Recent Editorial

  • Bishops and sex abuse: “It’s a new tsunami”

    Nov 18, 2022

    In this interview with La Croix’s Celine Hoyeau, Thiel discusses her reaction to the latest abuse revelations and what they mean for the Church in France.

  • Guest Editorial

    Nov 11, 2022

    After six decades as a democratic nation, many are pondering over the meaning and implications of our electoral processes and governance.

  • Editor’s Note

    Nov 04, 2022

    As you prepare to vote, do not succumb to herd mentality and be swayed by election goodies and fiery speeches. Vote wisely, intelligently and with an informed conscience.

  • What kind of nation do we want? Listen to our soul

    Nov 04, 2022

    Humanity has certain instinctive and intuitive values that allow us to discern right from wrong.

  • What can Pope Francis do to stop Putin?

    Oct 14, 2022

    Two perspectives on the Pope’s efforts to bring an end to the war in Ukraine — one by an historian of religion and the other by a political scientist.

  • The responsibility of the leaders of nations

    Oct 14, 2022

    Pope Francis’ appeal during the Angelus on October 2 is a call to stop the war machine that is dragging the world toward an abyss with no return.

  • Editor’s Note

    Oct 07, 2022

    The Kuala Lumpur Archdiocesan Office for Human Development celebrated its 30th anniversary early this month. Under the purview of this Office are several ministries and desks that cater to the urban-rural poor, prisoners, migrants, Orang Asli, people with special needs, women, etc.

  • How does one learn to be a bishop?

    Sep 30, 2022

    While the “job” of being a bishop is particularly high-profile, the preparation for this ministry is quite limited. But the Vatican has been trying to address that.

  • To serve, not be served

    Sep 30, 2022

    Curia called to help bishops, bishops’ conferences

  • Editor’s Note

    Sep 30, 2022

    Church attendance has been declining since the pandemic. A common lament among the clergy is that church attendance is still not back to normal, that is, how it used to be pre-pandemic.