Cardinal Bo has special influence among Asian cardinals

Cardinal Bo has special influence among Asian cardinals

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis issued regular appeals for prayers for Myanmar -- a nation embroiled in a political and humanitarian crisis since a military coup plunged the crisis into civil war in February 2021 -- and the cardinal leading the country's approximately 700,000 Catholics often is mentioned as a possible successor to the

Asked to become the first ascetic pope of the Catholic Church's Catholic Church, Cardinal Charles Bo has to lead, if elected, with disturbance lies between the Vatican and China - whose regime is the age of 76 years. Read more (04/30/2025)

The 76-year-old Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, archbishop of Rangoun, is an ardent defender of ethnic and religious minorities in a region under high tension and has gained an international foundation and credibility on complex issues.