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We started new webpage dedicated to construction of new church in Bishkek: https://www.catholickg.org/fundraising-good-shepherd-catholic-cathedral-pastoral-center-in-kyrgyzstan

Catholic youth in Kyrgyzstan have been meeting at the beginning of the year at Issyk- Kul for several years already. This year we were able to organize a gathering like this, too. Such meetings help support the spirit of Christian faith and worldview of the young Catholics of Central Asia. Almost 30 young people (aged … [Read more…]

Kyrgyzstan will soon have its first Catholic cathedral and it will be erected right in the center of the capital Bishkek. The undertaking should be completed within three years and will be a significant milestone for the Catholic community in that Central Asian country. Until now, the only Catholic church in Bishkek is located in … [Read more…]

Catholic youth in Kyrgyzstan have been meeting at the beginning of the year at Issyk- Kul for several years already. This year we were able to organize a gathering like this, too. Such meetings help support the spirit of Christian faith and worldview of the young Catholics of Central Asia. Almost 30 young people (aged … [Read more…]

The cathedral, which will soon begin construction, will be located in Biškek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan. The Catholic faithful number half a thousand in a predominantly Muslim nation. Photo: The Pope blesses the first stone of the cathedral in Kyrgyzstan. There is an event in Kyrgyzstan that can certainly be considered historic: the construction of … [Read more…]

At the turn of November and December, Father Mateusz Orłowski SJ visited Kyrgyzstan and gave a series of art workshops called „School of Realistic, Western Landscape”. Classes took place in main educational centers in the south of the country – in the cities of Osh and Jalalabad, and in the north – in Bishkek. In … [Read more…]

During October 24-26 in Bishkek, a working meeting was held at the Jesuit institution to explore opportunities for the Society to become more involved in educational activities in Kyrgyzstan. Apart from local Jesuits, The Provincial Delegate for Education Paweł Brożyniak SJ attended the meeting, as well as a former director of a school in Kosovo … [Read more…]

Officials of the tiny Church in Kyrgyzstan, which was set up as a mission post in 1997, announce the construction of a cathedral in the capital Bishkek Pope Francis, in December 2021, during the reception in audience of ambassadors, including the one from Kyrgyzstan. (Photo by SPAZIANI/PICTURE ALLIANCE/MAXPPP) Catholic officials in Kyrgyzstan, a former Soviet republic … [Read more…]

Bishkek (Agenzia Fides) – Kyrgyzstan will soon have its first Catholic cathedral. The religious building will rise in the heart of the capital Bishkek, and its first stone has already been blessed by Pope Francis. Construction work will begin in the coming winter months, and the project – presented at a press conference held in … [Read more…]