Focus
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Francis’ dynamic pontificate: What remains on the agenda
Mar 18, 2022
History’s first-ever Jesuit and New World Pope begins his tenth year as Bishop of Rome.
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A window into synodal thinking
Mar 18, 2022
Online Mass, walk-up communion and drive-in Eucharist during the liturgical lockdown have shown us the dominant culture of the Church.
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UM honours Catholic scientist with Emeritus status
Mar 18, 2022
Renowned, award-winning medical scientist, Prof Dr Christopher Ng Kwan Hoong, adds another feather to his already illustrious cap with the conferred Emeritus Professor status by Universiti Malaya (UM).
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Tween DJ enters Malaysia Book of Records
Mar 18, 2022
The Malaysia Book of Records awarded Lawrence Anthony Paramanathan aka DJ Lollipop, the Youngest Disc Jockey (DJ) title at the Hangover, PJ on March 12, 2022.
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Synod on Synodality ‘is not sociological analysis of the Church’
Mar 11, 2022
A Vatican cardinal has said that the Synod on Synodality is a process of discernment, not a sociological survey.
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Synodality and Catholic business leaders in West Africa
Mar 11, 2022
The Church in the West African country of Togo recently marked its first-ever National Day of Fraternity for Catholic Business Leaders. The theme of the celebration was “Communion, participation and mission: the challenges of synodality”. Ambroise Abalo, who is president of the Movement of Catholic Business Leaders of Togo (MCCATHO), spoke with La Croix Africa’s Charles Ayetan about synodality and the place of the laity in the Church and in the city.
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Guided by the Father
Mar 11, 2022
There are lots of people who inspire you throughout your lifetime. Some are just worth writing about because they believe in collective power and in uplifting others for positive change.
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Synodality, authority and effective leadership
Mar 04, 2022
François Asselin is the head of a construction company in France that specialises in heritage restoration. He is also president of the Confederation of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (CPME), which claims 243,000 member companies that employ some four million people. Asselin is also a practicing Catholic and is interested in the synodal process that Pope Francis has launched in the Church. He spoke with La Croix’s Gilles Donada about some of the lessons his professional life has taught him about authority and effective leadership and how they can be applied in the Church.
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Synodality and who gets to make the decisions
Feb 26, 2022
Jean-François Chiron (pic) is a French Catholic priest and theologian who has done much research and published many articles and books on ecclesiology – that is, the nature of the Church. Currently professor at the Catholic University of Lyon, he spoke with La Croix’s Christophe Henning about the synodal process and the challenges it presents in changing structures, especially in the exercise of authority.
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Synodal path on track in Philippines
Feb 26, 2022
The synodal process in the Philippines is no longer only an assembly of bishops but a journey for all the faithful in which every local church has an integral part to play, says a Catholic leader.



Sunday Reflection
Truth waits for us to come forth
In the context of the whole Easter season, the Scripture readings today come as a review for the final exam, much as a school teacher will conduct a revision before the final exam.