16TH SEPT, 1938
An event of historic importance at Jesselton was the formal opening of the $14,000.00 building of the Sacred Heart Church on Sunday the 14th August. Though the finishing touches (painting etc.) are yet to be given, the spacious edifice measuring 140 ft by 42 ft with a seating accommodation for over 500 people and its surroundings presented an attractive appearance when a great concourse of our cosmopolitan population arrived before the appointed time.
In addition to a large number of Catholics for whom it was indeed a red-letter day, the gathering was representative of many Non-Catholics and Non-Christians including a couple of be turbaned sikhs, and the ladies in their multicoloured dressed added to the glamour of the occasion.
Prominent among those present were Mr Tay Bee Chuan and family, Mr and Mrs T.J.H. Speedy, Mr James Beatty, Mr and Mrs C.D. Round Turner, Mrs E.R. Baker, Mr A.E. Tremenheere and representatives of the Chinese Chamber of
On May 24, in Kachin State, Myanmar, at about noon, 13-year-old Awng Di walked to her aunt’s house to feed her chickens. Thirty minutes later, the heavy artillery penetrated the chicken coop; Awng Di died before reaching the nearby clinic.
“Our family has never been involved in politics… we just want to survive,” Awng Di’s mother told Al Jazeera. “Now, I want to curse [the military soldiers] Every time I see them. “
Since April, the town of Momauk where Awng Di is located has been the site of clashes between the armed forces of the Myanmar Army and the Kachin Independence Army (the armed faction of ethnic armed groups). According to United Nations estimates, the escalation of violence in Momauk and other areas of Kachin State has resulted in the displacement of more than 11,000 people.
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The service, which began over a month ago at the Gurdwara Behala, reached the Sola Ana Masjid in Ekbalpore and Sacred Heart Church in Esplanade over a fortnight ago
SOUTHBURY — In looking back at his time as pastor of Sacred Heart Church, Monsignor Joseph Donnelly recalls the first weekend he arrived from Manchester. He preached a homily that