Around 70 Catholics attended the half-day event organized by the Creation Justice Ministry of St. Joseph’s Parish in Miri, in the Malaysian state of Sarawak on Borneo island. The gathering focused on the spirituality of St. Francis, care for creation, and concern for the poor.

As part of the Church’s preparation for the Malaysia Pastoral Convention (MPC 2026), the Perjalanan Salib (Journey of the Cross) continued its journey on Wednesday, 26 August 2026, with a meaningful and spiritually uplifting visit to the Home of Peace in Padawan.

On 16 August 2026, Home of Peace (HOP) celebrated Fr John Chong’s 39th Priestly Anniversary and marked his farewell after five years of service as Chaplain from 2021 to 2026.

The event, organized by the church’s Charismatic Prayer Team under the leadership of parish priest Fr. George Harrison, in collaboration with Christine Das, was held as part of the closing activities of the month dedicated to Care for Creation. It brought together nearly 20 participants, from senior citizens to young children, for prayer, storytelling and contemplative art centered on the theme, “Let Our Elephants Be Elephants.”

Running water became the centrepiece of an evening that invited young people to reflect on their relationship with creation as the St Michael’s Church Youth and Creation Justice Ministry gathered on September 4 to celebrate the Season of Creation.

The Church of Our Lady of Lourdes (OLL), marked the Season of Creation through English and Tamil Masses that called parishioners to recognise the natural world as God’s gift and embrace their responsibility as its stewards.

About 80 Catholics aged 17 to 61 took part in Singapore’s first Catholic hackathon, FIAT, from October 9 to 11, developing digital solutions to address pastoral needs identified by four archdiocesan organisations.

In theological debate and magisterial statements, the concept of ‘just war’ is increasingly being called into question in support of the idea that war is intrinsically illicit. Yet the concept continues to resurface, and the authority of St Augustine (354–430) is often invoked in its defence. In the conventional account of the history of war, Augustine frequently appears as the first Christian theorist of ‘just war’, if not its actual ‘inventor’. But Augustine, as we know, was always a restless (inquietus) soul, attentive to the developing challenges posed by history, and his thinking evolved over time. Scholars understand that his positions must be read both in context, with due attention to their historical setting, and as part of a broader vision that places them in perspective. Instead, they are often embalmed or taken out of context, or even attributed to the later Augustinian tradition. In the case at hand, anyone with the patience — and good fortune — to read Augustine himself will find signs that his acute understanding of history did not overlook the fundamental ambiguity, or even the outright inadmissibility, of ‘just war’.

Catholic communities across Malaysia are marking the 2026 Season of Creation with a focus on water, not only as a biblical symbol of life and renewal, but as a resource increasingly threatened by pollution, waste and environmental degradation.