Malaysian Church News

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  Malaysia to draw up rules to regulate the importation of Christian materials

  Nov 14, 2014

  The Malaysian government is drawing up a set of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the relevant authorities to prevent the unnecessary seizure of Christian religious material.

  

• In latest ‘Allah’ incident, Christian CDs and books seized at KLIA2

  Nov 12, 2014

  Hundreds of Christian compact discs (CDs) and books containing the word ‘Allah’ were confiscated at the Kuala Lumpur International 2 airport in Sepang on Oct 25.

  

• Sandakan Diocese Social Communication Commission to collaborate with other ministries to share the Good News

  Nov 11, 2014

  Ten members of the Diocesan Social Communication Commission (DSCC) convened for the second meeting and formation session on October 18 and 19 at St Dominic’s Church. Representatives came from St Mary’s Cathedral Sandakan, Holy Trinity Church Tawau, St Dominic’s Church and the Diocesan Pastoral Office.

  

• Nurture love to be able to live the values of the Kingdom of God

  Nov 11, 2014

  Sts Simon and Jude’s feastday was celebrated at the chapel of St Jude here with people coming from as far as Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, and Penang for the Mass.

  

• The end cannot justify the means

  Nov 11, 2014

  Bishop Dr Paul Tan Chee Ing described the reasons given by the Attorney-General’s Chambers for not prosecuting Perkasa chief Ibrahim Ali for threatening to burn Bibles as “essentially a rehash of the communist credo that the end justifies the means”.

  

• A new breeze of hope is blowing into the Church

  Nov 11, 2014

  The Peninsular Malaysia Service Team (PMST) of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal (CCR) met on October 10 at the Archdiocesan Pastoral Centre.

  

• Continue building up faith in Christ

  Nov 11, 2014

  When the young communicants receive Jesus for the very first time, parents and guardians need to know how they are going to build up their children’s faith.

  

• New board members for KL Archdiocese’s prison ministry

  Nov 11, 2014

  The biennial general meeting (BGM) of the Kuala Lumpur Archdiocese Catholic Prison Ministry at Dewan Fatima in Brickfields on October 19 ended with a call to all members to bring hope and healing to lives affected by incarceration.

  

• Founder’s Day tribute for Blessed Nicholas Barre

  Nov 11, 2014

  Blessed Nicholas Barre, OM, a French Minim friar and Catholic priest, the founder of the Sisters of the Infant Jesus religious community which innovated education in 17th century France, was accorded a tribute at SMJK Notre Dame Convent in Gajah Berang on October 21.

  

• HRC-IISF celebrate 20 years in partnership

  Nov 11, 2014

  Sunday, October 19 saw the successful conclusion of yet another interreligious project at the Holy Rosary Church (HRC). The parish hosted a group of 40 Muslims from the Islamic Information Service & Foundation (IISF) who were on an interreligious study tour of several houses of worship in Brickfields.