Malaysian Church News
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Around 250 attend SHC parish assembly
Mar 14, 2018
Around 250 representatives from all the groups/ministries/communities attended the Sacred Heart Cathedral Parish Assembly on 13 Mar 2018 at the parish centre here.
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Belatik grotto blessed by Papar pastor
Mar 14, 2018
The Marian grotto outside St Peter Belatik here was blessed by Father Thomas Yip on 9 Mar 2018.
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Marian pilgrim statue and Holy Family Icon return to base
Mar 14, 2018
The pilgrim statue of Mary and the Holy Family Icon which have visited the whole diocese returned to St Francis Xavier Cathedral here on 26 Feb 2018.
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Papar women’s day celebration receives unexpected large turnout
Mar 13, 2018
St Joseph Parish Women’s Day celebration on 10 Mar 2018 received an unexpected large turnout at the Mother of Mercy open hall.
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A look at the International Women’s Day and Catholic Women’s League
Mar 12, 2018
International Women’s Day is celebrated in many countries around the world. It is a day when women are recognised for their achievements without regar
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Two to be ordained deacons today
Mar 11, 2018
Archbishop John Wong has accepted two seminarians to be ordained deacons on 11 March 2018 at the Sacred Heart Cathedral Karamunsing at 5 pm.
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AHDC organises training of trainers for migrant ministry
Mar 09, 2018
Sixty-six members of parish human development committees across the three arch/dioceses in Sabah participated in the training of trainers for migrant ministry on 2-3 Mar 2018.
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Seminarians Russell and Gilbert accepted as candidates for ordination
Mar 09, 2018
Seminarians Russell Lawrine and Gilbert Marcus publically declared their intention to pursue Holy Orders and were officially accepted as candidates for ordination during the Rite of Admission to Candidacy for Holy Orders at the 6 am Friday Morning Mass celebrated by Archbishop John Wong at the Sacred Heart Cathedral here on 9 Mar 2018.
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Pope Francis’ four verbs to respond to migrants
Mar 09, 2018
Naoko Maruyama, the Regional Coordinator of East and Southeast Asia for the Migrants and Refugees based in Manila, briefed the participants on her role as the liaison between Bishops’ Conferences for Migrants and Itinerants, relevant migrants and refugees’ offices as well as Catholic organisations such as Caritas and ICMC from each country in the region.
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What Vatican’s new office of Migrant and Refugees Section does
Mar 09, 2018
Fr Fabio Baggio, Undersecretary of Migrants and Refugees Section – Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, presented the Vatican’s new Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development initiated by Pope Francis and this took effect on January 1, 2017, currently led by Cardinal Peter Turkson.
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.