Malaysian Church News

  • Bishop Emeritus now a Dato’

    Dec 04, 2014

    Bishop Emeritus Antony Selvanayagam was conferred a Darjah Setia Pangkuan Negeri (DSPN), which carried the title Dato’, in conjunction with Penang Yang Dipertua Negeri, Tun Abdul Rahman Abbas’ 76th birthday, which was on July 12.

  • Christian students forced to pray in the open

    Dec 04, 2014

    Deputy Education Minister Mary Yap, according to a media update, has pledged to investigate the Labuan Matriculation College (LMC), no stranger to controversies, for being in the news again for all the wrong reasons.

  • What is Celtic spirituality?

    Nov 27, 2014

    Celtic practices existed at a time when there was much less uniformity in different parts of Christendom. But Celtic refers to practices which were not separate from the Catholic Church. Some commentators suggest a pre-Protestant stance against the Catholic Church. Modern scholars find this idea questionable.

  • OMPH Hospitality Ministers’s mission at Good Shepherd Home

    Nov 27, 2014

    In a special message delivered to all parishes in the Penang Diocese on World Mission Sunday, Bishop Sebastian Francis initiated the rite of sending in conjunction with the Diocese’s theme CALLED, CHOSEN, SENT.

  • Unity among Christians in Terengganu

    Nov 27, 2014

    The local Churches, comprising Catholics and other denominations in Terengganu, usually take turns to host their Inter-Church Gatherings.

  • St Mary’s celebrates three sacerdotal anniversaries

    Nov 27, 2014

    Around 600 parishioners of St Mary’s Cathedral and its sub-parishes joined in celebrating the anniversaries of their shepherds: Bishop Julius Dusin Gitom on his 25th anniversary on November 19 (1989 – 2014).

  • Making headway in non-formal education

    Nov 27, 2014

    Described as one of its kind in the state, the Livio Learning Centre (LLC) at the Portuguese Settlement, established in April 1993, has been making waves each passing year. LLC is managed by the local Canossian Sisters community.

  • Developing a spiritual programme for men

    Nov 27, 2014

    Catholic Men’s Fellowship (CMF) of the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit organised a spiritual development programme for men so that they can openly discuss spiritual matters.

  • Marian 2nd Chance Outlet

    Nov 27, 2014

    What was known as Parish Garage Sales Shop before is now transformed and renamed ‘Marian 2nd Chance Outlet.’ It has a very humble beginning, with parishioners contributing used items to be sold as recycled items.

  • Sunday school awards at SMC

    Nov 27, 2014

    Forty-two Sunday school students of St Michael’s Church (SMC), received certificates of achievement and gift vouchers on Nov 16 for achieving full attendance at Sunday school this year.