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A Myanmar cardinal expressed his hope for the Church in Asia to achieve a “renewed sense of faith” through the visit of the Holy Father to three countries in the continent in September.

He also mentioned, "Amidst this Synod, one of our grave concerns is the legacy we will leave for the next generation."

Cardinal Bo stated that a change of attitude is required in our approach towards the challenges we face.  He offered the word L.E.N.T as an acronym for this attitudinal change:

Myanmar Church Leader reiterated the starvation for peace and urged to turn to peace in his new year message on December 31. “Our people are so hungry for peace. Turn to peace,” Cardinal Charles Bo insisted.

Myanmar Cardinal Charles Bo recommends ‘the forming of true relationships as the first duty of the new bishop,’ at the installation of John Saw Yaw Han as the bishop of Keng Tung in the Immaculate Conception Cathedral of Keng Tung on December 14.

Cardinal Bo appealed to the Office of Social Communication of the Federation of Asian Bishops Conferences (FABC-OSC), and the Offices of Social Communication (OSC) of member conferences to help each other and help the whole church in Asia.

In his homily at the Inaugural Holy Eucharistic celebration, at the General Assembly of FABC 50, Cardinal Bo calls for fearless witness to the Gospel to reveal the Asian face of Jesus to all the Asians, in fulfilment of the missionary mandate of the Church in Asia.

“We are to share the Good News to the countless people on social media,” Cardinal Charles Bo told the participants of the RVA Training on Online Content Production, in Yangon, Myanmar. “We must share the Good News because the Church is a place where hope is given to the people.”

“We turn again to God and search for the face of Jesus in Asia."

“Unity in diversity must be respected and promoted. The differences are not only to be tolerated but to be celebrated”, Cardinal Bo at interreligious gathering in Kolkotta

Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, SDB, send out an “earnest appeal” to resist the risk of nuclear war, promote peaceful dialogue and bring global healing. “The world stands at an existential crossroads,” said Cardinal Bo, the President, Federation of Asian Bishops Conferences (FABC), in a statement issued on March 4.

Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, SDB, the president of the Federation of Asian Bishops Conferences (FABC), condemned the “horrific atrocity” of killing innocent people discovered on Christmas Day.

Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, SDB, the President of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC), calls the holy season of Christmas a season of hope and healing.

What was she like? What kind of woman would be chosen by God to bear His Son, and what kind of woman would have the faith and grace to do it?

Cardinal Charles Maung Bo of Myanmar reiterated his call for an end to conflict on July 19 as he appealed for unity to address the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in the country.

Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, Myanmar’s highest Catholic Church official, expressed “immense sorrow and pain” over the attack on churches in the country this week that resulted in the death of civilians.

Let us not repay inhumanity with inhumanity, Let us not repay brutality with brutality. Civil war would wound every one and will take decades to heal. Let us not take that path of self-destruction.

In a statement released on Wednesday, March 4, Cardinal Charles Bo warned the people of Myanmar, especially the youth, against “going down the path of violent struggle.”

Cardinal Bo’s secretary confirmed to Agenzia Fides that “the cardinal has neither a Facebook nor a Twitter account” and that none of the posts published were attributable to the cardinal.

Cardinal Charles Maung Bo of Yangon called for patience and tolerance amid growing violence in Myanmar a month after the military took over the government in a coup.