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Joanna Png, a Serangoon Gardens resident and member of CFSM (Christian Family and Social Movement), shares her views on the proposed dormitory for foreign workers at Serangoon Gardens.ABOUT 15 YEARS ago, when I first arrived in a small town in Illinois, the advice given by my fellow Singaporeans was to avoid certain rough neighbourhoods in ...
Loving celibately frees one to love more broadly without worrying about neglecting one's spouse and children.
Prepared by the Catholic Research Centre of SingaporeAFTER THREE YEARS of work, the results of the first-ever census of the Singapore Catholic population are out. [Note: click on images for more information]The picture that emerges is varied. Eight in 10 Catholics in Singapore say they attend Mass every weekend, which is high compared to 48 ...
Kind Hindu family hid priest and nun in house; but mob found them and almost set priest on fire after dousing him with keroseneBANGALORE, India — Father Thomas Chellen, undergoing treatment at a Catholic hospital in Bhubaneswar, India, said he was grateful to be alive after a Hindu mob nearly set him on fire.(read more)
ROME - The high-profile baptism of Magdi Cristiano Allam at the Easter Vigil ceremony presided over last year by Benedict XVI has a story behind it. According to Allam himself, his conversion journey was possible because of great Christian witnesses.(read more)
A JOYOUS MOOD embraced the start of the new year at Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour on Jan 1 as family members and friends of four Canossian sisters gathered to celebrate their jubilees. Sisters Anna Ong, Mary Siluvainathan and Mary Tan were celebrating their golden jubilees, and Sister Theresa Seow her silver jubilee.For ...
FOR MANY YOUNG BOYS, the prospect of playing for what is arguably the greatest football club in the world is what dreams are made of, and for Manchester United defender John O’Shea, the dr …
When I debate my conservative friends about poverty, I can expect one of them to cite Jesus’ saying that “you will always have the poor with you,” as if this is a preordained fate for cert …
Cyclone Nargis killed more than 170,000 people and left many more homeless. Among the survivors were some children whom a team from Family Life Society counselled and recently revisited.For the full story, pick up a copy of The Catholic News at your local parish this weekend.
You are unworthy. Your sins are unforgivable. You don’t know how to go on. You are hopeless. You are defeated. The world has won.You are wrong. Amplify Ministry invites all youths and young adults to the 19th Youth in the Spirit Seminar. This unique encounter has been a defining moment in the lives of many. ...
While the duty to assist the poor is a constant theme in Catholic social teaching and is rooted in the teaching of Christ, the specific obligations and limitations of this duty are never spelled out. What the teaching provides is a moral vision that tells us that on the most fundamental level all men and ...
Church-fans are like football fans, notes Father David Garcia. But a church member, one belong to the church, is something different.I DID NOT know much about what football fans are like until the day I went to visit my uncle. Unlike my father, who never bothered much about football, my uncle could watch a match ...
Humanae Vitae (“Of Human Life”) is an encyclical issued by Pope Paul VI on Jul 25, 1968. Subtitled “On the Regulation of Birth”, it re-affirms the traditional teaching of the Roman Catholi …
THE BISHOPS AND archbishops of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei made their “ad limina” visit to the Holy See Jun 1-8. The term refers to the obligatory visits by the bishops of dioceses to t …
By Regina XieSINGAPORE – Representatives from the Catholic, Buddhist, Hindu, Sikh and Muslim communities gathered for fellowship at St. Josephʼs Institution International (SJI Internationa …
Father David Garcia, OP is a moral theologian. He was invited to speak at the third session of a series of forums titled “A Christian Response To Same-Sex Attraction” held at CANA The Catholic Centre over four Thursdays in May. This article contains his responses to some frequently asked questions on the morality of homosexual ...
In celebration of Vocation Sunday which falls on April 13 this year, Catholic News Online is publishing the vocation stories of six of our priests and religious over the next six days. Today we look at the story shared by Father Luke Fong, assistant priest of Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.I REALLY CANNOT ...
By Joyce GanIF YOU ASK a Catholic where Church of St. Alphonsus is, he probably canʼt tell you, but ask about Novena Church, and most everyone, even non-Catholics, can give you an answer.N …
A mother shares her journey through the loss of her daughter, the story behind the children's novel she recently published.
THE ARTICLE (CN, Mar 30) reflects a parallel path that I have experienced personally. And I can feel her loss because I have also lost my first child from another incurable illness. The ar …
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