In the lead-up to the Lenten season, Bishop Olivier Schmitthaeusler of the Apostolic Vicariate of Phnom Penh encouraged the faithful to pay attention to some main points relating to the poor, society , culture , ecology and the development of the Church in a new way. The bishop said this in his homily on 23 …
More than 200 Catholic youths from parishes in Phnom Penh diocese went on a pilgrimage on foot on 8-9 February 2020 with the help of the Phnom Penh Pastoral Office for Youth, Teenagers and Children. They walked from St. John, the Baptist’s church in Bati district to St. Theresa of the Child Jesus Church in …
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The Phnom Penh Diocesan Pastoral Office for Youth, Teenagers and Children organised a visit to Myanmar for priests and 24 youths from Cambodia to attend the South East Asia One (SEA1) Youth Gathering from 28 November till 04 December 2019. The gathering coincided with the opening of the Year for Youths by the Church in …
On the occasion of the recent Chinese and Vietnamese Lunar New Year celebrations and in the presence of a large number of Catholics, on 26 February 2020 at St. Francis Xavier’ church (Wat Champa) Bishop Olivier Schmitthaeusler of the Apostolic Vicariate of Phnom Penh, requested Catholics and religious both females and males, whose roles in …
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On February 14th, 2020, Saint Paul Institute(SPI) in collaboration with the National Blood Transfusion Center in Takeo province, organized a blood donation program to share the love at the SPI’s campus. We are really thankful to the staff and students of SPI who volunteered to donate blood today. Also, We would like to thank the …
A Cambodian nun, Sr. Therese Sany Eng of the congregation of Providence of Portieux Sisters (pp) made her vow of Chastity in front of Bishop Olivier Schmitthaeusler of the Apostolic Vicariate of Phnom Penh and Sr. Marie And, the superior of the Providence of Portieux Sisters (pp) on 12 January 2020 at the Child Jesus …
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In celebrating the recent Christmas feast, the Kampot Church in Phnom Penh diocese organized friendly talks with 974 inmates in the Kampot provincial prison on the morning of 9th January 2020 in the presence of Bishop Olivier Schmitthaeusler of the Apostolic Vicariate of Phnom Penh. Joining the bishop were Chan Sovan, chief monks in the …
In celebrating New Year on 1st January 2020, Our Lady of the Smiles Parish (ChamkarTeang) oragnised a kite-flying competition involving 180 kites, ten ox-drawn wagons and ten racing horses. Residents from villages in Takeo province’s Tramkak district entered the competition. Joining the programme were bishop Olivier Schmitthaeusler of the Apostolic Vicariate of Phnom Penh, the …
Buddhist monks and members of the pagoda’s clergyman’s commission from Angmontrey Pagoda in Takeo province’s Trankak district were invited to Our Lady of the Smiles Parish (ChamkarTeang) to join in celebrating Christmas on 23 December 2019. Bishop Olivier Schmitthaeusler of the Apostolic Vicariate of Phnom Penh and the Parish Committee Chairman Kol Cheang welcomed them …
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More than 3,500 people from members of the public, representatives from religious groups, civil servant and NGOs participated in an assembly marking the 13th “Anti-Human Trafficking Day” to spread and create awareness on human trafficking issues. The gathering took place at the Koh Pich Convention and Exhibition Hall on 12th December 2019 The assembly was …
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