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“Empowered for Service: Parish and Diocesan Staff Conferred Diploma in Canon Law for A Synodal Church”
Staff members from the parish of Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Butterworth, and the Penang Diocesan Staff were recently awarded the Diploma in Canon Law for a Synodal Church , marking an important milestone in their service to the Church. The recipients of the diploma are Ms. Angeline Sinnappan and Ms. Joanne Robert, both from Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary/St. Chastan & Imbert Church, Ms. Anne Nah, and Ms. Jacinta Denis from the First Instance Ecclesiastical Trib
Mar 181 min read


Vatican confirms Catholics still forbidden to join Masonic lodges
Headquarters of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith Responding to a question from a Filipino Bishop, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, with the approval of Pope Francis, reaffirms the incompatibility between the Catholic Faith and joining Masonic lodges. By Vatican News The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, in a document signed by the Prefect, Cardinal Victor Fernandéz, and approved by Pope Francis , has reaffirmed that Catholics are forbidden from j
Sep 8, 20252 min read


Catholics cannot use ‘debaptism’ to leave Church, Vatican rules.
The Dicastery for Legislative Texts said baptismal records were ‘the objective record of sacramental actions’ and ‘not a list of...
Apr 28, 20252 min read


Vatican: It is impossible to remove oneself from baptismal registry
The Prefect of the Dicastery for Legislative Texts, Archbishop Filippo Iannone, and its Secretary, Bishop Juan Ignacio Arrieta, have...
Apr 21, 20253 min read
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