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  • Reaching the oasis of prayer means accepting the sands of the spiritual desert

    Nov 08, 2024

    The Catechism of the Catholic Church provides a beautiful summary of the different ways of praying. After summarising the different approaches, the heart can use to reach God, the Catechism provides an entire chapter on the tradition of prayer.

  • CHOICE Asia 17th Conference Behold I Make All Things New

    Nov 08, 2024

    CHOICE Asia held its 17th CHOICE Asia Conference (CAC) from October 9 to 13 at the MBS Recreation and Training Centre.

  • “Vocation Weekend Away”

    Nov 08, 2024

    The Church of St Francis of Assisi became a vibrant gathering place for the Archdiocesan Vocation Promotion Team’s “Vocation Weekend Away,” welcoming 48 participants from across the Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur.

  • “RISE UP” to reconnect youth with faith and community

    Nov 08, 2024

    The youth of the Church of the Divine Mercy Shah Alam (CDM) came together on October 12 to host RISE UP, a special youth experience designed to reignite faith and foster a strong sense of community among young people.

  • She was “amma” to hundreds of Muslim women

    Nov 08, 2024

    Church leaders have mourned the death of a wellknown social worker and reformer, who had become “amma” (mother) to hundreds of women, mostly Muslims, in Kerala’s Malappuram district.

  • Pope to open Holy Door at Rome prison on feast of St Stephen

    Nov 08, 2024

    Two days after opening the Holy Door of St Peter’s Basilica to inaugurate the Holy Year 2025, Pope Francis will travel to a Rome prison to open a Holy Door as a “tangible sign of the message of hope” for people in prisons around the world, the Vatican announced.

  • Severing UNRWA in Gaza is cruel and dangerous

    Nov 08, 2024

    Israel’s parliament has voted to pass to a ban on the humanitarian activities of United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in Israel, including east Jerusalem where the agency has its headquarters, two days after UN Humanitarian Chief, Joyce Msuya, warned: “the entire population of north Gaza is at risk of dying”.

  • Pope to religious sisters: ‘A sad saint is a sad kind of saint’

    Nov 08, 2024

    Pope Francis urges all nuns and priests to appreciate the many graces they enjoy as part of religious communities, as he meets with the Augustinian Sisters of Talavera de la Reina in Spain.

  • Cardinal Parolin offers best wishes to Trump on election victory

    Nov 08, 2024

    Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an event at the Gregorian University, Cardinal Secretary of State expresses his hope that US President-elect Trump will govern with wisdom, “because this is the principal virtue of leaders according to the Bible.”

  • Patriarch Pizzaballa: Peace for Jerusalem is peace for entire world

    Nov 08, 2024

    Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, sends a message to participants in a conference at the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland, and invites all people to pray for peace in the Holy Land.