The parishioners of Saint Mark’s Church (SMC) gathered in high spirits and gratitude on the morning of Sunday, 30 August, 2026, to witness a significant milestone for their growing community.

5 July 2026, The Parish of Our Lady Queen of Peace, Simanggang, joyfully launched and opened the celebration of Bible Month 2026 during the Sunday Mass at 8:00 a.m. The opening ceremony was officiated by Rev Fr Ramon Borja, marking the beginning of a month dedicated to deepening faith through the reading, reflection, and living of God's Word.

This is an annual event organised by the Sunday School with assistance from St Peter’s Seminary College. The Retreat prepares the students who will be receiving their Sacrament of Baptism, First Holy Communion, and Confirmation.

A new chapter of compassion began in Butterworth when Cardinal Sebastian Francis, Bishop of Penang, formally decreed the Samaritan Missionaries of Hope as an official diocesan ministry.

The announcement was made on October 19. Fr. Devadass, director of the Catholic Research Centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, who also serves as the Executive Secretary for the FABC Commission on Synodality, joins representatives from India, Taiwan and South Korea in the commission, which advises the Holy See on important doctrinal questions.

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.”

Parishioners at the Church of the Holy Family in Singapore prayed on October 13 for God to “dispel the haze that is engulfing the region and affecting the health of so many.” The prayer, composed by a parishioner during a faith formation session, also asked God to “remove the root cause of the haze and help us all to restore your creation to its health and beauty.”

The initiative at Sao Biển Community in Phan Thiet, a coastal city in southern Vietnam, emerged from a reflection on the theme “Put Out into the Deep: Discernment and Governance in a Synodal Church,” led by Sr. Theresa Chi, a member of the congregation.

Traditionally invoked as a “safe refuge amid life’s difficulties,” Mary is a source of consolation for a world wounded by war, Pope Leo said on Wednesday.