Catholic Sabah News

JOHOR BAHRU –  The  94th  Plenary  Session  of  the  Catholic  Bishops’ Conference of Malaysia, Singapore  and  Brunei (CBCMSB)  took place on 7-11  July  2014  at  Majodi  Centre, Plentong.

All the 11 Arch/bishops in the region were present. Also  present  were  Archbishop-elect  Julian Leow of  Kuala  Lumpur, Archbishop  Emeritus  Murphy  Pakiam  (Kuala  Lumpur) and  Bishop  Emeritus  James  Chan (Melaka-Johor).

JOHOR BAHRU –  In his address to the  Arch/bishops  at  the  opening  session of the 94th  Plenary  Session  of  the  Catholic  Bishops’  Conference of  Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei (CBCMSB) which took  place  at  Majodi  Centre, Plentong, from 7-11  July  2014,  Apostolic  Nuncio  to  Malaysia, Archbishop  Marino said  he  was  delighted  to  acknowledge  the  presence  of  Fr  Julian  Leow  Beng  Kim  whom  Pope  Francis  appointed  as  Archbishop  of  Kuala  Lumpur  on  Jul  3.

He  called  on  the  CBC  to  welcome  him  and  embrace  him  as  a  true  brother  as  he  carries  out  his  ministry  in  the  enormous  vineyard  of  the  Lord, now  entrusted  to  him  by  the  Pope.

VATICAN CITY, Jun 26, 2014 (VIS) – A press conference was held in the Holy See Press Office this morning to present the Instrumentum Laboris of the 3rd Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (5-19 October 2014) which will focus on “pastoral challenges to the family in the context of evangelisation”. The speakers were Cardinal Lorenzo Baldisseri, secretary general of the Synod of Bishops; Cardinal Peter Erdo, archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest, Hungary, and relator general of the 3rd Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops; Cardinal Andre Vingt-Trois, archbishop of Paris, France and delegate president; Archbishop Bruno Forte of Chieti-Vasto, Italy, and special secretary, and Professors Francesco Miano and Pina De Simone.

VATICAN RADIO/CS,  Jul 3 – The Holy Father appointed Rev Julian Leow Beng Su Kim of Kuala Lumpur, Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, currently Dean of Studies and Trainer Major Seminary in Penang.

The Rev Julian Leow Beng Kim, was born January 3, 1964 in Seremban, Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur.

KUCHING  – The Archbishop of Kuching, John Ha said Putrajaya has the power to lift the ‘Allah’ ban on HERALD after a recent judgment by the Federal Court which states otherwise. The fact that three out of a seven-man Federal Court bench gave dissenting judgments on the recent ‘Allah’ case is an indication there are cogent grounds for the decision to be reviewed by another panel of the apex court, said the Christian leader from Sarawak on 5 July 2014.

Archbishop John Ha of the Archdiocese of Kuching also said, given Putrajaya’s immediate statement to assure Christians that the ban was limited to the HERALD, and that the 10-point solution still stood, shows that the Federal government had the power to lift the ban on the use of the word ‘Allah’ in the Bahasa Malaysia section of the HERALD.

JOHOR  – Bishop Paul Tan Chee Ing of the Malacca-Johor diocese said, “At the leave stage the threshold is only to demonstrate that there are novel questions of law and public importance which merit further consideration.”

“Hence the opinions of the three dissenting judges in allowing leave are to be applauded as they recognise the right of the Church to file an appeal to the Federal Court to allow full arguments to be ventilated,” he explained on 6 July 2014.