Malaysian Church News

• Lent — an opportunity or a burden?

  Mar 28, 2014

  Reflecting on the meaning of Lent, some say it is a season of fasting and abstinence, some accept it as an ordinary moment whereas others think it is the time to discern and struggle to be a better individual.

  

• BEC’s Lenten outreach

  Mar 28, 2014

  The Holy Infant Jesus SS20 BEC from St Ignatius Church organized their annual outreach programme for Lent 2014, at their name-sake Holy Infant Jesus Chapel, Kuala Selangor on March 1.

  

• Vatican expresses sorrow on what has happened to flight MH370

  Mar 28, 2014

  The Vatican has expressed great sorrow on what has happened to the MH370 which went missing on Mar 8 with 239 passengers and flight crew on board.

  

• Island Deanery praying for MH370

  Mar 28, 2014

  On day nine of the disappearance of MH370, the Church of Divine Mercy in Sungai Ara, held the Penang Island Deanery Level Day of Prayer for the 239 crew members, passengers and their families.

  

• Syariah conviction in Penang of Indonesian Christian throws up jurisdictional limbo

  Mar 28, 2014

  An Indonesian Christian is now fighting her conviction for “khalwat” (close proximity) under local syariah laws, but lawyers are outraged that a non-Muslim was even prosecuted under the Islamic legal system.

  

• The unique Stations of the Cross devotion in Melaka

  Mar 28, 2014

  Unlike other church or chapel parishes around Malaysia which promote the Stations of the Cross once a year, this exercise in Malacca is publicly conducted twice annually.

  

• “Whatsoever you do to the least of my brothers you do unto me”

  Mar 28, 2014

  The launching of the Lenten Campaign at the Church of St Joseph was held after the morning Mass on the First Sunday of Lent.

  

• Lenten Campaign launched at SMC

  Mar 28, 2014

  St Michael’s Church (SMC) Love Squad launched the Lenten campaign on Mar 9, with a short but vivid presentation on charity towards the poor and unfortunate.

  

• Schedule set for Pope's visit to Holy Land in May

  Mar 28, 2014

  Holy Trinity Parish carried out a series of recollections for the various parish ministries for the entire season of Lent.

  

• Home Ministry admits Teresa Kok’s CNY video does not insult PM

  Mar 27, 2014

  The Home Ministry has finally admitted that Seputeh MP Teresa Kok's controversial Chinese New Year video clip "Onederful Malaysia" did not insult the prime minister.