Malaysian Church News
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St Anne BM is now a minor basilica
Oct 13, 2019
The Congregation for the Divine Worship and Discipline of the Sacraments, through Decree Protocol Number 42/19 dated September 5, 2019, has established the Church of St Anne, Bukit Mertajam, as a Minor Basilica.
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Introducing Christian Meditation
Oct 13, 2019
Six weekly sessions of Introductory Christian Meditation, conducted under the auspices of the World Community for Christian Meditation (WCCM), were held at St Ignatius Church (SIC) from August 20 to September 24.
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City Parish expresses gratitude and embraces migrants
Oct 13, 2019
Joyful smiles, cheers of applause and diversity of cultures were displayed at City Parish’s World Day for Migrants and Refugees celebration September 29.
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Mission Schools Head requests dialogue with Education Minister
Oct 13, 2019
The Federation of Christian Mission Schools in Malaysia (FCMSM) broke its silence over the “Christian prayer” allegation in a Penang mission school, s
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St Michael’s Church launches 130th feastday
Oct 12, 2019
St Michael’s Church (SMC) celebrated its feastday and its 129th year as a parish, with great joy on Sept 29.
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Annual Retreat: Priests urged to move out of their comfort zones
Oct 12, 2019
84 priests from all over Sarawak and Brunei attended a 5 – day Annual Retreat at St Peter’s Seminary College, Kuching from 16 – 20 September.
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Dinner to celebrate unity in divinity
Oct 12, 2019
In conjunction with Malaysia Day, the Malaysian Consultative Council for Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism and Taoism (MCCBCHST) Negeri Sembilan, organised a Malaysia Day interfaith unity dinner, themed Unity In Divinity.
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Special baptism and Eucharist at St Ignatius Church
Oct 12, 2019
First Holy Communion at the St Ignatius Church (SIC) 6.00pm Mass September 22. Eight of the children were baptised by SIC Assistant Parish Priest Fr Lawrence Ng CDD at a ceremony held before Mass with godparents, family members and friends in attendance.
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Experiencing Christ through meditation
Oct 12, 2019
For almost a hundred participants, August 24 was the day their perception of prayer and meditation would change forever.
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The seed of love transcends and makes a difference in us
Oct 12, 2019
The Feast of Sts Chastan and Imbert was celebrated with a triduum. Priests from the Redemptorist Order: Fr Paul Kee from Ipoh and Fr Robin Lomangkok from Singapore, took turns to preside over the celebration.
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.