KOTA KINABALU - Around 15 members of the Association of the Pauline Cooperators made their Lenten recollection at the Daughters of St Paul Convent here on 11 March 2017. Sister Jennifer Han fsp facilitated the recollection. She gave them pointers…
MEMBAKUT - Two Daughters of St Paul organised a media literacy education (MLE) at St Patrick Membakut on 4 March 2017. Membakut is a subdistrict located in Beaufort in the Interior Division, about 75.8 km south of Kota Kinabalu. Sisters…
DONTOZIDON - Over a hundred Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception bade farewell to the late Sister Diana Eing at her funeral Mass on 10 March 2017. Father Nicholas Stephen presided over the Mass at St Paul Dontozidon. Concelebrating with him…
MANILA - Filipino bishops grieved as the House of Representatives backed the death penalty bill on 7 Mar 2017. Lawmakers approved the bill to reinstate capital punishment with 216 to 54 votes, the Catholic Herald posted Mar 7. The Philippine House…
TORIT, South Sudan - The director of Caritas in the Diocese of Torit, South Sudan, spoke of famine brought on by drought and war on 28 Feb 2017. “The humanitarian situation in Torit is getting to a catastrophic stage,” said…
PENAMPANG - Franciscan Sister Diana Eing succumbed to cancer on 7 March 2017 at a local hospital here. She would have been 51 on Apr 2. Born in Kg Talantang Kiulu in 1966, she joined the Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate…
VATICAN CITY - A women's consultation group was formed and presented at the Holy Press Office here on 7 March 2017. This group of 37 is a permanent body within the Pontifical Council for Culture. Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi, president of…
BUNDU TUHAN – One hundred and five catechists from the Association of Catechists Kota Kinabalu Archdiocese (Perwakilan Katekis Keuskupan Agung Kota Kinabalu, PEKA), including 13 from Keningau Diocese, gathered at the retreat centre here on 20-21 Jan 2017 to…
PURAK, Papar - Sixty five participants from eight countries (Philippines, Thailand, Hongkong, Indonesia, Italy, Germany, New Zealand and Malaysia) gathered at Pace Bene, FSIC Center for Spiritual Formation and Retreat here for a two-week seminar on the Comprehensive Course on…
TANJUNG ARU - Three postulants of the Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception received the Tau Cross from the superior general, Sister Grace Deosing, on 3 Feb 2017 at Stella Maris Convent. here. The trio were Evlyne Ginduk from Kg…