Today’s parable comes from Jesus’ eschatological discourse (Matthew 24–25), delivered near the end of His public ministry. It speaks of the Final Judgment and calls us to vigilance, fidelity, and spiritual fruitfulness as we await the return of our Divine Master.
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When I learned that His Eminence Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle would deliver a public lecture as part of the 450th anniversary celebrations of the Diocese of Macau, I immediately registered. As a Catholic living and serving in Macau, I knew this was a rare encounter I could not and should not miss.
Leading international historians and theologians gathered at the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) earlier this month for the 2026 International Symposium of the Macau Ricci Institute. The two-day conference re-examined the historic relevance of the Chinese Rites Controversy through newly published and rediscovered Jesuit archives.
The Catholic Church in Vietnam is currently experiencing extraordinary spiritual vitality and growth, consolidating itself as a vibrant minority encompassing approximately 7.4% of the national population (around 7.5 million faithful).
Your Eminence Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, Dean of the College of Cardinals and Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization, Your Eminences, Your Excellencies, Reverend Fathers, Distinguished guests, dear brothers and sisters.
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, we praise and give thanks to God, who is merciful and generously graces us. He has brought us together to form a community, a big family of faith, to celebrate the 450th anniversary of the Macau Diocese together.
On 31 October, a delegation of our teachers and students from the different Catholic schools within the Catholic Diocese of Macau attended the Solemn Thanksgiving Mass for the 450th Anniversary of the Diocese of Macau at the Macau Forum.