KENINGAU - Assembling publicly for the first time, 495 candidates made their intention known to the Church and the Church, carrying out its apostolic mission, assisted in their ‘rite of passage’ to becoming the “Elect” of God at the Rite…
KOTA KINABALU – Thousands across the archdiocese received ashes on their foreheads, marked as a black cross, on Ash Wednesday, which this year fell on 10 Feb 2016. The Church begins the journey together, at the start of the Lenten…
KOTA KINABALU - While the experience of illness can certainly test our faith, for Pope Francis it is an opportunity to entrust ourselves to the tenderness and mercy of Christ, which Mary, his mother, shows us how to do. “Illness,…
KOTA KINABALU - Over 400 parishioners turned up for the combined Way of the Cross, also known as Stations of the Cross, held at the Centenary Cross Monuments in Sacred Heart Cathedral on 12 Feb 2016. Fr Rhobby Mojolou, who presided…
MAJODI, Johor - The 97th Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei (CBCMSB) was held at Majodi Centre, January 11-15. The meeting took place on the eve of the ordination of Bishop-elect Bernard Paul to the Office of Bishop,…
MAJODI, Johor - The Conference of Religious Major Superiors (CRMS) held their meeting which was attended by 23 superiors of religious congregations from Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei. The meeting was held at Majodi Centre, January 12-14. Sr Mel Benedictos, RC,…
KOTA KINABALU - Special Ministry for People with Developmental Disabilities (SMPDD) in the Sacred Heart Cathedral Parish had a challenging but fruitful year in 2015. To begin with, Sr Lawrencia Gompok fsic who was the spiritual director/coordinator for 2014 was…
KUALA LUMPUR - There are three types of public schools in the country: government, government-aided and private schools. The majority of mission schools are government-aided. Their staff are appointed and paid by the government. The churches retain ownership of the…
TANJUNG ARU – The year 2015 was a great blessing for The Boys’ Brigade (BB) of the 11th Kota Kinabalu Company (11KK Coy) for many reasons: (1) The Coy was formed on 21 June 2015 under the Sponsoring Authority of Stella…
KOTA KINABALU – His interest in nature, especially his passion for orang utan, has impelled Fr Michael Gebhart to spend his rwo-week (a year) holiday in Sabah since 2013. The Benedictine monk from Weltenburg Benedictine Monastery, Kelheim, Germany was in…