‘Sex vs God’ in the Philippines

Armin Luistro is embroiled in a fierce debate between church and state. As the Philippines education secretary, it’s his job to steer government plans to introduce sex education into elementary and high schools in the predominantly Catholic nation. (Jennee Grace U Rubrico, Asia Times Online)

Hong Kong diocese fails again in school court challenge

The Court of Appeal has thrown out Hong Kong diocese’s second challenge to the government’s school-management policy that it fears will hinder their ability to govern Church schools.

Indian state’s demand to control school hiring

Schools in Gujarat (India) will require authorisation from the State government before they can hire new teaching and non-teaching staff, this according to a circular letter sent by the State government led by Hindu extremist Narendra Modi. (Nirmala Carvalho, AsiaNews.it)
Under the terms of the new regulations, which were upheld by the Supreme Court, any publicly [...]

Last Singapore religious school head resigns

Singapore’s last two religious high school principals are to relinquish their jobs, leaving all 35 Catholic schools with lay people at the helm.
Catholic Junior College’s (CJC) Brother Paul Rogers, 59, also a former principal of St Joseph’s Institution (SJI), will be returning to Australia to head the Melbourne boys’ school De La Salle College. He [...]

Aussie school tries to ban cars

The Christ the King Catholic Primary School, Braybrook, in Melbourne’s west is considering barring cars from entering a 2km radius of its compound, to beat increasing traffic woes.
“There are strategies that have been brainstormed that are not part of the plan yet, which is to have a radius around the school, like a park and [...]

LaSalle Hong Kong

The Hong Kong Lasallian website showcases nine Lasallian schools in Hong Kong, aiming to “capture some of the richness of our hertiage past and present”, the site states.
The Lasallian mission in Hong Kong is largely centred on the schools, paying particular attention to the poor, needy or disadvantaged.
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The Brunei Church

The site of the Brunei Catholic Church provides information of the Church’s presence in this oil-rich sultanate sandwiched between two Malaysian states on Borneo Island.

Catholic Church in Brunei Darussalam

The Apostolic Vicariate of Brunei represents a small Catholic community of just three parishes.

Brother Paul Ho

Brother Paul Ho is the last brother director in Malaysia. He is the headmaster of St Xavier’s Institution, Penang.

Kenya Church to sue schools over saints’ names

Kenya’s Catholic Church is threatening to take legal action against individuals who name their schools after saints and hire “ghost sisters” to operate them.