Recent Editorial

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  As Amazon Synod begins, Pope looks to proceed with a ‘pastoral heart’

  Oct 13, 2019

  Pope Francis opened the first plenary session of the synod for the Amazon region this morning by praying with the synod participants at the tomb of St Peter in the basilica dedicated to his name and then gave an incisive speech to offer some direction to guide them over the next three weeks.

  
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  Synod will find the truth about the Amazon

  Oct 13, 2019

  Bishop Gilberto Alfredo Vizcarra Mori of Jaén (Peru) and President of the Amazonian Centre for Anthropology and Practical Application (CAAAP), actively participated in preparing for the Synod of Bishops’ special assembly for the Amazon (Oct 6-27).

  
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  Holy Spirit is the principal actor of the Synod

  Oct 13, 2019

  Pope Francis began his address to the Synod Fathers reading from a text he had himself written. He highlighted what he called “the four dimensions of the synod: the pastoral dimension, the cultural dimension, the social dimension and the ecological dimension” and concluded by asking the synod fathers “to protect” the synod process by not divulging to the media what is said inside the synod hall.

  
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  October is Mission Month: Baptised and Sent

  Oct 05, 2019

  In the October calendar of Vatican events, Pope Francis’s “Extraordinary Missionary Month” may be overshadowed by the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon and its related events.

  
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  Accurate reading of presynod text shows nothing to fear

  Oct 05, 2019

  It only takes an accurate, unbiased reading of The Amazon: New Paths For The Church And For Integral Ecology to see its aim to find new ways to evange

  
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  Amazon inhabitants hope synod will address lack of priestsr

  Sep 27, 2019

  The upcoming Synod of Bishops for the Amazon will focus on the devastating effects of climate change on the environment and on indigenous communities, but it also will look at ways to meet the spiritual needs of the region’s people.

  
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  Evangelisation is about helping people know God’s love

  Sep 27, 2019

  Evangelization means first helping people to know God and to know his immense love for them, which is done in part through the witness of one’s life and joy, Pope Francis.

  
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  Francis and the Spirit of Fraternity

  Sep 27, 2019

  The extraordinary images of Francis’s trip to the African nations of Mozambique, Mauritius, and Madagascar last month illustrate the popularity of this pope in a part of the world that will be vital to the future of the Catholic Church.

  
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  Sunday School students fascinated by History Gallery of the Catholic Archdiocese of Kuching

  Sep 24, 2019

  The English session Sunday School of Blessed Sacrament Church recently organised a series of field trips for their students to the History Gallery of the Catholic Archdiocese of Kuching, at the Archdiocesan Curia Cathedral Pastoral Centre (ACCPC).

  
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  Joy and hope flourish but governments be responsible

  Sep 20, 2019

  Memories and messages marking Pope Francis’ Apostolic Journey to Mozambique, Madagascar, and Mauritius.