KOTA KINABALU - Sacred Heart Cathedral here celebrated the Lunar New Year with "something more" on 8 Feb 2016. The "something more" was the tambourine dance added to the usual drummers during the 15-minute display before Mass. The participants -…
PURAK, Papar - The Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception (FSIC) accepted a new member into their order when Novice Edna Sylvester Yukun made her first profession on 6 Feb 2016 at their novitiate chapel at the Convent of St…
KOTA KINABALU - Eighteen formands - two in Initiation Year (IY), six in second year aspirancy, and ten in first year aspirancy - began their formative journey towards the diocesan priesthood with an opening Mass on 4 Feb 2016 at…
KENINGAU: The Malaysian Catechetical Commission (MCC), with Bishop Cornelius Piong as Episcopal President, met in the Keningau Diocesan Retreat Centre in Tatal on 25-28 Jan 2016. Discussion focused on the ongoing formation of catechists, integrating aspects of personality development, spirituality,…
PENAMPANG - For the first time in its history, the Association of Catechists or Persatuan Katekist (PEKA) had a meeting with an archdiocesan head recently. Thirty-eight catechists from the 13 parishes with a majority of Malay-Kadazan-Dusun-speaking parishioners attended this historic meeting…
KOTA KINABALU - A total of RM12,000,000.00 was allocated to mission schools in Sabah by the Federal Education Ministry, out of which 8.1 million goes to the 71 Catholic Mission Schools within the State of Sabah. The rest are allocated…
KOTA KINABALU - Religious serving in the Kota Kinabalu Archdiocese organised a low-keyed celebration of the 19th World Day for Consecrated Life (WDCL) on 2 Feb 2016 at the Carmelite Chapel here. Archbishop John Wong presided at the Mass, concelebrated…
TANJUNG ARU - The La Salle Alumni Association organised a 40-day memorial Mass for Brother Charles O'Leary fsic at Stella Maris Church here on 1 Feb 2016. Over 200 people turned up for the event. The deceased died on 24…
KOTA KINABALU - The Religious of the Kota Kinabalu Archdiocese closed the Year of Consecrated Life on 31 Jan 2016 with a Eucharistic celebration followed by a fellowship meal at the Sacred Heart Cathedral here. Over 300 people joined in…
KOTA KINABALU - The Daughters of St Paul or Pauline Sisters celebrated their 27th Refoundation Anniversary on 25 Jan 2016 on the Feast of the Conversion of St Paul at their convent chapel here. Around 40 people - Annunciationists, Pauline…