Mission in Myanmar is the Easter story – Fr Kurt

Mission in Myanmar is the Easter story – Fr Kurt

What is mission like in Myanmar? It is Good Friday and Easter Sunday living in the same house, writes Columban Missionary Fr Kurt Zion Pala of the joys and struggles in this challenging country.   When people ask me, “What is mission like in Myanmar?”, I often pause....
China: Easter celebrations in homes

China: Easter celebrations in homes

While Covid-19 is now raging in other parts of the world, the virus has subsided in China. In Wuhan, where it started, restrictions are very slowly being lifted. A Catholic based in the city, who has been living under lockdown since February, has written this...
Easter in Pakistan amid the COVID-19 pandemic

Easter in Pakistan amid the COVID-19 pandemic

Fr Pat Raleigh spent Easter in Pakistan. He writes from Mirpurkhas about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and reflects on Holy Saturday as a time to sit quietly with the paradoxes of life. It is Holy Saturday here in Pakistan. It is very warm. In a few hours we...
A Healthy Distance by Fr Brian Vale

A Healthy Distance by Fr Brian Vale

The Japanese Catholic community in Hong Kong celebrated the Fifth Sunday of Lent with a Eucharist by teleconference. Church gatherings had been cancelled for over two months in Hong Kong because of the coronavirus pandemic forcing a restriction on all large...