FATIMA, Portugal - For the 100th anniversary of the apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima in Portugal, Pope Francis has decided to grant a plenary indulgence opportunity throughout the entire anniversary year, which began on 27 Nov 2016, and will…
VATICAN CITY - An ecumenical re-dedication service took place in Jerusalem's Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre here on 22 Mar 2017 as restoration work on the chapel containing Jesus burial place was unveiled. Representatives of all the local Christian Churches…
LIMBAHAU – One hundred and fifty-three Basic Ecclesial Communities (BEC) or Komuniti Kristian Dasar (KKD) leaders of Papar and Limbahau parishes attended a recollection at Holy Rosary Church here on 18 Mar 2017. The programme began with Holy Hour and…
PAPAR – The new building plan and crucifixes for SMK St Joseph here were blessed by Father Thomas Yip on 17 Mar 2017. The simple ceremony was held at the site of the new school building block at 2.30pm and…
VATICAN CITY - The Congregation for the Eastern Churches has issued an appeal for the annual Holy Land collection, which takes place in churches around the world on Good Friday, Apr 14. “Today, as we know, living the Christian faith…
March 26 will mark the 50th anniversary of Blessed Pope Paul VI's landmark encyclical Populorum Progressio ("On the Development of Peoples"). A lot has happened in 50 years. A lot has changed in the world in 50 years. Yet, for all…
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis will travel to Cairo Egypt at the end of April and to Fatima Portugal in May. A statement dated 18 March 2017 from Greg Burke, the Director of the Holy See Press Office, has confirmed…
In his message for World Youth Day 2017, Pope Francis offers a meditation on the Virgin Mary, using her Magnificat as a model of prayer. World Youth Day will be observed on Palm Sunday 9 Apr 2017. The Pope’s message, released…
PENAMPANG - The statue of St Michael the Archangel was installed on top of the bell tower of St Michael Church here on 18 March 2017. Father Fundes Motiung blessed the statue before it was installed on top of the newly…
PENAMPANG - St Paul Dontozidon here organised an inaugural fundraising dinner to kick start its efforts to raise funds for its new church at Kg Nagasiba on 19 March 2017. Almost a thousand people including local and federal ministers turned…