Malaysian Church News

• First Tamil WWME Weekend in Melaka-Johor Diocese

  Oct 30, 2014

  The Tamil-speaking community here had the pastoral distinction of hosting the Worldwide Marriage Encounter (WWME) Weekend in Tamil for the first time in their diocese.

  
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  Be faithful to God for a brighter future

  Oct 30, 2014

  The feast of St Michael, the Archangel, was celebrated at the Chapel of St Michael from Oct 10 to 12. Fr S. John from India was the preacher for the Triduum.

  
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  The rosary is a powerful weapon against evil

  Oct 30, 2014

  The feast of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary was celebrated with a Triduum from Oct 2 to 4 at the Church of the Holy Rosary. On the first day, Fr Alberto Irenus SJ from SFX parish in Petaling Jaya preached on the topic Let Christ Be Known.

  
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  Ninety-year-old lady an advocate of volunteerism

  Oct 30, 2014

  “Older persons make wide ranging contributions to economic and social development. However, discrimination and social exclusion persist.

  

• Panasco 8, a gathering of Vincentians from 30 countries

  Oct 30, 2014

  More than 300 Vincentians from 30 countries in Asia and Oceania converged at the Federal Hotel Oct 1 – 5 for PANASCO 8. 19 priests and a few religious were present.

  

• No one is exempted from the call to care for the poor

  Oct 30, 2014

  Addressing the over 300 delegates of SSVP at the PANASCO 8 event, Archbishop Joseph Marino, the Apostolic Nuncio to Malaysia mentioned that what inspired Blessed Frederic Ozanam.

  

• Covenant Community urged to “be on haste on mission”

  Oct 30, 2014

  On October 12, the Covenant Communities of Taiping and Penang officially merged as one Covenant Community with a new name “Covenanted for Christ Community” (CFCC).

  

• Fire destroys longhouse in Bintulu

  Oct 30, 2014

  Some 469 longhouse folks, mostly the elderly and young children at Tuai Rumah John Guan Anak Barraw at Pasir Nangka Sangan, Tatau, were made homeless when their 54-door longhouse was destroyed by fire in the early morning on 10 October 2014.

  

• Apostolic Nunciature has a new building in Kuala Lumpur

  Oct 30, 2014

  The Apostolic Nunciature in Malaysia has announced that the Holy See has purchased a property in the Ampang area of Kuala Lumpur as the permanent site of the Apostolic Nunciature.

  

• Message for Guru Nanak Jayanti

  Oct 30, 2014

  The Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue wishes all Sikhs its warmest greetings and felicitations as they observe the Prakash Diwas of Siri Guru Nanak Dev Sahib on Nov 6.