Malaysian Church News
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Accept your sufferings willingly
Oct 06, 2017
In celebrating the Golden Jubilee of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal, participants were urged to accept their sufferings willingly instead of mumbling, complaining and grieving in their sorrow.
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Creating awareness on caring for creation
Oct 06, 2017
In 2015, Pope Francis announced that Sept 1 will be the Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation. Taking the teachings and suggestions given in Laudato Si’, the Church of the Visitation organised activities to create awareness on the importance of caring for creation.
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Malaysian Catholics and Lutherans come together to learn from each other
Oct 06, 2017
Celebrating the 500th year of the reformation of Luther, the Lutheran and the Catholic Church jointly organised a special seminar called From conflict to communion a Malaysian Christian response.
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We salute the Sultan of Johor
Oct 06, 2017
Millions of Malaysians will strongly salute the Sultan of Johor for his gracious right royal stand, in ordering the Muslim-only launderette in Muar to “stop its discriminatory practice or risk being shut down by him.”
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School marks its 92nd anniversary
Oct 06, 2017
After almost nine decades, Johor’s first Catholic girls school, the Infant Jesus Convent, marked its 92nd anniversary with a big bash with students, ex-students, parents, former teachers, and the public attending the event, Sept 20.
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300 turn up for local Parish observance of Migrant Sunday
Oct 05, 2017
Around 300 local and migrant parishioners turned up for the local parish observance of Migrant Sunday at Mother of Mercy open hall, St Joseph Parish here on 1 Oct 2017.
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The historic Infant Jesus Convent in JB
Oct 05, 2017
It was way back in 1925 when three nuns came to Johor Bahru and, with two teachers, began a school in two rented shop houses side by side in Jalan Ibrahim.
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Fr. George Packiasamy: My encounter with Monsignor Anthony Thomas
Oct 03, 2017
The demise of Monsignor Anthony Thomas on 24 September 2017 has brought great sadness and grieving to those who have known him personally and to those who have worked with him closely in various parishes in the Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur.
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KK cathedral parish celebrates Mass for migrants
Oct 02, 2017
The Sacred Heart Cathedral Parish here celebrated the Mass for Migrants in conjunction with the local observance of Migrant Sunday on 1 Oct 2017.
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Sandakan hosts third AMOS conference
Oct 02, 2017
The Diocese of Sandakan hosted the third AMOS conference at the Sandakan Pastoral Centre here on 21-23 Sept 2017.
Sunday Reflection
Jesus did not turn away from His mission
Today, Palm or Passion Sunday, is the first day of Holy Week, the high point of the Church’s year, climaxing in the Easter Triduum: Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday.