Recent Editorial
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What can Pope Francis do to stop Putin?
Oct 14, 2022
Two perspectives on the Pope’s efforts to bring an end to the war in Ukraine — one by an historian of religion and the other by a political scientist.
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Editor’s Note
Oct 07, 2022
The Kuala Lumpur Archdiocesan Office for Human Development celebrated its 30th anniversary early this month. Under the purview of this Office are several ministries and desks that cater to the urban-rural poor, prisoners, migrants, Orang Asli, people with special needs, women, etc.
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How does one learn to be a bishop?
Sep 30, 2022
While the “job” of being a bishop is particularly high-profile, the preparation for this ministry is quite limited. But the Vatican has been trying to address that.
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Editor’s Note
Sep 30, 2022
Church attendance has been declining since the pandemic. A common lament among the clergy is that church attendance is still not back to normal, that is, how it used to be pre-pandemic.
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Editor’s Note
Sep 23, 2022
Our celebration of Migrant Sunday as we like to call it, should motivate us to encounter and identify with those in our community, who are in need of strength and consolation, who often experience a deep sense of loneliness, anxiety and fear.
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For 70 years she “was” the United Kingdom
Sep 23, 2022
Queen Elizabeth II who was laid to rest on September 19, was a rare point of stability in a turbulent nation and world.
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The Pope and the praying menace
Sep 23, 2022
Pope Francis has had a fair amount of success in getting people to look with new eyes at major issues or problems in our world. He has been helped out in this thanks to generally friendly media coverage.
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Editor’s Note
Sep 17, 2022
The queen’s death overshadowed the appointment of Britain’s new prime minister, Liz Truss, who had just taken office two days prior to the monarch’s demise.
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Cardinal Tagle — will he succeed Pope Francis?
Sep 17, 2022
Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle (pic) – fast-emerging as a frontrunner to succeed Pope Francis, as rumours grow about a looming papal resignation – may have just seen his chances increase further still.
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Sunday Reflection
Let us be guided by the Holy Spirit
One of the enduring images associated with Pentecost is that of Mary and the disciples of Jesus, gathered in the upper room, with tongues of flames lingering above their heads, while the Holy Spirit descends upon them like a dove.
