Malaysian Church News

Don’t forget the underprivileged when celebrating CNY

Feb 12, 2021

AS Chinese New Year dawns on many underprivileged Chinese families in Batu Kitang and Kota Sentosa constituencies, the DAP hopes to lift their spirits with its distribution of meat to them.
Heart and Soul: Chinese New Year in lockdown

Feb 12, 2021

In our family, Chinese New Year was the only time of the year when we could break some rules set for us and Mum wouldn’t mind it at all unless we went
CNY is about family, says Selangor Sultan

Feb 12, 2021

In his annual Chinese New Year message to the people, Selangor Ruler Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah said the festival was a time when families bond together and strengthen their ties.
Lunar New Year Message from Archbishop John Wong

Feb 12, 2021

It is the custom of the Chinese to greet each other with good wishes as we begin the New Year, in the hope that these wishes will help us prevent any adversities in the days to come.
Churches opt for drive-through blessing of oranges

Feb 11, 2021

All parishes in the Archdiocese of Kuching have arranged a drive-through blessing of personal Mandarin oranges in conjunction with the Chinese New Year (CNY) celebration.
Year end family thanksgiving prayer

Feb 10, 2021

The prayer can be conducted before the reunion dinner or any suitable time. All are to gather around the family altar (where candles and flowers may be placed).The head of the family or any member of the family may lead the prayer.
Updated hymnal for the region released

Feb 08, 2021

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei (CBCMSB) endorsed the revised edition of Sing Your Praise to God (2021) as the official Catholic Hymnal for this region on Feb 2, 2021.
CNY reunion dinners ‘allowed’ again, says National Unity Ministry, for families within 10km of each other

Feb 07, 2021

The annual reunion dinner on the eve of Chinese New Year is “allowed” to be held this Thursday during the movement control order (MCO), the National Unity Ministry announced today.
Christian Federation urges churches to pray for ‘enforced disappearance’ victims on 4th anniversary of missing pastor Raymond Koh

Feb 06, 2021

Christian Federation of Malaysia chairman Archbishop Julian Leow Beng Kim today called on all churches in Malaysia to pray for pastor Raymond Koh for the next two weekends to mark the 4th anniversary of the mysterious abduction of Pastor Raymond Koh.
The Catholic position on covid-19 vaccines10 frequently asked questions

Feb 06, 2021

Catholic teaching protects the good of every life and the health of all and teaches that one must not do harm to another. Therefore, the Catholic position is that vaccinationis a moral goodand the moral principle with regard to vaccinations is that it “depends not only onthe duty to protect one's own health, but also on the duty to pursue the common good.”