Fr. Alexander Cho goes where he's needed. The Burmese priest came to Kansas in 2007 to help fill a shortage of priests, but he'll soon be returning home to become the Bishop of Pyay, Myanmar. Pope ...

Pyay (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops, Clergy, Religious and the Faithful of Pyay Diocese have had the honor of offering a warm welcome to Archbishop Salvatore Pennacchio, the Apostolic Delegate to ...

Catholics number about 700,000, 1 per cent of the population. “Burmese Catholics are looking forward to giving the Holy Father a warm welcome,” said Mgr Alexander Pyone Cho, bishop of Pyay. “We are ...

The Muslims who fled to Bangladesh do not trust Myanmar authorities. Their repatriation does not seem imminent, yet it frightens other ethnic groups in the country. In refugee camps, the Rohingya ...

YANGON: A minor earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale struck near Pyay township, Bago region, on Monday (June 9) morning, according to a statement from the Department of Meteorology and ...

Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Pyay, Myanmar, presented by Bishop Alexander Pyone Cho. The Holy Father has ...

YANGON, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar is preparing to invite tender from international companies early next year to upgrade Yangon-Pyay railway, one of the most important sections in the country which ...

Photo taken on Jan. 17, 2018 shows a scene of the Sri Ksetra World Heritage Site in Pyay of Bago region, Myanmar. As one of the ancient Pyu cities, Sri Ksetra is located in Pyay, Bago region. It was ...