Recent Editorial
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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.
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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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La Salle Brothers to bring hope to schools
May 25, 2019
On the 300th anniversary of St. John Baptist de la Salle’s death, Pope Francis urged the Lasallian Brothers to continue their educational mission with the zeal of their founder.
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Humanity is dirtying its own nest
May 25, 2019
We humans, the species with large brains, so-called intelligence and abilities and power to change the face of the planet, are doing so with a huge negative impact.
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Shareholders push telecom firms to tackle online child sexual abuse
May 25, 2019
Online child sexual abuse is a booming international business and religious congregations holding stocks in major telecom firms are stepping up their advocacy to thwart it.
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Pope’s new sex abuse rules are a revolution for the Catholic Church
May 18, 2019
With his new motu proprio Vos estis lux mundi, Pope Francis shows that he is taking the abuse crisis very seriously.
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Be merciful ministers of Christ, Pope tells new Priests
May 18, 2019
The priesthood is not a “cultural association or a union,” but a ministry of mercy anchored on Christ’s mission to bring hope to the downtrodden and comfort to those who suffer, Pope Francis told new priests.
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New rules on abuse mark a major step forward
May 18, 2019
The Vatican Curia moves slowly! So it is quite remarkable that less than three months after the conclusion of the Vatican summit on clergy sex abuse in February, Pope Francis’ new motu proprio, Vos estis lux mundi, establishes new laws for the universal Church regarding both the scourge of abuse and the equally abhorrent covering up of such abuse.
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Malaysia appoints woman as country’s top judge
May 10, 2019
In another first for our country, Malaysia has appointed a female judge as chief justice.
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Paul VI envisaged the Old Rite (St Pius V Mass) for aged and sick priests only
May 10, 2019
On Holy Thursday 50 years ago, Pope Paul VI issued the reformed celebration of the Catholic liturgy, which bishops at the 1962-65 Second Vatican Council had voted overwhelmingly in favour of updating.
Sunday Reflection
Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Are we one of the nine or the one out of the ten?
The Gospel reading presents the healing of the ten lepers. Let’s begin by picturing these ten men walking up to Jerusalem.
