Oct 16 2021 Pastoral Letter 17 October 2021Launching of the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of BishopsDiocesan Synodal Phase We, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Malaysia-Singapore-Brunei are grateful to launch locally in every diocese, the XVI ORDINARY GENERAL…
VATICAN CITY - “Young people, faith and vocational discernment” is the theme Pope Francis has selected for the XV General Assembly of the Ordinary Synod of Bishops in October 2018 in the Vatican. According to a statement released by the…
KOTA KINABALU – In his interview with Catholic Sabah on 5 Nov 2015, Archbishop John Wong spoke candidly on his experience at the just- concluded Synod of Bishops on the Family. The Vatican’s synod on the family was opened by…
VATICAN CITY - While not specifically mentioning the controversial proposal of a path toward full reconciliation and communion for the divorced and civilly remarried, members of the Synod of Bishops on the family handed Pope Francis a report emphasising an…
VATICAN CITY - As the second week of the synod draws to a close (Oct 11-17), it remains to be seen what the final product from the global meeting of bishops will be. The Synod on the Family, which gathers…
The first week of the Synod of Bishops on the family ended with near unanimous calls to be more positive in describing family life today and to show more appreciation for Catholic families living close to the church's ideals. But…