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Caritas Singapore Community Council

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The Caritas Singapore Community Council (Caritas Singapore) was established as the official social and community arm of the Archdiocese of Singapore.


Myanmar Catholic Youth of Singapore Retreat 2009

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A retreat for Myanmar Catholic youths in Singapore, based on the 2007 Encyclical Letter of Pope Benedict XVI Spe Salvi (Saved In Hope).


Family Life Society, Singapore

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Directed by the Catholic Archbishop of Singapore, Family Life Society (FLS) is a non-profit organisation that offers counselling and care services as well as educational programmes and resources to families and individuals.


Chastened pastor rues slur on Buddhism

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A Singapore evangelical pastor has apologized after attracting a storm of protest over derogatory comments he made about Buddhism.


Choose simplicity: Taize leader counsels

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The visiting head of the Taizé ecumenical group has urged Singaporeans to commit to a change of heart and embrace simplicity in their lives.


Singapore Olympian farewelled

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Retired Singapore athletes have gathered to farewell former Olympian Tan Eng Yoon, 82, who died following an accident on Saturday.


Don’t take harmony for granted: Singapore DPM

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Recent tensions in Malaysia underscore the need not to take racial and religious harmony for granted, Singapore Deputy Prime Minister and Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng has said.


Singapore teachers learn to go green

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The principal of Singapore’s Hai Sing Catholic School has unveiled a pilot environmental program in which staff would hold their regular seminar during the school holidays by webcast.


Exhibition forges Singapore - China ties

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Catholics in Singapore and China are forging closer ties, thanks to an exhibition of religious artifacts in the city state.


Interreligious dialogue a must: Singapore friar

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Inter-religious dialogue is not merely an option but a spiritual responsibility for Christians, Singapore Friar John Paul Tan says.


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