Focus
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Saving a school and a house called Nazareth
Oct 18, 2024
Convent Bukit Nanas (affectionately known as ‘CBN’), one of Kuala Lumpur’s oldest and most prestigious girls' schools, is on the cusp of celebrating its 125th anniversary since its founding by the Infant Jesus Sisters (IJS) in 1899.
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Church needs new ways for bishops to be ‘synodal’
Oct 12, 2024
At the first meeting of the full assembly of the Synod on Synodality, Pope Francis said a bishop’s ministry should include cooperation with laypeople and that the synod will need to identify “differing forms” of the exercise of this ministry.
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It’s not time for women deacons
Oct 12, 2024
On the first working day of the Synod on Synodality at the Vatican, Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, addressed speculation about the ordination of women as deacons.
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A Journalist’s Journey: What it’s like to travel with the Pope
Oct 12, 2024
The papal trip to Asia shows how such pilgrimages are an encounter of deep faith in far-flung places.
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Deaf sculpture guided by the Holy Spirit
Oct 12, 2024
Raymond Raj, a talented young sculptor from Cheras, shines as an inspiration to many. As the only deaf member of his family, Raymond has overcome challenges to carve a niche for himself in the world of art and sculpture.
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Five things to watch for in the October synod
Oct 04, 2024
The second session of the Synod on Synodality, October 2 to 27, is a follow-up to the first session that occurred last October. Here are five things to look for as the synod delegates gather in Rome.
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Vatican secretary of state calls out UN for promoting abortion, gender ideology
Oct 04, 2024
In an address to the United Nations’ “Summit of the Future” in New York, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Holy See’s secretary of state, emphasised the need for promoting the dignity of the human person and voiced the Vatican’s disapproval of the assembly’s promotion of abortion and gender ideology.
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For a shared mission: Embodying synodality in the Malaysian Church
Oct 04, 2024
Pope’s prayer intention for October



Sunday Reflection
Be generative, as your Father is generative
Reflecting on our Sunday Readings with Fr Dr Lawrence Ng
