Recent Editorial
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Pope calls jubilee for air travellers, Loreto pilgrims in 2020
Jun 29, 2019
Marking the 100th anniversary of the declaration of Our Lady of Loreto as the patron saint of aviation and aviators, Pope Francis has authorised a special jubilee year of celebrations, especially at the Italian shrine of Our Lady of Loreto.
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Theology develops with sincere dialogue, not ‘conquering spirit’
Jun 28, 2019
Theology develops through dialogue, not an aggressive defence of doctrine that seeks to impose its beliefs on others, Pope Francis said.
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Stumbling into war, conflict with Iran!
Jun 28, 2019
Since the June 13 attack on a pair of oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman, tensions between the United States and Iran have escalated significantly.
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More Indonesians drawn to caliphate
Jun 28, 2019
Indonesia is the world’s most populous Muslim country. Pancasila, the pluralist doctrine on which it is based, is being gradually eroded.
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The forthcoming Amazon Synod
Jun 21, 2019
The Catholic Church must find ways to reach indigenous Catholics deprived of the sacraments in the most remote areas of the Amazon rainforest, and that may include ordaining married elders, said the working document for the Synod of Bishops on the Amazon.
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The Church has faced many storms
Jun 13, 2019
The Acts of the Apostles recounts in chapter 15:2 “Then it was decided that Paul and Barnabas, with some other brothers, would go up to Jerusalem with the Apostles and Elders to discuss this matter.” The very young Church therefore met in what came to be called the Council of Jerusalem.
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Francis treats Church’s internal ‘sickness’
Jun 13, 2019
Francis has no intention of shrinking from the difficult task of changing a deeply entrenched culture.
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Why the disbelief? Moral question on ‘Belief in God’ based on textbook, says HM
May 30, 2019
The headmaster of a primary school has come forward to clarify a controversial Year 6 mid-term moral exam paper on the Rukun Negara.
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We all can start caring for the environment
May 30, 2019
Laudato Si’ Generation already has a membership of approximately 2,000 Catholics worldwide, primarily between the ages of 15 and 30.
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‘Moral’ textbook is wrong and must be changed
May 30, 2019
The Rukun Negara’s first principle, Belief in God, is meant for all faiths and not just Islam, and has been wrongly interpreted in a Primary Six textbook for Moral Studies, says prominent intellectual Chandra Muzaffar.
Sunday Reflection
Jesus did not turn away from His mission
Today, Palm or Passion Sunday, is the first day of Holy Week, the high point of the Church’s year, climaxing in the Easter Triduum: Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday.