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Beauty that saves the world
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…]
Kyrgyzstan: Educational Prospects of the Jesuit Mission
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…]
Post-Soviet republic of Kyrgyzstan to get a Catholic cathedral
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…]
KIRGHIZSTAN – The project for the construction of the first Catholic cathedral has been presented
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 blessed cornerstone for Bishkek
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.
Catholic Youth Meeting in Central Asia
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…]
Summer Theological School in Central Asia
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…]
Meet Anthony Corcoran SJ, Apostolic administrator in Kyrgyzstan
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…]
