COMMENT | As in Christian communities across the world, echoes of ancient faith rise once more in Malacca’s Portuguese Settlement, where the descendants of Catholic seafarers and settlers solemnly enter into the sacred traditions and rituals of Holy Week.

From today until Easter Sunday next week, these faithful bear witness to a legacy of devotion that has endured through the centuries, marked by prayer, processions, and the enduring hope of the Resurrection.

Martin Theseira of the Portuguese Settlement tells...