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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2017 - HWAMBI, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: People buy tee shirts marking the Pope's visit to Myanmar at Sacred Heart’s Catholic Church in Hwambi, about 90 minutes north of Yangon. Catholics in Myanmar are preparing for the visit of Pope Francis. He is coming to the Buddhist majority country November 27-30. There about 500,000 Catholics in Myanmar, about 1% of the population. Catholicism was originally brought to what is now Myanmar more than 500 years ago by Portuguese missionaries and traders.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2017 - HWAMBI, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: People pray during mass at Sacred Heart’s Catholic Church in Hwambi, about 90 minutes north of Yangon. Catholics in Myanmar are preparing for the visit of Pope Francis. He is coming to the Buddhist majority country November 27-30. There about 500,000 Catholics in Myanmar, about 1% of the population. Catholicism was originally brought to what is now Myanmar more than 500 years ago by Portuguese missionaries and traders.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2017 - HWAMBI, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: People line up at Sacred Heart’s Catholic Church in Hwambi to get tickets to attend the Papal Mass in Yangon. The public mass will be held November 29. Catholics in Myanmar are preparing for the visit of Pope Francis. He is coming to the Buddhist majority country November 27-30. There about 500,000 Catholics in Myanmar, about 1% of the population. Catholicism was originally brought to what is now Myanmar more than 500 years ago by Portuguese missionaries and traders.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2017 - HWAMBI, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: People buy tee shirts marking the Pope's visit to Myanmar at Sacred Heart’s Catholic Church in Hwambi, about 90 minutes north of Yangon. Catholics in Myanmar are preparing for the visit of Pope Francis. He is coming to the Buddhist majority country November 27-30. There about 500,000 Catholics in Myanmar, about 1% of the population. Catholicism was originally brought to what is now Myanmar more than 500 years ago by Portuguese missionaries and traders.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2017 - HWAMBI, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR:  Women kneel in the portico during mass at Sacred Heart’s Catholic Church in Hwambi, about 90 minutes north of Yangon. More than 500 people attend mass at Sacred Heart's, and the sanctuary was full. Catholics in Myanmar are preparing for the visit of Pope Francis. He is coming to the Buddhist majority country November 27-30. There about 500,000 Catholics in Myanmar, about 1% of the population. Catholicism was originally brought to what is now Myanmar more than 500 years ago by Portuguese missionaries and traders.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2017 - HWAMBI, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: A man dips his hand into the holy water before mass in Sacred Heart’s Catholic Church in Hwambi, about 90 minutes north of Yangon, before mass Sunday. Catholics in Myanmar are preparing for the visit of Pope Francis. He is coming to the Buddhist majority country November 27-30. There about 500,000 Catholics in Myanmar, about 1% of the population. Catholicism was originally brought to what is now Myanmar more than 500 years ago by Portuguese missionaries and traders.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2017 - HWAMBI, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: A woman prays in Sacred Heart’s Catholic Church in Hwambi, about 90 minutes north of Yangon, before mass Sunday. Catholics in Myanmar are preparing for the visit of Pope Francis. He is coming to the Buddhist majority country November 27-30. There about 500,000 Catholics in Myanmar, about 1% of the population. Catholicism was originally brought to what is now Myanmar more than 500 years ago by Portuguese missionaries and traders.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2017 - HWAMBI, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: A nun walks into Sacred Heart’s Catholic Church in Hwambi, about 90 minutes north of Yangon, before mass Sunday. Catholics in Myanmar are preparing for the visit of Pope Francis. He is coming to the Buddhist majority country November 27-30. There about 500,000 Catholics in Myanmar, about 1% of the population. Catholicism was originally brought to what is now Myanmar more than 500 years ago by Portuguese missionaries and traders.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2017 - HWAMBI, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: People line up at Sacred Heart’s Catholic Church in Hwambi to get tickets to attend the Papal Mass in Yangon. The public mass will be held November 29. Catholics in Myanmar are preparing for the visit of Pope Francis. He is coming to the Buddhist majority country November 27-30. There about 500,000 Catholics in Myanmar, about 1% of the population. Catholicism was originally brought to what is now Myanmar more than 500 years ago by Portuguese missionaries and traders.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2017 - HWAMBI, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: People line up at Sacred Heart’s Catholic Church in Hwambi to get tickets to attend the Papal Mass in Yangon. The public mass will be held November 29. Catholics in Myanmar are preparing for the visit of Pope Francis. He is coming to the Buddhist majority country November 27-30. There about 500,000 Catholics in Myanmar, about 1% of the population. Catholicism was originally brought to what is now Myanmar more than 500 years ago by Portuguese missionaries and traders.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2017 - HWAMBI, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: People line up at Sacred Heart’s Catholic Church in Hwambi to get tickets to attend the Papal Mass in Yangon. The public mass will be held November 29. Catholics in Myanmar are preparing for the visit of Pope Francis. He is coming to the Buddhist majority country November 27-30. There about 500,000 Catholics in Myanmar, about 1% of the population. Catholicism was originally brought to what is now Myanmar more than 500 years ago by Portuguese missionaries and traders.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2017 - HWAMBI, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: People line up at Sacred Heart’s Catholic Church in Hwambi to get tickets to attend the Papal Mass in Yangon. The public mass will be held November 29. Catholics in Myanmar are preparing for the visit of Pope Francis. He is coming to the Buddhist majority country November 27-30. There about 500,000 Catholics in Myanmar, about 1% of the population. Catholicism was originally brought to what is now Myanmar more than 500 years ago by Portuguese missionaries and traders.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2017 - HWAMBI, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: A girl with a papal flag she bought at Sacred Heart’s Catholic Church in Hwambi, about 90 minutes north of Yangon. Catholics in Myanmar are preparing for the visit of Pope Francis. He is coming to the Buddhist majority country November 27-30. There about 500,000 Catholics in Myanmar, about 1% of the population. Catholicism was originally brought to what is now Myanmar more than 500 years ago by Portuguese missionaries and traders.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2017 - HWAMBI, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: A woman comforts her baby during mass at Sacred Heart’s Catholic Church in Hwambi, about 90 minutes north of Yangon. A portrait of Pope Francis hangs over the entrance of the church. Catholics in Myanmar are preparing for the visit of Pope Francis. He is coming to the Buddhist majority country November 27-30. There about 500,000 Catholics in Myanmar, about 1% of the population. Catholicism was originally brought to what is now Myanmar more than 500 years ago by Portuguese missionaries and traders.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2017 - HWAMBI, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: Father JOHN LEE (right) serves communion at Sacred Heart’s Catholic Church in Hwambi, about 90 minutes north of Yangon. Catholics in Myanmar are preparing for the visit of Pope Francis. He is coming to the Buddhist majority country November 27-30. There about 500,000 Catholics in Myanmar, about 1% of the population. Catholicism was originally brought to what is now Myanmar more than 500 years ago by Portuguese missionaries and traders.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2017 - HWAMBI, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: People pray during mass at Sacred Heart’s Catholic Church in Hwambi, about 90 minutes north of Yangon. Catholics in Myanmar are preparing for the visit of Pope Francis. He is coming to the Buddhist majority country November 27-30. There about 500,000 Catholics in Myanmar, about 1% of the population. Catholicism was originally brought to what is now Myanmar more than 500 years ago by Portuguese missionaries and traders.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2017 - HWAMBI, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: People pray during mass at Sacred Heart’s Catholic Church in Hwambi, about 90 minutes north of Yangon. Catholics in Myanmar are preparing for the visit of Pope Francis. He is coming to the Buddhist majority country November 27-30. There about 500,000 Catholics in Myanmar, about 1% of the population. Catholicism was originally brought to what is now Myanmar more than 500 years ago by Portuguese missionaries and traders.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2017 - HWAMBI, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR:  A man kneels in the portico during mass at Sacred Heart’s Catholic Church in Hwambi, about 90 minutes north of Yangon. More than 500 people attend mass at Sacred Heart's, and the sanctuary was full. Catholics in Myanmar are preparing for the visit of Pope Francis. He is coming to the Buddhist majority country November 27-30. There about 500,000 Catholics in Myanmar, about 1% of the population. Catholicism was originally brought to what is now Myanmar more than 500 years ago by Portuguese missionaries and traders.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2017 - HWAMBI, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR:     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2017 - HWAMBI, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: Girls at mass in Sacred Heart’s Catholic Church in Hwambi, about 90 minutes north of Yangon. Catholics in Myanmar are preparing for the visit of Pope Francis. He is coming to the Buddhist majority country November 27-30. There about 500,000 Catholics in Myanmar, about 1% of the population. Catholicism was originally brought to what is now Myanmar more than 500 years ago by Portuguese missionaries and traders.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2017 - HWAMBI, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: Girls at mass in Sacred Heart’s Catholic Church in Hwambi, about 90 minutes north of Yangon. Catholics in Myanmar are preparing for the visit of Pope Francis. He is coming to the Buddhist majority country November 27-30. There about 500,000 Catholics in Myanmar, about 1% of the population. Catholicism was originally brought to what is now Myanmar more than 500 years ago by Portuguese missionaries and traders.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2017 - HWAMBI, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: People pray during mass at Sacred Heart’s Catholic Church in Hwambi, about 90 minutes north of Yangon. Catholics in Myanmar are preparing for the visit of Pope Francis. He is coming to the Buddhist majority country November 27-30. There about 500,000 Catholics in Myanmar, about 1% of the population. Catholicism was originally brought to what is now Myanmar more than 500 years ago by Portuguese missionaries and traders.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2017 - HWAMBI, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: People pray during mass at Sacred Heart’s Catholic Church in Hwambi, about 90 minutes north of Yangon. Catholics in Myanmar are preparing for the visit of Pope Francis. He is coming to the Buddhist majority country November 27-30. There about 500,000 Catholics in Myanmar, about 1% of the population. Catholicism was originally brought to what is now Myanmar more than 500 years ago by Portuguese missionaries and traders.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2017 - HWAMBI, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: Fathers JOHN LEE (right), JEROME KYI (center) and NOEL LATT prepare to celebrate mass at Sacred Heart’s Catholic Church in Hwambi, about 90 minutes north of Yangon. Catholics in Myanmar are preparing for the visit of Pope Francis. He is coming to the Buddhist majority country November 27-30. There about 500,000 Catholics in Myanmar, about 1% of the population. Catholicism was originally brought to what is now Myanmar more than 500 years ago by Portuguese missionaries and traders.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2017 - HWAMBI, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: People pray during mass at Sacred Heart’s Catholic Church in Hwambi, about 90 minutes north of Yangon. Catholics in Myanmar are preparing for the visit of Pope Francis. He is coming to the Buddhist majority country November 27-30. There about 500,000 Catholics in Myanmar, about 1% of the population. Catholicism was originally brought to what is now Myanmar more than 500 years ago by Portuguese missionaries and traders.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2017 - HWAMBI, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR:  Altar boys prepare to assist in mass at Sacred Heart’s Catholic Church in Hwambi, about 90 minutes north of Yangon. Catholics in Myanmar are preparing for the visit of Pope Francis. He is coming to the Buddhist majority country November 27-30. There about 500,000 Catholics in Myanmar, about 1% of the population. Catholicism was originally brought to what is now Myanmar more than 500 years ago by Portuguese missionaries and traders.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2017 - HWAMBI, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: A man walks into the compound of Sacred Heart’s Catholic Church in Hwambi, about 90 minutes north of Yangon, before mass. Catholics in Myanmar are preparing for the visit of Pope Francis. He is coming to the Buddhist majority country November 27-30. There about 500,000 Catholics in Myanmar, about 1% of the population. Catholicism was originally brought to what is now Myanmar more than 500 years ago by Portuguese missionaries and traders.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2017 - HWAMBI, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: Nuns buy souvenir tee shirts of Pope Francis' visit to Myanmar before mass at Sacred Heart’s Catholic Church in Hwambi, about 90 minutes north of Yangon. Catholics in Myanmar are preparing for the visit of Pope Francis. He is coming to the Buddhist majority country November 27-30. There about 500,000 Catholics in Myanmar, about 1% of the population. Catholicism was originally brought to what is now Myanmar more than 500 years ago by Portuguese missionaries and traders.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2017 - HWAMBI, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: Children pray in Sacred Heart’s Catholic Church in Hwambi, about 90 minutes north of Yangon, before mass Sunday. Catholics in Myanmar are preparing for the visit of Pope Francis. He is coming to the Buddhist majority country November 27-30. There about 500,000 Catholics in Myanmar, about 1% of the population. Catholicism was originally brought to what is now Myanmar more than 500 years ago by Portuguese missionaries and traders.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2017 - HWAMBI, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: Girls pray before mass on the driveway of Sacred Heart’s Catholic Church in Hwambi, about 90 minutes north of Yangon. Catholics in Myanmar are preparing for the visit of Pope Francis. He is coming to the Buddhist majority country November 27-30. There about 500,000 Catholics in Myanmar, about 1% of the population. Catholicism was originally brought to what is now Myanmar more than 500 years ago by Portuguese missionaries and traders.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2017 - HWAMBI, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: A banner announcing the visit of Pope Francis to Myanmar hangs in front of Sacred Heart’s Catholic Church in Hwambi, about 90 minutes north of Yangon. Catholics in Myanmar are preparing for the visit of Pope Francis. He is coming to the Buddhist majority country November 27-30. There about 500,000 Catholics in Myanmar, about 1% of the population. Catholicism was originally brought to what is now Myanmar more than 500 years ago by Portuguese missionaries and traders.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2017 - HWAMBI, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: A worker at Sacred Heart’s Catholic Church in Hwambi carries a stack of credentials for people going to the Papal Mass in Yangon on November 29. Catholics in Myanmar are preparing for the visit of Pope Francis. He is coming to the Buddhist majority country November 27-30. There about 500,000 Catholics in Myanmar, about 1% of the population. Catholicism was originally brought to what is now Myanmar more than 500 years ago by Portuguese missionaries and traders.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2017 - HWAMBI, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: People line up at Sacred Heart’s Catholic Church in Hwambi to get tickets to attend the Papal Mass in Yangon. The public mass will be held November 29. Catholics in Myanmar are preparing for the visit of Pope Francis. He is coming to the Buddhist majority country November 27-30. There about 500,000 Catholics in Myanmar, about 1% of the population. Catholicism was originally brought to what is now Myanmar more than 500 years ago by Portuguese missionaries and traders.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2017 - HWAMBI, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: People line up at Sacred Heart’s Catholic Church in Hwambi to get tickets to attend the Papal Mass in Yangon. The public mass will be held November 29. Catholics in Myanmar are preparing for the visit of Pope Francis. He is coming to the Buddhist majority country November 27-30. There about 500,000 Catholics in Myanmar, about 1% of the population. Catholicism was originally brought to what is now Myanmar more than 500 years ago by Portuguese missionaries and traders.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2017 - HWAMBI, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: A woman with a papal flag she bought at Sacred Heart’s Catholic Church in Hwambi, about 90 minutes north of Yangon. Catholics in Myanmar are preparing for the visit of Pope Francis. He is coming to the Buddhist majority country November 27-30. There about 500,000 Catholics in Myanmar, about 1% of the population. Catholicism was originally brought to what is now Myanmar more than 500 years ago by Portuguese missionaries and traders.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2017 - HWAMBI, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: People buy tee shirts marking the Pope's visit to Myanmar at Sacred Heart’s Catholic Church in Hwambi, about 90 minutes north of Yangon. Catholics in Myanmar are preparing for the visit of Pope Francis. He is coming to the Buddhist majority country November 27-30. There about 500,000 Catholics in Myanmar, about 1% of the population. Catholicism was originally brought to what is now Myanmar more than 500 years ago by Portuguese missionaries and traders.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2017 - HWAMBI, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: People walk under a portrait of Pope Francis as they leave Sacred Heart’s Catholic Church in Hwambi, about 90 minutes north of Yangon, after mass. Catholics in Myanmar are preparing for the visit of Pope Francis. He is coming to the Buddhist majority country November 27-30. There about 500,000 Catholics in Myanmar, about 1% of the population. Catholicism was originally brought to what is now Myanmar more than 500 years ago by Portuguese missionaries and traders.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2017 - HWAMBI, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: People walk under a portrait of Pope Francis as they leave Sacred Heart’s Catholic Church in Hwambi, about 90 minutes north of Yangon, after mass. Catholics in Myanmar are preparing for the visit of Pope Francis. He is coming to the Buddhist majority country November 27-30. There about 500,000 Catholics in Myanmar, about 1% of the population. Catholicism was originally brought to what is now Myanmar more than 500 years ago by Portuguese missionaries and traders.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2017 - HWAMBI, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: The sanctuary is so full people sit on the floor during mass at Sacred Heart’s Catholic Church in Hwambi, about 90 minutes north of Yangon. Catholics in Myanmar are preparing for the visit of Pope Francis. He is coming to the Buddhist majority country November 27-30. There about 500,000 Catholics in Myanmar, about 1% of the population. Catholicism was originally brought to what is now Myanmar more than 500 years ago by Portuguese missionaries and traders.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2017 - HWAMBI, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: People pray during mass at Sacred Heart’s Catholic Church in Hwambi, about 90 minutes north of Yangon. Catholics in Myanmar are preparing for the visit of Pope Francis. He is coming to the Buddhist majority country November 27-30. There about 500,000 Catholics in Myanmar, about 1% of the population. Catholicism was originally brought to what is now Myanmar more than 500 years ago by Portuguese missionaries and traders.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2017 - HWAMBI, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: People pray during mass at Sacred Heart’s Catholic Church in Hwambi, about 90 minutes north of Yangon. Catholics in Myanmar are preparing for the visit of Pope Francis. He is coming to the Buddhist majority country November 27-30. There about 500,000 Catholics in Myanmar, about 1% of the population. Catholicism was originally brought to what is now Myanmar more than 500 years ago by Portuguese missionaries and traders.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2017 - HWAMBI, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: People pray during mass at Sacred Heart’s Catholic Church in Hwambi, about 90 minutes north of Yangon. Catholics in Myanmar are preparing for the visit of Pope Francis. He is coming to the Buddhist majority country November 27-30. There about 500,000 Catholics in Myanmar, about 1% of the population. Catholicism was originally brought to what is now Myanmar more than 500 years ago by Portuguese missionaries and traders.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2017 - HWAMBI, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: A woman prays in the portico during mass at Sacred Heart’s Catholic Church in Hwambi, about 90 minutes north of Yangon. More than 500 people attend mass at Sacred Heart's, and the sanctuary was full. Catholics in Myanmar are preparing for the visit of Pope Francis. He is coming to the Buddhist majority country November 27-30. There about 500,000 Catholics in Myanmar, about 1% of the population. Catholicism was originally brought to what is now Myanmar more than 500 years ago by Portuguese missionaries and traders.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2017 - HWAMBI, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: Girls at mass in Sacred Heart’s Catholic Church in Hwambi, about 90 minutes north of Yangon. Catholics in Myanmar are preparing for the visit of Pope Francis. He is coming to the Buddhist majority country November 27-30. There about 500,000 Catholics in Myanmar, about 1% of the population. Catholicism was originally brought to what is now Myanmar more than 500 years ago by Portuguese missionaries and traders.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2017 - HWAMBI, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: Nuns pray during mass in Sacred Heart’s Catholic Church in Hwambi, about 90 minutes north of Yangon. Catholics in Myanmar are preparing for the visit of Pope Francis. He is coming to the Buddhist majority country November 27-30. There about 500,000 Catholics in Myanmar, about 1% of the population. Catholicism was originally brought to what is now Myanmar more than 500 years ago by Portuguese missionaries and traders.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2017 - HWAMBI, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR:  Women kneel in the portico during mass at Sacred Heart’s Catholic Church in Hwambi, about 90 minutes north of Yangon. More than 500 people attend mass at Sacred Heart's, and the sanctuary was full. Catholics in Myanmar are preparing for the visit of Pope Francis. He is coming to the Buddhist majority country November 27-30. There about 500,000 Catholics in Myanmar, about 1% of the population. Catholicism was originally brought to what is now Myanmar more than 500 years ago by Portuguese missionaries and traders.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2017 - HWAMBI, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: Fathers NOEL LATT (left), JEROME KYI (center) and JOHN LEE celebrate mass at Sacred Heart’s Catholic Church in Hwambi, about 90 minutes north of Yangon. Catholics in Myanmar are preparing for the visit of Pope Francis. He is coming to the Buddhist majority country November 27-30. There about 500,000 Catholics in Myanmar, about 1% of the population. Catholicism was originally brought to what is now Myanmar more than 500 years ago by Portuguese missionaries and traders.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2017 - HWAMBI, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: Fathers JOHN LEE (left, back to camera), JEROME KYI (center) and NOEL LATT prepare to celebrate mass at Sacred Heart’s Catholic Church in Hwambi, about 90 minutes north of Yangon. Catholics in Myanmar are preparing for the visit of Pope Francis. He is coming to the Buddhist majority country November 27-30. There about 500,000 Catholics in Myanmar, about 1% of the population. Catholicism was originally brought to what is now Myanmar more than 500 years ago by Portuguese missionaries and traders.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2017 - HWAMBI, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: Father NOEL LATT hears a parishioner's confession at Sacred Heart’s Catholic Church in Hwambi, about 90 minutes north of Yangon. Catholics in Myanmar are preparing for the visit of Pope Francis. He is coming to the Buddhist majority country November 27-30. There about 500,000 Catholics in Myanmar, about 1% of the population. Catholicism was originally brought to what is now Myanmar more than 500 years ago by Portuguese missionaries and traders.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2017 - HWAMBI, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: Children pray in Sacred Heart’s Catholic Church in Hwambi, about 90 minutes north of Yangon, before mass Sunday. Catholics in Myanmar are preparing for the visit of Pope Francis. He is coming to the Buddhist majority country November 27-30. There about 500,000 Catholics in Myanmar, about 1% of the population. Catholicism was originally brought to what is now Myanmar more than 500 years ago by Portuguese missionaries and traders.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2017 - HWAMBI, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: Children pray in Sacred Heart’s Catholic Church in Hwambi, about 90 minutes north of Yangon, before mass Sunday. Catholics in Myanmar are preparing for the visit of Pope Francis. He is coming to the Buddhist majority country November 27-30. There about 500,000 Catholics in Myanmar, about 1% of the population. Catholicism was originally brought to what is now Myanmar more than 500 years ago by Portuguese missionaries and traders.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2017 - HWAMBI, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: Girls pray before mass on the driveway of Sacred Heart’s Catholic Church in Hwambi, about 90 minutes north of Yangon. Catholics in Myanmar are preparing for the visit of Pope Francis. He is coming to the Buddhist majority country November 27-30. There about 500,000 Catholics in Myanmar, about 1% of the population. Catholicism was originally brought to what is now Myanmar more than 500 years ago by Portuguese missionaries and traders.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2017 - HWAMBI, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: A banner announcing the visit of Pope Francis to Myanmar hangs in front of Sacred Heart’s Catholic Church in Hwambi, about 90 minutes north of Yangon. Catholics in Myanmar are preparing for the visit of Pope Francis. He is coming to the Buddhist majority country November 27-30. There about 500,000 Catholics in Myanmar, about 1% of the population. Catholicism was originally brought to what is now Myanmar more than 500 years ago by Portuguese missionaries and traders.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2017 - HWAMBI, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: The front of Sacred Heart’s Catholic Church in Hwambi, about 90 minutes north of Yangon. Catholics in Myanmar are preparing for the visit of Pope Francis. He is coming to the Buddhist majority country November 27-30. There about 500,000 Catholics in Myanmar, about 1% of the population. Catholicism was originally brought to what is now Myanmar more than 500 years ago by Portuguese missionaries and traders.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2017 - HWAMBI, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: A woman with a papal flag she bought at Sacred Heart’s Catholic Church in Hwambi, about 90 minutes north of Yangon. Catholics in Myanmar are preparing for the visit of Pope Francis. He is coming to the Buddhist majority country November 27-30. There about 500,000 Catholics in Myanmar, about 1% of the population. Catholicism was originally brought to what is now Myanmar more than 500 years ago by Portuguese missionaries and traders.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2017 - HWAMBI, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: The front of Sacred Heart’s Catholic Church in Hwambi, about 90 minutes north of Yangon. Catholics in Myanmar are preparing for the visit of Pope Francis. He is coming to the Buddhist majority country November 27-30. There about 500,000 Catholics in Myanmar, about 1% of the population. Catholicism was originally brought to what is now Myanmar more than 500 years ago by Portuguese missionaries and traders.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2017 - HWAMBI, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: Father JOHN LEE (right) serves communion at Sacred Heart’s Catholic Church in Hwambi, about 90 minutes north of Yangon. Catholics in Myanmar are preparing for the visit of Pope Francis. He is coming to the Buddhist majority country November 27-30. There about 500,000 Catholics in Myanmar, about 1% of the population. Catholicism was originally brought to what is now Myanmar more than 500 years ago by Portuguese missionaries and traders.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2017 - HWAMBI, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: People pray during mass at Sacred Heart’s Catholic Church in Hwambi, about 90 minutes north of Yangon. Catholics in Myanmar are preparing for the visit of Pope Francis. He is coming to the Buddhist majority country November 27-30. There about 500,000 Catholics in Myanmar, about 1% of the population. Catholicism was originally brought to what is now Myanmar more than 500 years ago by Portuguese missionaries and traders.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2017 - HWAMBI, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR:  A man kneels in the portico during mass at Sacred Heart’s Catholic Church in Hwambi, about 90 minutes north of Yangon. More than 500 people attend mass at Sacred Heart's, and the sanctuary was full. Catholics in Myanmar are preparing for the visit of Pope Francis. He is coming to the Buddhist majority country November 27-30. There about 500,000 Catholics in Myanmar, about 1% of the population. Catholicism was originally brought to what is now Myanmar more than 500 years ago by Portuguese missionaries and traders.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2017 - HWAMBI, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: People pray during mass at Sacred Heart’s Catholic Church in Hwambi, about 90 minutes north of Yangon. Catholics in Myanmar are preparing for the visit of Pope Francis. He is coming to the Buddhist majority country November 27-30. There about 500,000 Catholics in Myanmar, about 1% of the population. Catholicism was originally brought to what is now Myanmar more than 500 years ago by Portuguese missionaries and traders.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    HwambiCatholicMass019.jpg
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