elections

Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo Besungu of Kinshasa Archdiocese encouraged the citizens of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to register for the elections to vote. “It is an opportunity for each citizen to use his or her right to choose his or her government at the time of the elections,” says the cardinal.

A Philippine bishop has suspended a priest who is seeking an electoral position May 9 elections.

Redemptorists in the Philippines insist that Catholics should choose the right leader who can lead the nation out of darkness into the light.

Philippine bishops appeal Catholics to pray, do good to neighbors, offer sacrifices and beg God for the grace of a credible, peaceful and successful election for common good.

The bishops of Indonesia urged Catholics to participate in the upcoming local elections by voting for Catholics who honor the common good while fighting unjust practices.

Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, archbishop of Yangon, called on the people in Myanmar to “make a discerned choice” and “vote for peace” in the country’s coming national elections.

The flowering of robust democracy is the only hope for curing this nation, bleeding with fraternal conflict.