Burmese-American Catholics gather for Fort Wayne national conference

Following the Mass with the Burmese community Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades, center, and Msgr. Robert Schulte, right, admire a chasuble that Archbishop Charles Bo, left, from Rangoon, Burma, gifted to Bishop Rhoades.

FORT WAYNE — Hundreds of Burmese-American Catholics gathered for the fourth annual National Conference of Burmese-American Catholics held this year in Fort Wayne. The four-day conference opened Friday, Aug. 30, and concluded Monday, Sept. 2.