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…]
Pope Francis during his visit in Kazakhstan at 15.09.22 blessed corner stone for new church in Bishkek! We will start construction this winter.
In August, 1-9, the I Catholic Youth Festival took place in Kyrgyzstan. The young people from Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Russia (Siberia) had a time of prayer and recreation at the Jesuit Centre in Issyk-Kul. After the break because of the Coronavirus restrictions, we are happy to start youth meetings again. This year about 60 … [Read more…]
From the 24th to the 30th of July, the first session of the Summer Theology School was inaugurated. For the first time, these potential lay leaders of the Catholic Church in Central Asia had the possibility to participate in academic courses devoted to theological studies. Twenty participants from Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan participated each day in four … [Read more…]
Kyrgyzstan… what do you know about it? Probably not much. It is a mountainous Central Asian country of 6 million people landlocked between China to the south and east and the republics of Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, all formerly part of the Soviet Union. In 1991, after the fall of the Soviet empire, Kyrgyzstan gained … [Read more…]
Bishkek, Nov. 10, 2021 / Kabar /. Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kyrgyzstan Ruslan Kazakbaev, within the framework of his first official visit to Italy, visited the Vatican city-state, where he had a short audience with Pope Francis. The press service of the Foreign Ministry said that during the audience Pope Francis conveyed his best wishes to … [Read more…]
Jesuit Brother published an album on mountains in Kyrgyzstan So far, no one in the world has undertaken the task of showing and describing the mountains of Kyrgyzstan (Tien-Shan, Alay, Pamir) in such a comprehensive and beautiful form. This month, Brother Damian Wojciechowski SJ, a missionary in Kyrgyzstan and a mountain guide, promoted his album … [Read more…]
On August 14 this year, the second building was officially consecrated at the Jesuit Centre (Children’s Recreation and Rehabilitation Centre) at the lake Issyk Kul in Kyrgyzstan. Father Anthony Corcoran SJ, Apostolic Administrator of the Catholic Church in Kyrgyzstan presided at the Holy Mass and the celebration of the dedication. The building was put into … [Read more…]
