Focus

Fishermen make the BIG CATCH

Jun 07, 2024

In an exclusive interview with HERALD, Mark Darren Lee, one of the co-founders of Fishermen Integrated, shares with us his momentous victory as well as a little bit about himself and his journey.
Nebraska Bishop shares mental illness story, offers message of hope

May 31, 2024

After seven years of heading the Diocese of Lincoln, Nebraska, Bishop James Conley found himself “buckling” under all of his duties and experiencing severe anxiety, insomnia, and depression.
A journey of global insight and local action

May 24, 2024

Fr David Garaman, from the Diocese of Sandakan, served as the delegate for the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei (CBCMSB) at the World Meeting of Parish Priests held at the Vatican from April 28 to May 2, 2024. Presently, he fulfils the role of Rector at the Church of the Holy Trinity in Tawau while also overseeing responsibilities as head of the Diocesan Pastoral Council and the Diocesan Liturgical Commission. He shares his insights and experiences from this global gathering.
Pope Francis meets elderly priests in a Roman parish

May 24, 2024

Pope Francis meets some 70 priests who have been ordained 40 years ago or more for a closed-door conversation at a Roman parish near the Vatican, and greets a group of primary school students and children attending catechism classes there.
Chiara Corbella’s beatification cause to take a step forward in June

May 24, 2024

Servant of God Chiara Corbella Petrillo, the joyful young mother who died of cancer in 2012, will be one step closer next month to being declared a saint.
Shared responsibility is ancient faith practice

May 10, 2024

Synodal assemblies and listening sessions are not a new Catholic invention; gatherings of the faithful to pray, discuss divisive issues and seek a solution together are as old as the Hebrew Scriptures, a Canadian theologian told clergy at the World Meeting of Parish Priests for the Synod.
Cardinal William Goh shares his thoughts on the synod

May 10, 2024

In an exclusive interview with EWTN News recently, Cardinal William Goh, the archbishop of Singapore, spoke on several topics, including the Synod on Synodality. The cardinal suggests the need for “another level” to the Synod on Synodality beyond its second and final assembly this October — namely a bishopsonly synod. The existing synod, which includes bishops, clergy and laypeople, “cannot really be considered a theological dogmatic synod,” he says, because not all of the delegates are theologically trained. We feature an extract of the interview here.
“When is Father coming to my house for Mass?”

May 10, 2024

Special child Brian Lim was overjoyed this Easter season when his dad, Benedict, was baptised at Easter and Mass in the BEC was celebrated in his home recently.
Walking ‘With Jesus for Jesus’

May 03, 2024

A 15-minute silent thanksgiving after receiving Communion helped lead a group of religious sisters to an upcoming 65-day pilgrimage on foot across more than a quarter of the country.
Pope Francis more interested in big discussions than specific issues

May 03, 2024

A key synod adviser says Pope Francis is more interested in deepening the practice of synodality within the Catholic Church rather than wading into debates over the hot-button issues that have emerged from his major, three-year process to reform the global institution.