Michel Chambon is a French Catholic theologian and a cultural anthropologist at the National University of Singapore and is coordinator of the Initiative for the Study of Asian Catholics (ISAC).
Pope Francis' Sept. 2-13 trip to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste and Singapore revealed themes of his pontificate and steps the church can take moving forward.
The presence of Marian devotions in Singapore, Korea and Vietnam demonstrates that Mary can be an interreligious bridge, says theologian and cultural anthropologist Michel Chambon.