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LOCAL NEWS
Archdiocese of Kuching celebrates the gift of Fr Joseph Liew
KUCHING — The morning of 7 November saw faithful particularly from Kuching and Bau in St Joseph’s Cathedral filling up the church to full capacity to witness the sacerdotal ordination of Deacon Joseph Liew Tze Jian into the Order of Priests…
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The much awaited church completed
SERIAN — After years of collecting donations from well wishers, St Theresa’s Parish Council finally fulfilled the wish of the Catholic community in the completion of the St John’s Church building at Melanjok, Simunjan…
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Mass confirmation at St Theresa’s Church
SERIAN — 362 students received their Confirmation Sacrament at St Theresa’s Church, Serian at 3.00 pm on 27 August…
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FOREIGN NEWS

Pope asks world leaders to reject violence and hatred
ROME, Italy – At the midday recitation of the Angelus, Pope Benedict marked the anniversary of the 11 September terrorist attacks with a call for a rejection of violence and for a “Eucharistic spirituality” that rejects indifference towards others…
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FEATURES
How an Internet fast can change your life
If you’re thinking about what you can do to maximize the peace and minimize the franticness as you prepare to celebrate the birth of the Lord, consider doing some kind of internet fast…
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17th December, 2011
by Jennifer Fulwiler Advent is just around the corner, and I know that a lot of us are thinking about what we can do to minimize the number of times this season that we lock ourselves in closets to scream “I CAN’T TAKE THIS STRESS ANYMORE!!!” Or maybe that’s just me. Anyway, if you’re thinking [...]
15th December, 2011
St Ann, Kota Padawan would like to thank those who have very generously contributed to the St Ann’s Church Building fund so far. Since 2005 RM3.2 million has been collected. However, we are still short of RM3.8 million to meet a total of RM7 million needed to cover the cost of the new church. The [...]
22nd November, 2011
MANILA, Philippines – The Covenant Communities (CC) from Malaysia, Indonesia, Hong Kong, China, India, the Philippines in Asia region under the Catholic Fraternity of Charismatic Covenant Communities And Fellowships gathered in Manila from 20-23 October for the 7th Asian Conference with the theme ‘Towards a more Empowered Community’. The Malaysian delegates were from the Bread [...]
21st November, 2011
SERIAN — After years of collecting donations from well wishers, St Theresa’s Parish Council finally fulfilled the wish of the Catholic community in the completion of the St John’s Church building at Melanjok, Simunjan. The Church Building Committee comprising members from Serian and Simunjan formed on 4 August 2005 announced the completion of the church [...]
7th November, 2011
KUCHING — The morning of 7 November saw faithful particularly from Kuching and Bau in St Joseph’s Cathedral filling up the church to full capacity to witness the sacerdotal ordination of Deacon Joseph Liew Tze Jian into the Order of Priests. Concelebrating the Mass with Archbishop John Ha were Archbishop Emeritus Dato Sri Peter Chung, [...]
28th October, 2011
KOTA PADAWAN — The St Ann Complex Committee (SACC) will be organising a Gala dinner on 6 November 2011 at Pullman Hotel, with a seating capacity of 100 tables. The tables are priced as follows: 50 tables at RM 5,000 each and the other 50 tables at RM 2,500 each. The aim of the dinner [...]
24th October, 2011
KATHMANDU, Nepal — The SIGNIS Asia Assembly 2011 was held in Kathmandu, Nepal from 16-22 October with the theme “Media for a Culture of Peace: CREATING IMAGES WITH THE NEW GENERATION”. SIGNIS, a Vatican approved world catholic association for communications chose the theme to guide the work of the association for the next three years. [...]
23rd October, 2011
KUCHING – Every year, the Church sets aside one day to focus on migrants and refugees to draw particular attention to people on the move. In the Archdiocese of Kuching, Migrant Sunday was celebrated together with Mission Sunday on 23 October. St Joseph’s Cathedral Parish celebrated the occasion with a series of activities coordinated by [...]
21st October, 2011
Fr Terry Burke, MHM KUCHING — 68 participants braved the heavy rain to attend the first session of talks on Social Teaching of the Church by Fr Terry Burke at 7.30 pm on 11 October at St Joseph’s Cathedral parish centre. It was the first talk for a series of seven talks every Tuesday. Fr [...]
28th September, 2011
MIRI — The Miri Branch of the Natural Fertility Awareness Service of Malaysia (NFASM) organised a refresher course for their teachers of the Billing Ovulation Method of Natural Family Planning (BOM-NFP) on 16-17 September. It was held at Human Life Service premises and was attended by 15 teachers, some having been first trained decades ago. [...]