An Inside Look at the Synod from the Cardinal of Yangon, Myanmar (Formerly Burma)
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Cardinal Charles Maung Bo smiles during a courtesy visit to newly created cardinals on February 14, 2015 at the Vatican. Pope Francis welcomes 20 new cardinals to the ranks today, including 15 who are below 80 and would therefore be entitled to vote in a conclave to decide a new pontiff in the event of something happening to the current one. AFP PHOTO / TIZIANA FABI
In many parts of the world, “traditional family values” still prevail
Among Salt and Light Media’s short interviews with participants of the 2015 Synod of Bishops on the Family is this one featuring Charles Cardinal Maung Bo, SDB, the Archbishop of Yangon in Myanmar (often still referred to by its former name, Burma). He speaks about the issues his country faces when it comes to family life and what he has experienced at the synod.
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