Benedict Tang

Catholics in Singapore are calling for ecological conversion and greater regional cooperation as smoke from forest and peatland fires in neighboring Indonesia blankets the city-state, raising concerns about public health and the destruction of the environment.

A Singapore-based actress has taken the life of St Clare of Assisi into a parish church, staging a play on the saint as Catholics here mark the Jubilee Year of St Francis.

In Asian family life, where relationships often come before ideas, a Buddhist parent is more likely to be moved by a Catholic child's peace in suffering, patience, generosity and joy than by theological debate.

Franciscans in Singapore marked the 800th anniversary of the death of St. Francis of Assisi through a dramatic presentation of key moments in his life and testimonies from members of the Franciscan family on October 3.