Dhaka: Cardinal Michael Czerny, SJ, prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, concluded a five-day pastoral visit to Bangladesh, focusing on migrants and displaced Catholics under the theme “Raising Hope to Foster a Culture of Care.” From November 1–5, he met with internally displaced Catholics near Dhaka and visited Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar, highlighting urgent issues surrounding migration, poverty, and social justice.

Bangladesh hosts roughly 50,000 internally displaced Catholics in Dhaka and Narayanganj, many of whom have left their villages in search of better livelihoods, often working in factories under difficult conditions. On November 2, Cardinal Czerny celebrated Mass with over 600 faithful in Modonpur, Narayanganj, offering encouragement and sp

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