Malaysian Church News

The Elect are urged to be followers of Christ

Mar 12, 2015

This Easter Vigil, the Church in South Johor will welcome 133 new Catholic adults into its fold.
In KL, the 591 Elect reminded to remain steadfast

Mar 12, 2015

“Today, as Christians, we may be kidnapped, murdered or tortured, just like our brethren in the Middle East but we remain faithful and trust in God who is present among us.
Eighty-five new Catholics in Melaka & Muar

Mar 12, 2015

A total of 85 candidates from the districts of Melaka and Muar jointly journeyed through the Rite of Election ceremony hosted by St Mary’s parish on February 2, the Second Sunday in Lent.
Liturgical Norms during the Time of Lent

Mar 12, 2015

In some parishes, instrumental music is used at certain points during Mass. A passage will be played on an organ or on another instrument or instruments, even though nobody is singing.
Catholic legal fraternity told: Practise law with mercy and love

Mar 12, 2015

The Catholic legal fraternity of Sabah has been reminded to practise their profession with mercy and love during the fourth annual Red Mass celebrated by Archbishop John Wong, concelebrated with parish rector, Rev Fr Cosmas Lee, at the chapel of St Simon’s Catholic Church, Likas on Feb 14.
The ‘non-Bumis’ in our lives

Mar 06, 2015

Sometime in late 1998, Father Lawrence Andrew, the editor of Catholic weekly Herald, was called in to substitute the parish priest for the Sunday morning mass at the Church of Our Lady of Fatima in Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur.
Chinese Bible Association gathers to make Scripture the heart of Church’s life

Mar 05, 2015

The United Chinese Catholic Biblical Association held its tenth World Chinese Biblical Congress last month in Taiwan, drawing participants from 18 countries to reflect on Scripture and its place in the new evangelization.
Underground Chinese bishop, aged 93 missing, presumed dead

Mar 05, 2015

The oldest bishop of China’s underground Catholic Church, Shi Enxiang — who spent more than half a century in detention for refusing to renounce the authority of the Pope — had died, aged 93 almost a month ago. Since then, nothing: no official confirmation, no corpse, no ashes.
The similarities between CNY and the beginning of Lent

Mar 05, 2015

The beginning of Lent and Chinese New Year (CNY) are similar in that they both celebrate the same things, the only difference being in the way of celebrating.
Many come to pray for the sick at CDM, Penang

Mar 05, 2015

The theme for the Mass to commemorate the World Day of the Sick was taken from Job (29:15): I was eyes to the blind and feet to the lame.