LAUNCHING OF 5 – YEAR CAMPAIGN: “PROTECT OUR EARTH, PROTECT OUR CHILDREN” – in the Spirit of the Season of Creation
Archbishop John Wong declaring open the 5 - year campaign
Watoto Children’s Choir Fundraising Online Concert 29 & 30 August 2020
Choir 103 may finally be able to go home! The Choir could not return to Uganda as scheduled because of the unexpected pandemic. They have managed the challenges well for the past 5 months, with support and encouragement of friends…
MCO has brought great fruit to Family Catechesis
WHEN the Movement Control Order (MCO) was enforced to break the chain of the coronavirus outbreak in the nation on 14 March 2020, it also broke the pace of life in the parishes. Along with the suspension of Masses, all…
Blood donation campaign records the highest turnout in spite of CMCO
PENAMPANG – The blood donation campaign on May 10 recorded the highest turnout of 81 respondents, with an overwhelming collection of 63 pints. The campaign, which was organized by Penampang Human Development Committee (KPI) three times a year at St…
COVID-19 pushes back ordination of Deacon Stephen Esguerra
SANDAKAN – Due to ongoing concerns of the COVID-19 pandemic, Bishop Julius Gitom of Sandakan Diocese has decided to reschedule the ordination of Deacon Stephen Esguerra to the priesthood to a later date. The decision to postpone the ordination event…
We are actually Christian by our behaviour not just preaching about it
WE should stop all those kinds of antagonistic and antagonizing nonsense! A strong statement made in relation to the way we witness to our faith as Christians. With his trademark straightforward clarity, Fr Cosmas Lee, parish priest of St Simon…
Archbishop Simon Poh advocates caution on reopening of Churches and houses of worship
KUCHING — The National Unity Ministry held an online meeting with representatives of religious bodies on 16 May. It was chaired by its minister, Halimah Mohamed Sadique. The meeting was to discuss, collect feedback and propose selected houses of worship in…
Religious Vocation Awareness Seminar 2020
Purak, PAPAR – The Council of Religious (COR) in the Archdiocese of Kota Kinabalu has once again organized the yearly Religious Vocation Awareness Seminar held at Pace Bene from 13 – 15th March 2020. About three months before the event,…
On Coronavirus Crisis (Covid-19)
OVERVIEW In December 2019, a new virus was detected in Wuhan, China and began spreading rapidly in January. This novel Coronavirus (COVID -19) causes a respiratory (lung) infection. Over the last three months, the novel coronavirus outbreak has spread to…
Prayer for God’s Mercy and Protection from Covid-19
Image & Prayer reproduced with permission from www.catholic.sg Heavenly Father, we thank you for the gift of good health and peace that we have enjoyed for so many years. As we find ourselves in this time of crisis today, we…