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St Anthony’s Bread (March 2025)
Our friaries in Johor and Penang
In this issue, we feature our Custody’s two communities in Peninsular Malaysia – St James of the Marches Friary in Johor and St Peter of Alcantara Friary in Penang. Johor: St James of the Marches Friary The St James of the Marches Friary is in a diverse Johor Bahru...
Transcending boundaries, connecting dreams
Dearest Family and Friends, "Asia is growing” is an oft-repeated phrase among the Franciscan community. Indeed, looking at the growth in vocations in India, Vietnam, and Indonesia, we can see the growing Church in Asia. Of course, there are also entities, especially...
Integration Program for Postulants in the Philippines
From February 17th to 22nd, 2025, at the San Damiano Integration House in Baguio City (Philippines), the postulants of the Philippine Provinces of San Pedro Bautista and St. Anthony of Padua, and those of the Custody of St. Anthony (Singapore-Malaysia-Brunei) and the...
SAAOC Conference Meeting
Lights, shadows and collaborative commitments in South Asia, Australia and Oceania The 12 leaders of the Conference of South Asia, Australia and Oceania (SAAOC) met in Singapore from 18 to 21 February. The meeting was chaired by the President of the...
A Call to Justice and Care for Creation
Malaysia, the collaboration between JPIC and the Creation Justice Committee From 19 to 22 February 2025, the Church of St. Ann in Kuching (Diocese of Kuching, East Malaysia) welcomed three friars from the General Curia of Rome: Br. Daniel Rodriguez...
Plentong parish honours departing friars; welcomes new parish priest
PLENTONG, Johor: Nearly 500 parishioners gathered at the Church of St Joseph for a farewell luncheon honouring Fr Moses Yap, OFM and Fr Sixtus Pitah, OFM, December 15. The occasion also welcomed the new parish priest, Fr Matthew Bun, who began his service on...
The Servants of God Pedro da Corpa and IV Compagni
On the 27th January 2025, the Holy Father Francis received in audience Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, and authorized the Dicastery to promulgate the Decree concerning the recognition of the martyrdom...
San Damiano Friary and Franciscan Centre
Nestled behind the Church of St Mary of the Angels in the Franciscan Bukit Batok Complex is a building most parishioners do not know exist – the San Damiano Friary and Franciscan Centre. The building was originally designed to house the Poor Clares (the contemplative...