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Parish Family Life Ministry established in Beluran
Aug 16, 2017
The Parish Family Life Ministry (PFLM) was established in Our Lady of Fatima Parish here on 29 July 2017.
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Selfies for Mary? How a Catholic art project engaged the world
Aug 16, 2017
In an effort to draw the 'selfie generation' to Marian spirituality, the Pauline Fathers of Doylestown, Pennsylvania collected photos from dozens of c
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For Muslims and Christians remember, Sister Ruth Pfau was “shining icon”
Aug 16, 2017
Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi orders a state funeral for the nun, deemed a national hero. Muslims express their condolences. For writer and researcher Kakkazai Aamir, “we must pray to earn a small place” next to her. Hamza Arshad, a Muslim educator, calls Ruth Pfau “an angel of mercy for Pakistan."
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US Catholics to mark 50 years since Navy chaplain's heroic death
Aug 16, 2017
A Mass and a documentary premiere are among the events marking the 50th anniversary of the death of Servant of God Father Vincent R. Capodanno, the decorated Navy chaplain who was killed seeking to provide the sacraments to ambushed Marines in the Vietnam War.
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Recollection for Family Life Commission members
Aug 16, 2017
Eighteen members of the Sandakan Diocesan Family Life Commission (DFLC) attended a half-way recollection on 22 July 2017 at St Dominic here.
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Feast of the Assumption
Aug 15, 2017
On Aug. 15, the Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary, Catholics around the world will celebrate the Blessed Virgin’s principal feast day
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Calls for prayer amid 'abhorrent' violence in Charlottesville
Aug 15, 2017
The head of the U.S. bishops conference called for prayers after one person was killed and over a dozen injured during a white nationalist protest in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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Chicago sisters work to bring peace to streets torn by violence
Aug 15, 2017
Springfield Dominican Srs. Joanne Delehanty and Mary Pokorny sit in a church office, talking about the neighborhood they have lived in for nearly 30 years.
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Diocese helps Kashmiri women stand up for their rights
Aug 15, 2017
Darshana Devi, in India's northern state of Jammu and Kashmir, recalls the ordeal of trying to find out why her name disappeared from the records of a government scheme providing monthly pensions to destitute widows.
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Two elderly Chinese Bishops die: Mgr Li Jiantang of Taiyuan and Mgr Xie Tingzhe of Urumqi
Aug 15, 2017
Two elderly Chinese Bishops, one from Taiyuan (Shanxi) and the other from Urumqi in Xinjiang, passed away on Aug. 13 and 14 respectively. Both were recognized by the Holy See. Both spent much of their younger years in forced labour camps.
Sunday Reflection
From mere productivity to wholehearted fruitfulness
Reflecting on our Sunday Readings with the Editor