The refugee bishop of Myanmar and his bamboo ‘cathedral’

The refugee bishop of Myanmar and his bamboo ‘cathedral’ Bishop Celso is blessing and celebrating mass in the new “cathedral in the wood”, built after that his Cathedral was occupied by the army.

In an exclusive interview with The Synodal Times, Paolo Affatato spoke with Bishop Celso Ba Shwe of Myanmar who was driven out of his cathedral, which was attacked and then occupied by the Burmese army. Now living “as a refugee”, he is building a new ‘cathedral’ made out of bamboo in the forest.   ‘A…

Click here to subscribe