VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis has written a letter to Cardinal Kevin Farrell outlining his vision for 9th World Meeting of Families, which will take place in Dublin in August 2018. The letter, dated 25 Mar 2017, was presented…
VATICAN CITY - Vatican Radio’s English shortwave (SW) broadcast for Asia has come to an end, with its last transmission going out Friday evening, after nearly 60 years of service. However, this does not mean it has disappeared altogether. What…
DUBLIN, Ireland - Just a little more than a year away, the Archdiocese of Dublin released a video on 22 Mar 2017 inviting families from around the world to come together in Ireland for the World Meeting of Families in…
MUNTILAN, Central Java - Preliminary meetings have been held in preparation of the 7th Asian Youth Day (AYD), scheduled for 30 July-6 August 2017 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Representatives from 16 countries met on 20-24 March during the ‘Days of the Diocese’…
VATICAN CITY - The Congregation for the Causes of Saints has approved a miracle through the intercession of Francisco and Jacinta Marto—two of the three children who witnessed the apparition of the Virgin Mary at Fatima. The decree from the…
KOTA KINABALU - Over 200 Chinese-speaking Legionaries attended the 27th Acies on 26 Mar 2017 at the Sacred Heart Cathedral here. The event began with a procession by the officials and members (active and auxiliary) of the 13 senior and four…
KOTA KINABALU - The Alumni of St Francis Convent School presented a cheque amounting to RM50,ooo to the new school building committee on 25 Mar 2017. The donation was received by Mary Gomez, head of the building committee, at the alumni's…
KOTA KINABALU - The Sabah Council of Churches (SCC) and Commission on Sabah Affairs (COSA) will be organising a prayer vigil for peace and harmony on 31 March 2017 at the Padang Merdeka Kota Kinabalu. It will begin at 7:30…
MALACCA - Percy D’Cruz, HERALD’s first stringer and a long-serving stringer of The Star’s Malacca bureau, passed away on 9 March 2017. Percy, 69, is believed to have been electrocuted at his home at Banda Hilir on Thursday evening. Theresa…
MADSIANG, Inobong - Over 30 staff of Catholic Archdiocesan Centre Penampang attended a Lenten recollection at the church-by-the-river here on 24 Mar 2017. Father Charles Chiew of Keningau Diocese facilitated the recollection at the Catholic Church of Madsiang. Session 1…