camilpark

Papal visit to Bangladesh and Myanmar brings hope for minorities Camil Parkhe Saturday, 25 November 2017 The tour of Pope Francis to Bangladesh and Myanmar next week has raised hopes of Catholics as well as other communities in these two nations. The visits are taking place at a time when both nations are witnessing strife in the form of the Rohingya crisis. The tour of Pope Francis to Bangladesh and Myanmar next week has raised hopes of Catholics as well as other communities in these two nations. The visits are taking place at a time when both nations are witnessing strife in the form of the Rohingya crisis. Pope Francis will visit Myanmar from November 27 to 30 and will tour Bangladesh from November 30 to December 2. A large number of Catholics in both countries are expected to attend the religious services and other public functions. In Myanmar, the Catholic Church has been making ...

Pope appoints 17 cardinals including  for three Asian nations   CAMIL PARKHE |  Friday, 14 October 2016 AT 10:53 PM IST          Sakal Times blog ,  Pope Francis ,  cardinals ,  Asian countries ,  Patrick D’Rozario ,  Archbishop ,  Anthony Soter Fernandez , Emeritus Archbishop ,  Mario Zenari ,  Sakal Times ,  Camil Parkhe        goo.gl/orOiu5 Breaking away from past tradition, Pope Francis has appointed 17 new cardinals, some of whom do not belong to the traditional ‘Catholic-centres’ regions. Among the new cardinals, three are from Asian countries namely Bangladesh, Malaysia and Syria. Incidentally, this is for the first time that Bangladesh and Malaysia will have a cardinal. The new Asian cardinals are Patrick D’Rozario, Archbishop of Dhaka in Bangladesh, Anthony Soter Fernandez, Emeritus Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, and Mari...