Singapore

Two parish priests in Singapore, who are brothers, are now recuperating after an operation in which the younger donated his kidney to his older sibling.

The Singapore Archdiocese has acknowledged a need to better serve marginalised groups within the Catholic community, including those with special needs, the divorced and those identifying as LGBTQ+.

The 10-year Archdiocesan Pastoral Plan released by the Singapore Archdiocese recently has highlighted several areas of concern which it hopes to address over the years.

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Singapore has released an Archdiocesan Pastoral Plan describing its goals and priorities for the next 10 years. Titled “Communion in Mission”, the plan was released on the archdiocesan website on Sept 8, the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

As social divisions harden and ethnic tensions rise in the world, Singapore must “zealously” guard its racial and religious harmony which remains the “foundation” of the city state, said Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam.

The Episcopal Commission for Creation Justice of Malaysia, Singapore, and Brunei (ECCJMSB) marked the Day for Creation on 1 September with the launch of the second phase of their regional ecological campaign.

Catholic churches in downtown Singapore are taking part in a special night festival organised by the national heritage agency as a means of showcasing the faith.

Father René Marcel Joseph Nicolas of the Paris Foreign Missions Society (MEP), a French missionary who devoted nearly seven decades to priestly service in Asia, passed away on July 28 at Saint Theresa’s Home in Singapore. He was 95.

Singapore will continue to weather tough challenges such as international rivalry, the threat of technology replacing jobs and a rapidly ageing society, so long as Singaporeans remain united, said Prime Minister Lawrence Wong in his National Day Rally Speech.

Anyone walking down Chapel Road in eastern Singapore these days will notice the Singapore flag fluttering at the Church of the Holy Family.

The 116th Plenary Assembly of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Malaysia, Singapore, and Brunei (CBCMSB) opened on July 30 in a spirit of communion and renewed commitment to synodality, as bishops from across the three nations gathered to discuss key ecclesial developments in the region.

Singapore ranked 6th in the Global Peace Index 2025, a measure of global peacefulness produced by the Institute for Economics and Peace, covering 163 independent states and territories.

One month after the conclave that elected Pope Leo XIV, a cardinal-elector from Singapore said that the entire experience had “an atmosphere of intense prayer, discernment, and faith.”

On June 8, The Straits Times released a video interview with Cardinal William Goh, where the Archbishop of Singapore recounted his first experience voting in a papal conclave and reflected on how it contrasted with the film The Conclave.

A Catholic nun, who ministered to teenage pregnant girls and unwed mothers for years, died in Singapore on May 24. She was 90.

The archbishop of Singapore asked the faithful to spend more time in fervent prayer as the Church prepares for the conclave that will elect Pope Francis’ successor.

Despite the sweltering afternoon heat, hundreds of Catholics stood outside the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd in Singapore on April 22 to pray and pay tribute to Pope Francis, who passed away on April 21.

The Archdiocese of Singapore will hold a memorial Mass for the repose of the soul of Pope Francis on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, at 1:15 PM at the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd.

The archbishop of Singapore stressed that for Christians, hope is never based on wishful thinking but rooted in faith and charity.

The Initiative for the Study of Asian Catholics (ISAC), in collaboration with the Asia Research Institute (Singapore), is hosting an online roundtable to explore the implications of President Trump’s second term on Christians in Asia on February 28.