Author name: Bouren Mno

In the context of the conflict between Cambodia and Thailand, Bishop Olivier urged the faithful to pray and to continue works of charity. He said, “As Catholics, we have a power, and that power is prayer—prayer for peace to come, not tomorrow, not the day after, but today.” He invited the faithful to pray with

TAKEO: On the morning of November 17, 2025, Ms. Miwako Fujiwara, President of the MUSICA FELIC, presented a donation of $4,300 USD to the Peace Center (The center to welcoming and caring for people with disabilities).The handover ceremony took place under the presidency of Bishop Olivier Schmitthaeusler, Apostolic Vicar of Phnom Penh and founder of

Monday, November 17, 2025: Today, St.François School, encompassing primary to high school levels, solemnly inaugurated the new 2025-2026 academic year with the participation of over 500 students. During this significant occasion, Bishop Olivier, the Apostolic Vicar of Phnom Penh and the school’s founder, introduced the plan for the new academic year. The plan focuses centrally

TAKEO, November 16: Bishop Olivier Schmitthaeusler paid a visit and celebrated the Holy Mass at the Chamkar Teang Catholic Community, with the participation of Christians from all parishes within the entire Takeo Pastoral Center.During his homily, the Bishop urged all Christians to focus on cultivating a life of hope and enduring with perseverance. He emphasized

Takeo Province: Catholic Christians at the Takeo pastoral center gathered on November 16 to celebrate the 27th anniversary of the commencement of the mission of Bishop Olivier Schmitthaeusler to proclaim the Gospel in Cambodia.The celebration demonstrated profound gratitude for the effort, sacrifice, and dedication of Bishop Olivier, who has guided and fulfilled his mission in

After catholic church retuned to Cambodia in 1990, the first Cambodian priest, Monsignor Pierre Suon Hang Ly was appointed Pope Leo XIV as coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Phnom Penh. The nomination of Msgr. Pierre Suon Hang Ly was announced on June 28, 2025. Msgr. Ly is second Cambodian priest who was appointed the young Father

Bishop Olivier Schmitthaeusler, Apostolic Vicar of Phnom Penh, called on the faithful to follow the example of Blessed Carlo Acutis during the solemn blessing of a new altar at St. Michael’s Parish in Sihanoukville, Cambodia, marking the church’s 60th anniversary on June 7. A relic of Blessed Carlo Acutis was enshrined in the new altar,

Phnom Penh ( Fides Agency) – Being “apostles of mercy and of the heart of Christ”; being and living the Church “as a space of reconciliation for all.” These are some of the evangelical seeds planted by Pope Francis in the fertile soil of Cambodia, a small country in Southeast Asia, predominantly Buddhist, where the

“Don’t turn children with autism into a business,” urged Many Phok, director of the Growing Special Education School (GSES), as she delivered a heartfelt message to over 1,000 attendees during the World Autism Awareness Day event at Jesus Child Parish in Boeung Tumpun on April 2 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Speaking under the theme “Celebrating the