Malaysian Church News
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Haze: 3,029 schools closed
Oct 20, 2015
A total of 3,029 schools in the country remain closed today, the second day running for a number of them, due to haze caused by uncontrollable forest fires raging in Kalimantan and Sumatra, Indonesia.
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Presumed ‘apparitions’ need verification
Oct 20, 2015
During the past several years, the number of reported “Marian” apparitions has been greatly increasing. Our purpose here is to view all popular piety in the context of the total picture of Catholic faith, devotion, and discipleship.
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Aceh demolishes churches after deadly unrest
Oct 19, 2015
Indonesian security forces Monday tore down three Christian churches in Aceh, bowing to demands from Muslim hardliners after deadly religious violence
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Church celebrates 133rd anniversary with Parish Feast
Oct 19, 2015
Some 600 Catholic faithful on Saturday evening gathered at the civic centre here to attend the Parish Feast to celebrate the 133rd anniversary of Holy
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Indonesia’s Aceh province tears down churches after religious violence
Oct 19, 2015
Authorities in Indonesia's conservative Aceh province on Monday began tearing down several small Christian churches after hardline Muslims demanded their closure, citing a lack of building permits, and following religious violence.
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Parishioners claim Malaysian Virgin Mary statue is ‘growing taller, crying and smiling’
Oct 19, 2015
Catholics are flocking to a Malaysian church to see a statue of the Virgin Mary which parishioners claim is growing taller.
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Hardline Indonesian Muslims call for church closures in Aceh
Oct 19, 2015
Hardline Muslims in Indonesia's conservative Aceh province on Sunday demanded the local government close 10 Christian churches, just days after a mob burnt down a church, leaving one person dead and several injured.
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Latest Virgin Mary 'miracle': Statue grows taller, smiles, cries inside Malaysia church
Oct 19, 2015
A statue of the Virgin Mary is drawing crowds of people after visitors and even church officials attest that they've seen the figure of the mother of Jesus seemingly coming "alive" as it "grows taller, smiles and cries" at times.
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Church awaits Vatican confirmation on Virgin Mary ‘miracle’ in Malaysia
Oct 16, 2015
Pereira said what happened was a miracle and that people had been arriving at the church in Subang Jaya from all over to witness the phenomenon themselves.
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Church of St Peter witnesses its first ever double sacerdotal ordination of Deacons
Oct 14, 2015
The Church of St Peter witnessed its first ever double sacerdotal ordination of Deacons Adrian Francis Mathews and John Kelvin Pereira on Oct 1.
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