Our Mission

"The Church in Cambodia, -faithful to its universal mission- proclaims the Good News of Jesus Christ to the Cambodians. Jesus Christ is also for the Buddhists. We believe that Jesus Christ has come to achieve the personal and collective hopes of the Khmer people. The role of the Church is not to convert people, but to bring, modestly, a contribution to Buddhists in their religious experience." - Fr. François Ponchaud

"Our first priority is the youth, especially those who are dynamic in the communities. We make efforts on how to group them, how to give them better education. We want to encourage the youngsters so that they have confidence in themselves and build their own future." - "The Church is furthering the outreach to all villages, especially the poor and sick people. In each village community, we have a small group of Christians, who pay attention to their neighbors especially the poor ones. Taking care of the sick people is beyond our capacity as an individual. Being Christians we are able to sympathize, we understand their problems." - Mgr. Antonysamy Susairaj

"The Church should integrate Khmer culture in all her activity and life. We, Khmers, have a rich culture and we, in the Church, shall use it for the people to better understand its teachings." - Fr. Un Son

"The Church wants to be with the people where they are, so we are learning about their way of life and their culture and learning how to inculturate our faith. We are trying to celebrate the liturgy in a Khmer way and looking forward to bring the Gospel values to society from a Cambodian perspective". - "Landmines are still a prevalent problem, the Catholic Church has joined the efforts of all other groups in raising concern. Also high on its priority list is the rehabilitation of landmine victims. These children are suffering from physical disabilities and we want to serve them and to know them, to give them the chance of a new life at the same time thank them. We are learning a lot about the life of Cambodians." - Mgr. Kike Figaredo

"There is also the challenge to strengthen the Catholic communities through education of faith in practice and in celebration. We encourage and help them to live normal Christian lives." - Bishop Emile Destombes