A Mequon church and school have become closely tied to the local Karenni refugee community from Myanmar. The church began sponsoring a Karenni family in 2009, leading to growth in its congregation and ...

Around 30 Karenni Catholic young adults, ages 15-23, gather around Fr. Shiareh Marino in the parking lot of a Phoenix apartment complex Aug. 31. They look like any other young Americans with ...

In a crowded church filled with mourners on September 6, a young high school teacher sat among friends, her face streaked with tears as she gazed at the makeshift shrouds covering the small bodies ...

If Myanmar’s revolution is to succeed, it must tackle the patriarchal structures that underpin the country’s militarized political culture. Members of the Karenni National Women’s Organization take ...

Bishop Stephen Tjephe of Loikaw, Myanmar, is modest about his visit to the Karenni communities in the United States. He stresses that he could not do much, except be with them, giving them support and ...

Michael Sladnick is a former American Trotskyist previously located in Chicago and NYC. After the 2021 coup d’état and outbreak of the Spring Revolution, he decided to dedicate himself to building ...

The Karenni community of Colorado is hosting a Karenni National Day event Sunday in Greeley to raise money for their Karenni family back home in Myanmar. The event is scheduled for 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.

“I learned the Karenni were mostly Catholic and, as a priest, I became interested in the pastoral care they receive in Omaha,” said the Rev. Alexander Roedlach, a Creighton University medical ...