Fr Jinhyuk Park SJ pronounced his Final Vows at the chapel of Metta Karuna Reflection Center in Siem Reap on 14 September. Fr Jinhyuk wanted to have a simple celebration, and so decided to pronounce his vows on the last … Continued
The world is facing a “cannonball” experience caused by Covid-19. The event of 20 February involving a violation of quarantine protocols caused the virus to spread in Cambodia and create some panic. In a little over four months the number … Continued
In Cambodia, there is a steel suspension bridge called the Bridge of Happiness. Spanning 83 metres, it connects several villages from the provinces of Siem Reap and Banteay Meanchey about 10 kilometres from the highway. Cross it and it will … Continued
To mark the 40th anniversary of the founding of Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) by Fr Pedro Arrupe, JRS Asia Pacific is launching a yearlong environmental campaign that aims to increase cultural rootedness and strengthen marginal communities whose survival depends on … Continued
Several countries within the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific have been experiencing difficult challenges recently and in the past months. They highlight the importance of coming together urgently to address these challenges. Crisis in Myanmar The situation in Myanmar is … Continued
Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) Cambodia opened Arrupe Way on 23 January to celebrate 40 years since the foundation of JRS by Fr Pedro Arrupe and 30 years of JRS Cambodia. We also celebrated that the Nuclear Ban Treaty became International … Continued
Fr Rajat Purti SJ pronounced his Final Vows at the Parish of Our Lady of the Assumption Church in Battambang on 4 January. A Jesuit of the Ranchi Province in North India, Fr Rajat has been a missionary in Cambodia … Continued
The Covid-19 pandemic is no obstacle for determined Xavier Jesuit School students in Cambodia, who eagerly ride great distances in rain, hail or shine to their campus after six months of school closure. Staff and students have overcome immense challenges … Continued
Extreme rainfall from three typhoons (Noul, Linfa, and Nangka) that hit in the first two weeks of October has severely affected people in central Vietnam and western Cambodia, and an incoming tropical depression is expected to worsen the situation. As … Continued
At first a reluctant missionary, Irish Jesuit Fr Ashley Evans ended up in Southeast Asia for nearly three decades, first with Jesuit Refugee Service in Thailand and then as a pioneer of the Cambodian Mission for 27 years. Now back … Continued