TANJUNG ARU - Stella Maris parish ministries set up booths to attract new members on Pentecost Day, 20 May 2018. Twenty-four ministries and groups proudly marched into the church with their buntings which were displayed at the sanctuary during the…
PENAMPANG - Parish pastoral councillors from Sacred Heart Cathedral and Church of Mary Immaculate made a surprised familiarisation trip (FAM) to the Archdiocesan Centre where Archbishop John Wong’s office is located on 26 May 2018. Dominic Lim, who works at…
BUKIT PADANG - The Church of Mary Immaculate here organised a low-key Kaamatan celebration on 6 May 2018 to thank God for a bountiful harvest of love, faith, and joyful service. The celebration started with a procession before Mass from…
No sooner had I spotted one hopeful sign in the Pope’s handling of the Chilean sex-abuse scandal when today’s news brought another. Pope Francis has reaffirmed the Church’s policy barring active homosexuals from seminaries. This concern about homosexual influence contrasts…
SANDAKAN - Around 70 people attended a workshop on Amoris Laetitia (Joy of Love) organised jointly by the Family Life Commission and Catechetical Commission at St Mary here on 18-19 May 2018. In his address, Bishop Julius Gitom explained that…
GENEVA - On 21 June 2018, Pope Francis travelled to Geneva for a one-day apostolic visit during which he marked the 70th anniversary of the World Council of Churches (WCC) and led an ecumenical prayer service. He urged them to…
VATICAN CITY - The ‘Instrumentum Laboris’ of the Synod of Bishops on young people scheduled for later this year, was released at a press conference in the Vatican on 19 June 2018. The ‘Instrumentum Laboris’ or the working document of…
KOTA KINABALU - As customary, the Morning Massgoers of Sacred Heart Cathedral here marked their assistant pastor's 4th priestly anniversary with breakfast on 23 June 2018. Born in 1977, Father Maxmillianno Hontor (or Fr Max in short) was ordained priest…
KOTA KINABALU - With the commencement of piling, the RM9.6 million Catholic Centre moved one step forward on 21 May 2018. At the construction site on the grounds of the former Shan Tao Primary School at Jalan Sang Kancil Karamunsing,…
VATICAN CITY - In an interview with Reuters, Pope Francis said more space has to be created for women to take on leading roles in the Roman Curia, but that priestly ordination is not an option. Responding to a question…