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Vatican announces new rules for the funding of sainthood causes
Mar 14, 2016
Pope Francis has approved new Vatican regulations to make sainthood causes more financially transparent.
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24 hours for the Lord
Mar 14, 2016
As part of the Jubilee Year of Mercy, Pope Francis has decreed that dioceses around the world hold 24 hours of adoration and confession on Friday 4th March and Saturday 5th March preceding the fourth week of Lent.
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Over 100 Legionaries renew their consecration to their Queen
Mar 14, 2016
Some 124 members of the Legion of Mary (LOM) renewed their consecration to their Queen on 12 March 2016 at the Church of Mary Immaculate Bukit Padang.
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In Solidarity with the Universal Church
Mar 14, 2016
The Holy Father, Pope Frances invited the Universal Church to open its doors for a 24-Hour Prayer Vigil on March 4 and 5, 2016 in honour of the Year of Mercy. It was one of my critical moments as I planned and listed down hours for the vigil and encouraged as many parishioners / families / BECs as possible, to take part in the Pope’s initiative.
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Charity urges better protection for Christians in refugee camps
Mar 14, 2016
An international charity has urged better protection for Christian refugees in Germany after Church officials said many face abuse in Muslim-dominated camps and reception centres.
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Najib: Houses of worship to be improved for comfort
Mar 14, 2016
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak on Sunday assured the people in the country that they would be able to practice their religion in comfort in their respective houses of worship.
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It's lawful to keep immigrant families together, US bishops urge Supreme Court
Mar 14, 2016
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops on Tuesday asked the Supreme Court to uphold the Obama administration’s temporary relief for millions of undocumented persons in the U.S. eligible for deportation.
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Cross-removals are not national policy, Chinese bishop says
Mar 14, 2016
An ongoing campaign in which thousands of crosses have been removed in Zhejiang province is not national policy, according to the head bishop of China's state-approved church, denying it represented religious persecution.
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Nuns, Muslim women join to promote peace in Indonesia
Mar 14, 2016
Hundreds of Catholic and Muslim women in Ungaran, Indonesia, have committed themselves to work together to promote peace.
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Pope praises grandparents who transmit the faith
Mar 14, 2016
A group of elderly persons and the “grandparents of Rome” distributed copies of Luke’s Gospel at the Vatican on Sunday after Pope Francis delivered his Angelus address, which touched on the human dignity of the sinner.
Sunday Reflection
Embracing the wisdom of the human heart
Reflecting on our Sunday Readings with Fr George Vaithynathan