The apostolic vicar of Phnom Penh, Bishop Olivier Schmitthaeusler, admonished Catholics to preach the Good News and bear witness to the faith in the same manner as St. Francis Xavier on December 3. During a sermon in honor of the confirmation of 40 candidates at Our Lady of the Smile
The Cambodian Phnom Penh vicariate’s Call for Commission hosted vocation camping under the theme “Time in With Jesus” at Phnom Vor Natural Paradise Resort in Kep Province in southern Cambodia, about 171 kilometers from the metropolis of Phnom Penh. 100 young people from Phnom Penh vicariate’s nine pastoral districts attended
source: radio veritas The Institute of Entrepreneurship and Innovation has named Mr. Sorn Meak, the Coco de Takeo manager and a devout Catholic, as one of the top ten finalists for the National Entrepreneurship Award in 2023. Meak was selected from twenty candidates from the provinces of Cambodia, small and
The Catholic Church in Phnom Penh and football celebrity Neay Pak Mi held a charity football match between a disabled team and a celebrity at the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces Stadium to generate donations for crippled people on October 7. The tournament features the Deaf Youth Football Team and the
The Foreign Missions Society, the Cambodian Historians Association, and the Department of History held a conference entitled 500 Years of Friendship: The Church and the Kingdom of Cambodia on September 14. Nearly 80 students, academics, and pastors attended the conference to study the link between Cambodia and the Catholic Church
Coco de Takeo, a social enterprise from Cambodia’s Phnom Penh Vicariate, is preparing to compete in the National Entrepreneurship Awards in November 2023. Mr. Sorn Meak, the person in charge of Coco de Takeo, stated that this occurred after the company placed fourth out of twenty in the fourth semi-final
source: radio veritas asia Phnom Penh’s apostolic vicar Bishop Olivier Schmitthaeusler inagurated a two-story building to educate and care for young children, notably garment industry workers’ children, in Prey Tea I Village, Sangkat Choam Chao III, Khan Por Sen Chey. on August 22. The new building is called the Lindalva
Bishop Olivier Schmitthaeusler, Apostolic Vicar of Phnom Penh, ordained Martin Damo Chour as the Society of Jesus’ first Khmer priest on August 19. More than 2,000 Catholics, local authorities, and clergy attended the ordination of the first Jesuit Cambodian at the Assumption Church in Battambang City, Battambang Province, approximately 291
The agricultural sector of the Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus Church Prey Kabbas community has played a significant role in facilitating the conversion of the residents of Chheuteal Hamlet to Catholicism using its philanthropic mission and the dissemination of religious teachings. According to Father John Penh, a priest responsible
Park Kong, a chef, works in the Welcome Office of the Phnom Penh Thmey Center, which belongs to the Phnom Penh Vicariate, which Bishop Olivier Schmitthaeusler, an apostolic vicar of Phnom Penh, founded. Kong responded to RVA’s inquiry about his work by saying, “I cook food for people to eat,
