The first Laotian cardinal talks about his election and the life of the Catholic Church in Laos. The latter endures persecution and bears witness to its faith amid many adversities. It has 45,000 ...

Andrew Souksavath Nouane Asa’s grandfather was a close associate of the missionaries from the Paris Foreign Missions Society (MEP) who evangelized in Pakse and other parts of Laos during the early ...

Vientiane (Agenzia Fides) - The Church of Laos rejoices for the ordination of four new priests. As confirmed to Agenzia Fides, on April 29th the small Catholic community in Laos lived a solemn ...

Paksè (Agenzia Fides) - The small Catholic community in Laos rejoices at the gift of the new Apostolic Vicar of paksè: Bishop Andrew Souksavath Nouane Asa, 50, of the indigenous clergy of Laos. As ...

Local officials in Laos arrested seven Christians for meeting for worship on Sunday, according to a rights group. The chief of Boukham village, in Atsaphangthong District, Savannakhet province, along ...

Walk down Keefe Street with the Rev. Paul Chanthalangsy. You’ll get to know the neighborhood fast. The block is home to a patchwork of refugees who trickle outside at the sight of him, eager to say ...