Entries Tagged as ‘Chatolic Sabah’

July 10, 2009

Police report on Muslim men spying in Malaysia Catholic churches

Let me just reproduce the press statement by two persons recently (on 8 July):

We are deeply concerned that two Muslim men acting on false information that the Catholic Church was converting Muslims into Christians had recently entered a Catholic Church service for the purpose of gathering information as to whether this was occurring.
They were also [...]

June 10, 2009

Evictions: Penang Bishop’s office issues statement

Rev Michael Thoo has released a press state statement from the office of the Penang Bishop. Here is the statement in full:
In response to recent and current newspaper reports on the “eviction exercise” of’ 14 houses within the grounds of the Church of St. Francis Xavier, Penang Road, 10000 Georgetown, Penang the church wishes to [...]

May 28, 2009

Church not allowed to use ‘Allah’ till court’s July 7 decision

KUALA LUMPUR, May 28 — The Catholic Church failed in its bid to get permission to use the word “Allah” while its suit to overturn the government ban is still being heard in the High Court.

Reverend Father Lawrence Andrew
The High Court here said the Catholic Church must wait until it decides conclusively on whether it [...]

May 20, 2009

200 faithfuls attend groundbreaking ceremony of proposed church

KOTA KINABALU: The ground-breaking ceremony for the proposed St. Catherine of Siena Church, Putatan officially took place yesterday.
The site is in Kpg Dimbaan, Putatan, a quarter kilometre from the Putatan/Penampang road, and is on a hilltop overlooking the Putatan new township and behind the Putatan Servay Hypermarket.
The ceremony was performed by Reverend Arch Bishop Datuk [...]

May 11, 2009

Churches call for fresh elections in Perak

THE COUNCIL OF CHURCHES of Malaysia (CCM) is deeply troubled and concerned at the events that unfolded at the Perak State Assembly sitting on the 7th May.
The unruly scenes, the scuffles and the removal of the Speaker of the House by force, have all violated the dignity of the State Assembly and made a mockery [...]

April 28, 2009

PRIEST AND WIFE HACKED TO DEATH!

 

JAKARTA – An elderly Christian priest and his wife were hacked to death with machetes in Indonesia, police said on Monday. Frans Koagow, 64, and his wife, Femy Kumendong, 73, were found in the priest’s home in Manado city, North Sulawesi province, on Saturday with deep slash wounds to their heads and necks, provincial police [...]

April 26, 2009

Malaysia Catholics oppose non-’Allah’ Bible

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) — A Malay-language Bible that does not use the word “Allah” has caused controversy among Malaysian Catholics, as the church here fights a court case to guarantee its right to use the word. The Catholic Herald newspaper, in its Sunday edition, criticised the release this week at an international bookfair of the [...]

April 3, 2009

No hidden agenda to confuse Muslims

By Fr Lawrence Andrew, SJ
Kuala Lumpur: A Malay- Arabic word has been politicized and it has become the bone of contention for some people. The Kuala Terengganu UMNO delegate Datuk Zubir mbong at their recently concluded UMNO General Assembly said that he was “very suspicious why Christians want to translate the word God into ‘Allah’. [...]

April 2, 2009

Hari Islam-Kristian dirayakan pada Pesta Khabar Gembira Malaikat kepada Perawan Maria

BEIRUT: Mac 25 merupakan Hari Islam-Kristian yang pertama sempena hari memperingati Perawan aria. Akhbar L’Oreint-Le Jour melaporkan berita ini di dalam satu artikel yang ditandatangani oleh Fady Noun, yang menyatakan bahawa perayaan baru ini jatuh pada hari Perayaan Pemberitaan Khabar Sukacita kepada Perawan Maria mengikut kalender liturgi Kristian.
“Bersama-sama dengan Maria, Bonda kita,” merupakan tema yang [...]

March 17, 2009

FSIC Srs Angela And Euphrasia Pass Away (news from Catholic Sabah

TANJUNG ARU(CS).- It was a shock to the Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception (FSIC) when two of their members passed away within two days apart.
Sister M Euphrasia Manson died Feb 20 while Sister M Angela Chung Nyuk Thai died Feb 22.
Both the funeral service for Manson Feb 22 at St Michael Penampang and the [...]