Malaysian Church News

Indians celebrate the harvest festival

Feb 05, 2016

Ponggal was celebrated in St Anne’s Bukit Mertajam on Jan 17. Visiting priest, Fr Stanley Anthoni, celebrated the Mass in Tamil, as parish priest Fr Henry Rajoo was away in India.
Commissioning of faith sharers

Feb 05, 2016

On Jan 10, a total of 29 members of the Catholic Education Committee and 20 from the Children’s Liturgy of the Word were commissioned during the 9.00am Mass at the Church of the Divine Mercy.
St Joseph Church celebrate Pongal

Feb 05, 2016

The Parish of St Joseph, Batu Gajah, celebrated the Ponggal festival (Harvest festival) on Jan 17, 2016 in a traditional way.
Children taught to meditate

Feb 05, 2016

Some said they felt sleepy. Others said they heard their heart beating and yet others said they felt calm.
What we should know about the Spiritual Works of Mercy

Feb 04, 2016

Works of mercy can be directed not only toward the needs of the body, but the needs of the soul as well.
PEKA has first-ever meeting with Archdiocesan head

Feb 04, 2016

For the first time in its history, the Association of Catechists or Persatuan Katekist (PEKA) had a meeting with an archdiocesan head recently.
Malaysian Catechetical Commission holds meeting in Keningau

Feb 04, 2016

The Malaysian Catechetical Commission (MCC), with Bishop Cornelius Piong as Episcopal President, met in the Keningau Diocesan Retreat Centre in Tatal on 25-28 Jan 2016.
Kota Kinabalu Religious organise low-key celebration of 19th World Day for Consecrated Life

Feb 03, 2016

Religious serving in the Kota Kinabalu Archdiocese organised a low-keyed celebration of the 19th World Day for Consecrated Life (WDCL) on 2 Feb 2016 at the Carmelite Chapel here.
Mercy Door opens at Rumah RETRET Keuskupan Keningau Tatal

Feb 03, 2016

Amid the 500-strong crowd of people who were at the Chapel of Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament here on 3 Jan 2016 were the diocesan clergy, and parishioners who came from near and far to witness the opening of the Holy Door of Mercy by Bishop Cornelius Piong.
Federal Ministry hands funds to Sabah Council of Mission Schools

Feb 03, 2016

A total of RM12,000,000.00 was allocated to mission schools in Sabah by the Federal Education Ministry, out of which 8.1 million goes to the 71 Catholic Mission Schools within the State of Sabah.