Phnom Penh Vicariate Archive

  • Punishment for torturer ‘too short,’ say Catholics

    UCAN- Thirty-five years in jail for a former Khmer Rouge prison chief found guilty of murder, torture and crimes against humanity is simply too short, say Catholic Cambodians.

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  • សិស្សចម្លាក់ ១០០% អាចរកបានការងារបន្ទាប់ពីរៀនវគ្គជំនាញនៅអង្គការជេស្វីត

    Disabled youths find careers in sculpting

    UCAN- Young Cambodians disabled by landmines, polio and accidents can now earn their own living, thanks to a Jesuit-run sculpting course held

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  • Don Bosco vocational school extends outreach

    UCAN- A Church-run school’s mission to provide quality education for poor Cambodian girls received a boost recently with the opening of a new dormitory and library.

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  • Out-going Vatican City’s Ambassador Meets Cambodian King

    Out-going Vatican City’s Ambassador to Cambodia H.E. Archbishop Salvatore Pennacchio was granted on July 1 a royal audience by His Majesty Norodom Sihamoni, king of Cambodia at the end of his diplomatic mission in the Kingdom.

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  • From left: Coadjutor Bishop Olivier Schmitthaeusler, Bishop Emil Destombes of Phnom Penh and Archbishop Salvatore Pennacchio during the June 29 ceremony

    Cambodian Church bids farewell to nuncio

    The Cambodian Catholic Church must strengthen relations with other religions, says a bishop during a function to mark Pope Benedict XVI’s pontificate and bid farewell to the apostolic nuncio.

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  • មន្រ្តីកម្ពុជាអះអាងឡើងវិញអំពីទំនាក់ទំនងការទូតជាមួយនឹងបុរីវាទីកង់

    Cambodian Officer Reaffirm Diplomatic Relation to Vatican

    Phnom Penh (CSC): Cambodian Secretary of State Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation HE. Ouch Borith reaffirm its cooperation to the Holy See when he attended the fifth anniversary of the pontificate of his holiness Pope Benedict XVI.

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  • Pnomh Penh parish has vowed to keep praying for Cambodia’s priests.

    Cambodian parish keeps praying for priests

    A Pnom Penh parish has vowed to keep praying for Cambodia’s priests. Spataught parish announced it would continue with prayers at the end of every Mass for one more month, giving Massgoers a prayer sheet with the names of all the country’s 50 priests.

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  • Mgr. Enrique Figaredo, Mgr. Emile Detombes and Mr. Kim Ratana-director of Caritas on Caritas 20th anniversary at Phnom Penh hotel.

    Caritas helps Cambodia tackle climate change

    Caritas Cambodia is working with local people to raise awareness of climate change as well as hold training on disaster prevention, says its disaster management officer.

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  • Poor families received donation from Caritas Cambodia

    Poor families received donation from Caritas Cambodia

    Phnom Penh (CSC): Caritas Cambodia cooperating with Municipal Phnom Penh City distributed some donations to 34 victim families of collapsed bank, at Toul Som Bor villagers, Chom Chao district, Phnom Penh about 20km west of Phnom Penh on Wednesday 19 May.

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  • People using water made available by Caritas

    Caritas provides water, rebuilds community

    PHNOM PENH (UCAN) — Caritas Cambodia has been supplying 257 poor families with clean water as they recover from a fire that destroyed their community almost two months ago. The local Church’s social service agency started providing the water three days after a March 8 fire [...]

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