Myanmar people have come together to serve the future generation as schools are permanently closed due to a military coup on February 1, 2021 amid a raging Covid-19 pandemic.
Thadingyut is a popular festival for Buddhists in Myanmar, even for Catholics whose relatives are Buddhists. Catholics visit their Buddhist family relations and friends during the festival. But this year, the overall public feeling is dampened due to pandemic restrictions and military coup. People living in conflict areas cannot participate in the joyous festival bringing families together.
A war-like situation did not stop Catholics in Myanmar to inaugurate the synodal journey on October 17. But the faithful in Myanmar’s Chin State could not join the online service of the opening ceremony of the synodal process.
World Development Information Day is held annually on October 24. The day concentrates on improving the dissemination of information and mobilizing public opinion, especially among youth.
Catholic children in Myanmar will join "One Million Children Praying the Rosary," the worldwide prayer campaign by the Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), on October 18.
Bishop John Saw Yaw Han, Secretary of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Myanmar (CBCM), and Auxiliary Bishop of Yangon Archdiocese, announced the synodal process to all the faithful in the nation on October 11.
