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Anti-coup protesters flash the three-finger salute during a protest in Yangon, Myanmar, June 3, 2021. A third church in Kayah state, a Catholic stronghold in eastern Myanmar, was damaged by indiscriminate shelling by the military June 6. (CNS photo/Reuters)

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Third Catholic church in eastern Myanmar hit by military strikes

Catholic News Service|Jun 7, 2021|2 Min Read

Pope Francis celebrates Holy Mass for the community of the faithful of Myanmar resident in Rome, at the Vatican, Sunday, May 16, 2021. Pope Francis celebrated a special Mass for the people of Myanmar following the country’s military takeover, praying for peace, unity and for God to “set us free from evil’s power.” (Remo Casilli/Pool Photo via AP/Crux)

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Myanmar priest, ex-pat says Pope’s words and witness deliver hope

Elise Ann Allen|May 18, 2021|6 Min Read

Pope Francis celebrates Mass for Burmese Catholics in St. Peter’s Basilica, May 16, 2021. (Vatican Media)

‘Do not lose hope’: Pope Francis offers Mass for Myanmar’s Catholics in St. Peter’s Basilica

Catholic News Agency|May 16, 2021|5 Min Read

Sr. Ann Rose Nu Tawng begs police not to shoot protesters during Myanmar unrest (Myanmar local media)

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Myanmar nun says Eucharistic adoration gave her strength to kneel before police

Courtney Mares|May 13, 2021|3 Min Read

Anti-coup protesters test improvised weapons made to fight with government security forces in Yangon, Myanmar, Wednesday, March 17, 2021. (AP Photo via Crux)

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Myanmar cardinal urges nonviolence as coup death count climbs

Elise Ann Allen|Mar 25, 2021|6 Min Read

Anti-coup protesters stand at a barricade as they clash with security forces on Bayint Naung Bridge in Yangon, Myanmar, March 16, 2021. (CNS photo/Reuters)

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Pope Francis: ‘I too kneel on the streets of Myanmar and say stop the violence’

Courtney Mares|Mar 17, 2021|3 Min Read

Protesters take shelter behind shields as they clash with riot police officers March 1, 2021, during a protest against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar. (CNS photo/Reuters)

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At least 18 die in Myanmar coup protests; nun protects demonstrators

Catholic News Service|Mar 1, 2021|3 Min Read

Myanmar migrants to be deported are pictured inside an immigration truck in Lumut, Malaysia, Feb. 23, 2021. Catholic bishops in Malaysia are urging the government to refrain from deporting hundreds of Myanmar nationals, including refugees and asylum-seekers.(CNS photo/Lim Huey Teng, Reuters)

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Rights activists upset with Malaysian deportations of Myanmarese

Catholic News Service|Feb 25, 2021|2 Min Read

Cardinal Charles Maung Bo attends a 2017 interfaith prayer service in Yangon, Myanmar. (Catholic News Service/Soe Zeya Tun, Reuters)

Catholic cardinal may be key in majority Buddhist Myanmar

John L. Allen Jr.|Feb 15, 2021|5 Min Read

Pope Francis greets the crowd as he leads the Angelus from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Feb. 7, 2021. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Pope Francis prays for stability in Burma as protestors condemn coup

Hannah Brockhaus|Feb 7, 2021|3 Min Read

Cardinal Charles Maung Bo of Yangon, Myanmar, attends a 2017 interfaith prayer service in Yangon. (CNS photo/Soe Zeya Tun, Reuters)

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Myanmar cardinal appeals for no bloodshed, return to democracy

Catholic News Service|Feb 3, 2021|3 Min Read

In this 2011 file photo, a young refugee from Myanmar's ethnic Chin minority holds a placard in New Delhi during a rally to mark World Refugee Day. (CNS photo/Parivartan Sharma, Reuters)

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Advocates push for more aid for Myanmar Christians routed from their homes

Mark Pattison|Oct 21, 2020|4 Min Read

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