Myanmar: Bishops appeal for peace one week after military coup vaticannews.va
In a statement released on 9 February, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Myanmar (CBCM) appealed to Christians “to pray and fast for peace, justice and development to prevail in the country.” The bishops urge the military to act peacefully and immediately and to release Aung San Suu Kyi and other detained leaders.
In the letter, signed by Cardinal Charles Bo, president of the Bishops’ Conference of Myanmar, and Monsignor John Saw Yaw Han, its secretary general, the prelates expressed their deep concern about the imposition of a state of emergency for a year after the military seized power on 1 February. They also called on citizens to refrain from all forms of violence and discrimination and asked the international community to lend a hand to the people of Myanmar …
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