Malaysian Church News

• Bro Matthew Liew celebrates his 80th Birthday

  Nov 14, 2014

  La Salle Brother Matthew Liew celebrated his 80th birthday recently with the launch of his personal memoirs, Celebrating Life.

  

• BEC core team — ‘A Journey of Prayer and Joy’

  Nov 14, 2014

  The BEC core teams of St Theresa’s Parish, Melaka organized an outing to Cameron Highlands from Oct 10 to 12. Three formation sessions were added as part of the outing. Our theme was A journey of Prayer and Joy.

  

• The International Pastoral Care Week at Assunta Hospital

  Nov 14, 2014

  The International Pastoral Care Week at Assunta Hospital culminated in a beautiful presentation of lights and love at a Mass celebrated by His Grace, Archbishop Julian Leow on Oct 21 at Tun Tan Cheng Lock College of Nursing.

  

• First Holy Communion Celebrated at CDM Penang

  Nov 14, 2014

  They were given four years of faith instruction, a camp to prepare them and a day of preparation to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation before the big celebration of First Holy Communion on October 12.

  

• Life in the Spirit Seminar at the Church of St Thomas More

  Nov 14, 2014

  It was a life-changing experience for more than 150 parishioners who participated in a three-day weekend Life in the Spirit Seminar at the Church of St Thomas More.

  

• Whither the Catholic Church?

  Nov 14, 2014

  Participants and organizers of a workshop entitled Whither the Catholic Church? were pleasantly surprised when newly ordained Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur, His Grace, Julian Leow, walked in to register to attend the workshop.

  

• Let’s pluralise to diversify

  Nov 14, 2014

  Mercy is not a word accompanied by a denigrating effect. Mercy is neither awarded nor rewarded to one as and when he demands it.

  

• ‘450,000 Indians denied birth certificates’

  Nov 14, 2014

  Close to 450,000 Indians have been denied birth certificates and identity cards, the Human Rights Party claimed.

  

• ‘Kurup’s anti-Ibrahim Ali suggestion is seditious’?

  Nov 14, 2014

  Right-wing NGO Perkasa has condemned Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Joseph Kurup for urging the Attorney- General’s Chambers to relook the case involving Perkasa chief Ibrahim Ali’s threat to burn Bibles.

  
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  After Sabah case, church leader hopeful ‘Allah’ battle won in East Malaysia

  Nov 14, 2014

  Putrajaya’s quick response to the latest seizure of Christian materials from a Sabahan is a positive sign of its commitment to the 10-point solution guaranteeing Sabah and Sarawak’s right to use the word “Allah” in their worship, a local church leader said.