Tag: Catholic Church
Religious communities in Singapore suspend gatherings
Religious communities in Singapore have indefinitely suspended mass gatherings as a precautionary measure amid the Covid-19 outbreak.
According to Channel News Asia, the Catholic Church...
Singapore Catholic churches offer shelter to homeless people
Singapore – Two Catholic churches in Singapore have opened their doors to the homeless to provide shelter and a comfortable place to sleep at...
Singapore Catholic Church mandated to report sexual abuse cases
Singapore – On May 13 (Monday), the Singapore Catholic Church said it would adopt the new rules issued by Pope Francis last week involving...
Philippine priests get death threats for being critical of ‘war on drugs’ killings
At least three prominent Philippine Catholic church leaders said that several clergymen who were critical of President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs have been...
“Fake news” Whatsapp message gives impression Catholic Church is unhappy with gov’t
The Catholic Church in Singapore has issued a statement refuting a Whatsapp message which has been making the rounds. The church said the message...
Wijeysingha raises temperature with claim that he was once molested
Social work lecturer and activist Vincent Wijeysingha has made an unusual claim at an unusual time when tensions between the LGBT community and some...
Dare to be like this Pope?
By Augustine Low
Life can throw up great surprises. Who would have thought that the world’s oldest bureaucracy – the Catholic Church – would...