Malaysian Church News

• Ayer Salak — Peninsular Malaysia’s hotbed for vocations

  Jun 12, 2014

  Many are unaware that Ayer Salak, Malaysia’s oldest Catholic Chinese New Village is the peninsular’s ‘hotbed’ for religious and priestly vocations.

  

• CHIJ Melaka unveils ‘Our Heritage’

  Jun 12, 2014

  A Heritage Room has been set-up at the Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus.

  

• Women’s Desk launched in Klang

  Jun 12, 2014

  The Parish of The Holy Redeemer launched their Women’s Desk Ministry in a simple yet significant manner with the theme Empower Awareness Educate Advocate.

  

• Retreat cum outing for CLOW members

  Jun 12, 2014

  The members of the Children Liturgy of The Word (CLOW) of St Anne’s parish had a retreat-cum-outing on May 30 and 31.

  

• Why is it OK for us to pray to the Virgin Mary?

  Jun 12, 2014

  A lady who is Catholic now belongs to one of the “new age” religions. She was told that you do not pray to Mary because she is human.

  

• Manila thanks Archdiocese for donations

  Jun 12, 2014

  The Archdiocese of Manila thanked the people of the Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur for the donation of USD 199, 851.16 for the relief and recontruction work of the places hit by Typhoon Yolanda.

  

• Need to constantly build knowledge of God

  Jun 12, 2014

  Catholics, especially young people, feel the hunger for God and for forgiveness. Yet they are so caught up with the modern day rat race they forget to update themselves on their faith after confirmation.

  
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  Seized Bibles: The brave ones and the cowards

  Jun 12, 2014

  Nothing that Attorney-General Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail said in a press statement today on the case of the seized Bibles by Jais qualified as new or news.

  
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  Former Bible Society president urge Christians to forgive Jais for ‘terrible mistake’

  Jun 12, 2014

  Former Bible Society of Malaysia President, Lee Min Choon said he felt vindicated after the Attorney-General announced that the Selangor Islamic Religious Department had erred when they raided the premises and seized more than 300 copies of Malay and Iban Bibles six months ago.

  
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  A-G says Jais erred in seizing Bibles, orders case closed

  Jun 12, 2014

  Attorney-General Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail said the Selangor Islamic Religious Department (Jais) had erred in seizing Bibles from the Bible Society of Malaysia (BSM) and ordered the case closed, bringing an end to a contentious issue, which had dragged on for the past six months.