Malaysian Church News

Churchgoers can attend Mass online

Mar 21, 2020

Following the temporary suspension of church services for Catholics to help check the spread of Covid-19, churches in Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu and Penang have begun streaming live broadcasts of masses to the faithful via Facebook.
Sacred Heart Church celebrates Women’s Day

Mar 21, 2020

International Women’s Day (IWD) is celebrated on March 8 as a means to eliminate discrimination against women and to help women gain full and equal participation in global development. The theme for IWD 2020 was Generation Equality: Realising Women’s Rights, with the hash tag #EachforEqual.
Penang WWME organises fundraising dinner

Mar 21, 2020

Worldwide Marriage Encounter (WWME) of Penang organised a fundraising dinner and dance February 23 at Dewan St Anne.
Fr Francis Kou, builder of churches, passes away

Mar 21, 2020

A nonagenarian priest with a reputation for building churches died March 7, at Graceville, a retirement home for the clergy at Majodi Centre. Fr Francis Kou Ieou Yen, 90, had lived at the retirement home since 2003.
Why do we need a saviour? — Discovering Christ programme

Mar 21, 2020

The “something new” we must do this Lent is to allow Jesus Christ to reshape us, reform us and convert us.
Sr Tarcie, first Asian FMDM nun dies at age 96

Mar 21, 2020

Sr Tarcisius Leong, FMDM (fondly known as Sr Tarcie) died at age 96 on March 6 at Assisi Hospice.
As Malaysia reports its first two COVID-19 deaths, Archbishop Leow notes people are ‘united in Christ' despite separation

Mar 19, 2020

The number of infections now stands at 673. Hundreds of people from Southeast Asia were infected at an Islamic meeting. The government has adopted special measures to counter the spread of the virus. The archbishop of Kuala Lumpur tells parishes to “support and care for the needs of the vulnerable”.
Catholics can now "attend" Mass at home

Mar 19, 2020

The Covid-19 pandemic has caused tremendous stress on the lives of people all over the world. The Government of the day has issued stringent guidelines in efforts to contain further spread of the disease.
Many claim healing at Christ-centred Spiritual Healing seminar

Mar 19, 2020

The Spiritual Healing seminar conducted by Fr Varghese Parackal from the Vincentian Retreat Centre in Perth, Western Australia, was essentially a “Life in the Spirit seminar”. With the theme “CHRIST is All in All”, the focus was on the healer Jesus Christ.
Singapore secures food after the closure of the Malaysian borders

Mar 18, 2020

The measure aims to combat the spread of coronavirus. Every day, around 415 thousand people cross the border between the two countries. Singapore imports over 90% of food from all over the world. Malaysia confirms another 125 new infections: the number rises to 553. Mosques closed in two states.