Most Holy Virgin Mary, Mother of Christ. We praise and thank God for His mighty works in you. O Blessed Mother, Star of the New Evangelisation; we consecrate the New Evangelisation for Singapore to your Most Immaculate Heart and implore your intercession for a mighty renewal of the Catholic Church in Singapore. We entrust to [...]
It was an example of the rosary’s power to unite people from different ethnic groups.Close to 300 parishioners of the Church of Our Lady Star of the Sea prayed the rosary during an outdoor rosary and candlelight procession on June 13, with each decade being said in Tagalog, Tamil, Chinese, Malayalam and English.A statue of [...]
St Vincent de Paul Church holds special Mass as Filipinos mobilise to help countrymen. Darren Boon reportsParishes across Singapore prayed for the victims of Typhoon Haiyan and collected funds and material aid to send to the survivors of one of the worst storms in the Philippines.“Every one of us is a brother and sister in [...]
I love the digital world, the Internet, by whatever name.This morning, I paid bills, made an airline reservation, refilled a prescription, communicated with my physician and planned for a visit from longtime friends coming to town. That was before draining the second cup of coffee.I’d rather suffer outage of the telephone and cable. I have [...]
VATICAN CITY, 27 JAN 2011 (VIS) - On 24 and 25 March, the Pontifical Council for Culture, the president of which is Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi, will launch a new permanent Vatican structure to be known as the "Courtyard of the Gentiles", the aim of which is to promote dialogue and encounter between believers and non-believers. [...]
VATICAN CITY – Christians and Muslims share concern and compassion for those suffering in poverty and can find common ground to work toward eradicating both the causes and the problems it creates, the Vatican said.In its traditional message to Muslims at the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting, the Pontifical Council for [...]
Members of the Franciscan family gathered for a meeting in Bangkok, pose for a photo.SINGAPORE – It was an historic event for the Franciscan family when over 50 members (religious and lay, Catholics and Anglicans) from 35 entities from Asia and the Pacific assembled in Bangkok in early July. Over four days, the assembly deliberated [...]
"You know, I went to the novena service today and there was an announcement made. You know what? They ... the church authority here have approved altar girls and women communion ministers," remarked a middle-aged woman who appeared visibly upset. This landmark decision to further open up the Catholic church in Singapore with female participation, [...]