THE NEW RECTOR OF THE SEMINARY IN KARAGANDA
On May 26, 2022, an important event took place at the Interdiocesan Higher Theological Seminary “Mary the Mother of the...
THE NATIONAL Shrine in Oziornoje has A NEW prior
The day before, in the presence of the head of the Archdiocese of Holy Mary in Astana, the parish said...
HOW DID GOD CALL ME? BISHOP ATHANASIUS SCHNEIDER ON HIS VOCATION
Athanasius Schneider, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Holy Mary in Astana (Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan) spoke about his path to the...
THE BISHOPS OF CENTRAL ASIA VISITED KARAGANDA
On April 26, the day before the official opening of the first plenary session of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of...
CENTRAL ASIA DEDICATED TO THE HOLY MOTHER OF GOD
On the first day of May, a month specially dedicated to the Virgin Mary, at the Kazakhstani National Shrine of...
THE BISHOP OF ALMATY IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE CATHOLIC BISHOPS’ CONFERENCE OF CENTRAL ASIA
The official opening of the first plenary session of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Central Asia took place on April...
First meeting of a new Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Central Asia
From April 27 to April 29, 2022, a historic event will take place in Kazakhstan: more than ten Catholic Bishops...
Eucharistic miracles
A host that became a heart, or a heart that became a host? In Poland, the consecrated Sacramental bread became...
Condolences from the Bishops of Kazakhstan to the victims of the plane crash near Almaty
For the whole of Kazakhstan, this morning was a nightmare that came true. This morning, dozens of families felt the...
The first meeting of the Council of Traditional Christian Confessions this year held in Nur-Sultan
Last May 13, an important step was taken towards real dialogue between the Christian confessions of Kazakhstan - the Council...
The country’s authorities sent their congratulations to the Catholics of Kazakhstan
Despite the fact that Catholicism in Kazakhstan is a minority religion, the activities of the Catholic Church in the country...
Kazakhstan congratulates Pope Francis on his 50th anniversary of priesthood
His Holiness, Pope Francis Vatican City Nur Sultan December 12, 2019 Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe Dear Holy Father,...
Who we are and what we believe
The Catholic Church was founded by Jesus Christ and continues the mission entrusted to her by the Savior, carrying the Good News to all the ends of the earth.
What do we do
We carry out our ministry in the various spheres of human life: spiritual care, charity, culture, education
How to find us
Our parishes are in almost all cities of Kazakhstan. Catholic priests take care of the faithful, who live even in the most remote villages
“Kazakhstan, you have the mission of being a bridge between religions, between nations and continents. God bless you!“
POPE JOHN PAUL II
during his visit to Kazakhstan on September 22-25, 2001
Kazakhstan is a state located in two parts of the world, on the border between Europe and Asia. It extends from the Caspian Sea in the west to the Altai Mountains in the east, where the border with China lies. On the north itborders with Russia, on the south – with Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. Formerly it was part of the USSR. The country’s constitution defines the Republic of Kazakhstan as a secular state. The main religions represented in Kazakhstan are Islam (about 70% of the population) and Christianity (about 26%), other religions are also present. In Soviet times, Kazakhstan was the place of imprisonment and exile of many repressed (ethnic Germans, Western Ukrainians, Poles, etc.), among whom was a significant proportion of Catholics. After liberation, many of them remained in the republic, thus contributing to the spread of the Catholic faith in Kazakhstan.