Nine crosses that have traveled through Malaysia’s nine Catholic dioceses will converge in Sibu on Sept. 9 as the Malaysia Pastoral Convention 2026 begins, bringing together about 800 Catholics from across the country.
“As part of Program Paghilom, we have already excavated the remains of 101 victims; they will be the next in line for the next inurnment,” said Villanueva, a human rights activist
The two-year Basic Training for Catechists (BTC) in four languages—Bengali, Hindi, Santhali, and Nepali—concluded with phase II catechist training in Nepali.
Bishop Jose Colin Bagaforo said that full transparency of the Church’s expenditures can help dispel criticisms claiming it only exploits the poor and the needy for profit and selfish goals.