Recent Editorial

  • Editor’s Note

    Jun 15, 2024

    When the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) 2023 results were announced on May 27, it was discovered that approximately 10,000 Form Five Malaysian students last year chose not to sit for the SPM exam.

  • Editor’s Note

    Jun 07, 2024

    On May 25 and 26, the Catholic Church reached a significant milestone when Pope Francis inaugurated the first World Children’s Day celebration.

  • World Children’s Day : A culture of safeguarding and ‘chatbots’

    Jun 07, 2024

    Pope Francis’ first World Children’s Day in Rome May 25-26 hopes to deepen the Church’s commitment to protect the young from harm and promote their human flourishing with its theme, Behold, I make all things new (Rev 21:5)

  • In the poverty of the Christ

    Jun 07, 2024

    Early in his ministry as Bishop of Rome, Pope Francis put the principle of a Church for the poor at the forefront of his teaching.

  • Open to the Mystery, caring for the faith of ordinary people

    May 31, 2024

    “The Church’s Magisterium protects the faith of simple believers... That is its democratic mission. It is meant to give a voice to those who have none.”

  • Pope Francis: It’s a manner of communicating my ministry

    May 31, 2024

    The last few months have witnessed another flurry of interviews by Pope Francis with secular and Catholic media outlets, the release of several more books on the Pope, and even the publication of a memoir by the Pontiff, under the title, Life, My Story Through History.

  • Navigating communication in the digital age

    May 10, 2024

    Artificial intelligence (AI) holds the promise of making vast troves of knowledge accessible like never before.

  • I saw broken hearts — and dreams for a better future

    May 03, 2024

    Everybody able to visit the Holy Land observes how the prayers of the Bible come alive when spoken there.

  • The boom in adult baptisms is not necessarily the result of "active" evangelization

    Apr 26, 2024

    The paths to lead adults to join the Catholic Church are diverse and varied; sometimes even through an “unconscious” and an “unknowing” type of evangelisation, reflects Archbishop Vincent Jordy of the Archdiocese of Tours.

  • What influence does Catholicism hold in Asia?

    Apr 26, 2024

    Pope Francis is scheduled to visit Southeast Asia beginning of September, making stops in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste, and Singapore. According to recent statistics, one in nine Catholics worldwide resides in Asia.