Cardinal William Goh

2022 - 8 - 28

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Cardinal William Goh officially appointed by Pope Francis, first from ... (Yahoo Singapore News)

Cardinal Goh and his fellow cardinals are now the 2nd most senior in the ranks of the Roman Catholic clergy after the pope.

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Singapore's William Goh among 20 new cardinals inducted by the ... (CNA)

SINGAPORE: Cardinal William Goh, the leader of Singapore's Catholic Church, was appointed as a cardinal on Saturday (Aug 27).

This means he could name even more cardinals as soon as next year. From our very own, has risen one who is now appointed to the Sacred College of Cardinals." Advertisement

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S'pore's first cardinal keen to promote religious harmony in region (The Straits Times)

These bishops have often asked the Roman Catholic Church in Singapore about how to get the different religions talking. Cardinal Goh, who is also Archbishop of ...

I want to bring people to God, I want to bring people to the goodness of life'." I don't believe in all these things, that is why I don't like to pressure people, I don't like to have that kind of aggressive advocacy of certain issues." "It takes a lot of time, a lot of thinking, how to say, what to say, what to say correctly. "Vocation is very strange, it's a deep calling, it's a deep desire to serve God, desire to lead the life of a priest. He was eventually ordained a priest in 1985 after completing his studies at the Pontifical Urbaniana University and the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. I think it is right for me to speak about my own convictions," he said. When you have to make decisions, have to make a stand, take up a position, it is not easy." He got on well with the 30 colleagues in the bank and describes his time there as "happy". The Singapore-born Cardinal Goh is the youngest of five boys and one girl in his family. He had wanted to join the Cubs or Scouts at school, but his parents could not afford to pay for the Scouts' uniform, which cost $4. His plans also include starting a Zacchaeus ministry, named after a tax collector in the Bible who was converted, to get more talented and wealthy individuals to get involved in helping others. He added: "The Government has always been conscious of promoting unity, giving the support without being the one who's driving it...

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