Monday, November 17, 2025: Today, St.François School, encompassing primary to high school levels, solemnly inaugurated the new 2025-2026 academic year with the participation of over 500 students. During this significant occasion, Bishop Olivier, the Apostolic Vicar of Phnom Penh and the school’s founder, introduced the plan for the new academic
TAKEO, November 16: Bishop Olivier Schmitthaeusler paid a visit and celebrated the Holy Mass at the Chamkar Teang Catholic Community, with the participation of Christians from all parishes within the entire Takeo Pastoral Center. During his homily, the Bishop urged all Christians to focus on cultivating a life of hope
Takeo Province: Catholic Christians at the Takeo pastoral center gathered on November 16 to celebrate the 27th anniversary of the commencement of the mission of Bishop Olivier Schmitthaeusler to proclaim the Gospel in Cambodia. The celebration demonstrated profound gratitude for the effort, sacrifice, and dedication of Bishop Olivier, who has
(Phnom Penh): In the afternoon of October 20, 2025, the meeting of the Catholic Alliance for Charity and Development (CACD) was held at the headquarters of Caritas Cambodia, presided over by Bishop Olivier Schmitthaeusler, the Apostolic Vicar of Phnom Penh. Serving the Poor and Building Harmony In his opening address,
The Sisters of the Adorers of the Blessed Sacrament welcomed a new member into their congregation during a solemn profession ceremony at the Church of the Queen of Peace in Areykasat, Cambodia, on September 13. Sr. Maria Nguyen Thi Kim Hue, 41, made her perpetual vows before Bishop Olivier Schmitthaeusler,
In a historic moment for Cambodia’s Catholic community, Msgr. Pierre Suon Hang Ly was ordained as Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Phnom Penh on Sept 6, becoming the second Cambodian priest to hold the position. The ordination, attended by more than 3,500 Catholics, was presided over by Bishop Olivier Schmitthaeusler and
After catholic church retuned to Cambodia in 1990, the first Cambodian priest, Monsignor Pierre Suon Hang Ly was appointed Pope Leo XIV as coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Phnom Penh. The nomination of Msgr. Pierre Suon Hang Ly was announced on June 28, 2025. Msgr. Ly is second Cambodian priest who
Bishop Olivier Schmitthaeusler, Apostolic Vicar of Phnom Penh, called on the faithful to follow the example of Blessed Carlo Acutis during the solemn blessing of a new altar at St. Michael’s Parish in Sihanoukville, Cambodia, marking the church’s 60th anniversary on June 7. A relic of Blessed Carlo Acutis was
Eighth Buddhist-Christian Colloquium Buddhists and Christians Working Together for Peace through Reconciliation and Resilience at the Catholic Pastoral Center, Phnom Penh, Cambodia 27-29 May 2025 Final Statement The Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue, in collaboration with Preah Sihanouk Raja Buddhist University and the Catholic Church in the Kingdom of Cambodia, convened
Phnom Penh ( Fides Agency) – Being “apostles of mercy and of the heart of Christ”; being and living the Church “as a space of reconciliation for all.” These are some of the evangelical seeds planted by Pope Francis in the fertile soil of Cambodia, a small country in Southeast
