: “My Success”, the theme of a camp for young scouts in the Diocese of Phnom Penh. The Pastoral Office for Youth and Children of the Diocese ran the seminar three days from 29 September to 1 October 2017. The camp was held at the parish of St. Michael in the city with some 200 children
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Phnom Penh: The congregation of the Sisters of the Rosary was established in 1832 in France. Unfortunately the group has now been disbanded this year, 2017. Sr. Anne Marie Gallice, the person in charge of the group in Cambodia said: “Because our group has only old people in France, there were no youth willing to take
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Phnom Penh: Approximately one thousand Catholics from the three dioceses in Cambodia, mostly from Phsar Toich in Pnom Penh congregated at the parish of St. Joseph to celebrate the 25th anniversary of its rebirth. The anniversary was meant to thank and glorify God for the rebirth after the civil war in Cambodia. The ceremony took place
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Phnom Penh: Bishop Olivier Schmittaeusler declared open the new academic year of 2017-2018 for the Catholic Major Seminary of St. Jean Marie Vianney with a Eucharistic celebration. During the Eucharistic Bishop Olivier made a formal announcement and the rite of admission of candidates Brack Bunhong and Vin Kann to the Seminary. They now officially become seminarians. The two candidates
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