Malaysian Church News

• Kaamatan celebration in Tawau

  May 23, 2014

  The month of May is a meaningful month for the Kadazan Dusun community all over Sabah. It is the month of thanksgiving for the great blessing and grace granted by the Almighty to their community.

  
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  Speakers at UiTM were not Catholic priest or nun

  May 22, 2014

  Claims by a speaker at one Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) seminar that he was formerly a Catholic priest who had converted to Islam are not true, Indonesian church authorities confirmed to The Malaysian Insider.

  
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  Seremban nun dies days after helmet attack

  May 20, 2014

  Sister Julianna Lim died at the Seremban hospital this afternoon, six days after she and another nun were attacked with helmets outside the Church of the Visitation in the Negri Sembilan state capital.

  
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  On the attack of two sisters at the Church of Visitation: Father John Gnanapiragasam

  May 18, 2014

  The parishioners of the Visitation, the Infant Jesus Sisters and the families of Sister Juliana Lim and Sister Marie Rose Teng, are deeply saddened by the tragic incident.

  

• Does excommunication send one to hell?

  May 16, 2014

  I will try to give you an overall picture of this issue without, however, giving all the nuances. Some of these are used less today than they were centuries ago.

  

• Formation for BEC leaders and core team

  May 16, 2014

  Once again after three years, 120 participants comprising of new BEC Leaders with their Core Teams of the Taiping Catholic Church came together for a day’s formation on how to animate and activate their BECs.

  

• PIHDM raises funds for the migrants and orang asli

  May 16, 2014

  The various ministries under the PIHDM of Good Shepherd Church, came together to raise funds to assist the migrants and the Orang Asli under their purview.

  

• SMC sponsors battery and LED lights

  May 16, 2014

  Parishioners of St Michael’s Church (SMC) have contributed RM26,595 towards helping 27 Orang Asli families by sponsoring battery and LED lights for their homes as part of the parish project for this year.

  

• Go beyond, to the Risen Christ

  May 16, 2014

  “Don’t remain at the foot of Calvary. Go beyond to the Risen Christ, not the crucified,” declared Bishop Sebastian Francis during his homily on the Feast of the Divine Mercy.

  

• Kg Simee Old Folks Home’s Family Day and Food Fair

  May 16, 2014

  Spreading the joy of Easter and Christ’s resurrection for the old folk at the Kg Simee (Catholic Welfare Services) home for the Aged on May 4 brought together Catholics and non-Catholics from all over Ipoh.