As many as 240 young people embarked on a three-day pilgrimage on foot from March 1–3 to deepen their faith in Cambodia. Pilgrims from the seven provinces and cities of the Phnom Penh diocese began at Treng Trayeung Parish. They traveled 100 km southwest to Preah Suramarit Kosamak Kirirom National

source: radio veritas As many as 185 catechumens in Cambodia prepared for Easter baptism this year. Bishop Olivier Schmitthaeusler of Phnom Penh spoke to catechumens at the Phnom Penh Thmey Centre in Phnom Penh, emphasizing the importance of prayer, compassion, and service during their program preparation. He instructed them to emulate

source: radio veritas Speakers from the Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation, Caritas Cambodia Mental Health Center for Social Inclusion Program, as well as Professor Dr. Jens Clausen and Professor Dr. Edgar Kösler from the Catholic University of Applied Sciences Freiburg, Germany, attended and presented at this seminar.

Bishop Olivier Schmitthaeusler, MEP, opens the academic year school of Saint Jean Marie Vianney Seminary in Cambodia. (Photo supplied) Bishop Olivier Schmitthaeusler, MEP, Apostolic Vicar of Phnom Penh, opened the academic year of Saint Jean Marie Vianney seminary and the propaedeutic (preparation) class on January 4 in Cambodia. The seminary this year

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