Focus

  • What does it feel like being homeless?

    Mar 15, 2024

    Being homeless for a night was a heart-warming lesson in human fraternity among the last, the lost and the least. Participating in this Archdiocesan Office for Human Development (AOHD) Lenten Campaign with the Ministry of Poor, was a humbling experience for us 17 Catholics, who went to sleep on the

  • ‘The Mass Revealed’ teaches young people the parts of the Mass

    Mar 15, 2024

    Book ReviewThe difficult but necessary realisation that Western countries have become mission lands to the full, due to the advance of de-Christianisation everywhere, is beginning to make its way into the minds of Church leaders

  • How to be a ‘synodal bishop’

    Mar 10, 2024

    Synodality is an issue that everyone in the church needs to understand and embrace, Cardinal Mario Grech, secretary-general of the Synod of Bishops, told an audience at the University of Notre Dame.

  • Catholic digital leaders urge modern-day missionaries to learn the internet

    Mar 10, 2024

    When Francis Xavier reached India or Mother Cabrini arrived in the United States, neither believed they would make converts overnight.

  • The hidden Christians

    Mar 10, 2024

    “The blood of martyrs is the seed of the Church.” - Tertullian, Early Church Father, 2nd century

  • Understanding why terrorists attack worshippers in Burkina Faso

    Mar 10, 2024

    In Burkina Faso, the scourge of terrorist violence has once again reared its head, claiming lives across faith communities.

  • Reaching out in God’s love: Healing hands of Mount Miriam Cancer Hospital

    Mar 10, 2024

    “Serving with Love in Cancer Care” is the distinct mission-related tagline of the not-for-profit Mount Miriam Cancer Hospital (MMCH) that is totally reliant on public donations. Unbowed, “Mission before money,” declares the CEO, is what sets it apart from other private cancer hospitals.

  • Journaling towards healing

    Mar 01, 2024

    The topic for this session was Journaling Towards Healing. It began with a heartfelt prayer, acknowledging the profound pain of losing a husband, the intense anger, and the crippling fear of the unknown future that many participants were experiencing.

  • Message of His Holiness: Through the desert God

    Feb 10, 2024

    The exodus from slavery to freedom is no abstract journey. If our celebration of Lent is to be concrete, the first step is to desire to open our eyes to reality.

  • Lenten Campaign initiations in Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur

    Feb 10, 2024

    This year’s Lenten theme, Church Celebrating Human Fraternity, reflects the ideals of Pope Francis’ Fratelli Tutti, emphasising social friendship and community outreach for the betterment of humanity. The theme underscores the importance of unity, highlighting the human fraternity’s significance and