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Those canonised at the Mass were: St John Henry Newman, the British theologian, poet and cardinal who died in 1890; Brazilian St Maria Rita Lopes Pontes, popularly known as Sister Dulce, who died in 1992; Indian St Mariam Thresia Chiramel Mankidiyan, founder of the Congregation of the Holy Family, who died in 1926; St Marguerite Bays, a Swiss laywoman and mystic, who died in 1879; and St Josephine Vannini, the Italian co-founder of the Daughters of St Camillus, who died in 1911.

On 2 October, 68 Sunday School students from both the English and Chinese Level 10 class from Blessed Sacrament Church received the Sacrament of Confirmation from Archbishop Simon Poh

The Church of the Immaculate Conception has started a new ministry, the East Malaysian Fellowship (EMF).

84 priests from the whole of Sarawak and Brunei attended a 5 - day Annual Retreat at St Peter’s Seminary College, Kuching from 16 - 20 September.

St Theresa’s Parish Pastoral Council (STPPC) successfully celebrated the Feast of St Theresa, the Patron Saint of the Parish on 28 September, ahead of the actual feast day on 1 October.

Climate change, water resources, inculturation and indigenous practices were among the topics discussed during the first afternoon session of the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon.