Focus

Church is the house and school of prayer

Apr 17, 2021

Continuing his catechesis on Christian prayer at the weekly General Audience in the Vatican, Pope Francis explains that prayer belongs to the very essence of the Church, without which she cannot carry out her evangelising mission and service to others.
Pope Francis hails St Teresa of Ávila as exemplar of courage and spiritual motherhood

Apr 17, 2021

Pope Francis has hailed St. Teresa of Ávila as exemplar of courage and spiritual motherhood in a letter marking fifty years since the 16th century Spanish mystic was declared the first female Doctor of the Church.
The Council, Reform and Reunion: From March 31, 1962

Apr 10, 2021

Almost as soon as Pope John XXIII announced his intention to convoke a general council which would be oriented toward Christian reunion, Catholic theologians in Europe began discussing, among themselves, and with their Protestant colleagues, how the coming council could contribute to that goal. As a result of these discussions, several books have already been published, embodying not simply the opinions of individuals but the fruits of co-operative study.
Myanmar's tragic Way of the Cross

Apr 02, 2021

As the military slaughters innocent people on the streets, we should not just weep. We must pray and we must act.
Easter Sharing: Happy to be part of the Catholic family

Apr 02, 2021

Patrick Wong Kai Kun and Samantha Liang, late 50s, retirees, were baptised this Easter at Minor Basilica St Anne Bukit Mertajam.
Moral theology must concern reality and people, not just principles

Mar 26, 2021

Pope Francis today called on Catholic moral theologians, missionaries and confessors to follow the example of St Alphonsus Maria de Liguori, the famous moral theologian and founder of the Redemptorists, who showed how “to keep together the demands of the Gospel and human fragility.”
Why is Syria close to Pope Francis’ heart?

Mar 26, 2021

The pontiff has urged all actors in the war to bury the hatchet to find a lasting solution
Our very human and evangelical Pope

Mar 20, 2021

Most people probably only remember the cheers of euphoria when it was announced that this 76-yearold man who was the new Bishop of Rome had taken the name Francis, something none of his 265 predecessors over the course of more than 2,000 years had ever done.
Terrorism and death never have the last word

Mar 13, 2021

During the Sunday Angelus on March 7, the Pope prayed with Christians at a church in Bakhdida, also known as Qaraqosh, a town 20 miles southeast of Mosul which was occupied by ISIS from 2014 to 2016.
Pope Francis meets Iraqi Catholics in church where 48 died in 2010 terrorist attack

Mar 13, 2021

Pope Francis met Iraqi Catholic leaders in Baghdad on Friday, in a cathedral where 48 people were martyred during a 2010 terrorist attack.