George Kastrioti Skanderbeg (1405–1467), also known as Iskander, or by his more colorful title, the Dragon of Albania, was a great warrior and leader of the people of Albania who fought against the expansion of the Ottoman Empire into his…
Day: June 8, 2018
SAINT DOMINIC’S DAY AT SAINT PAUL SCHOOL – Students and teachers recognized in sports and arts
St Paul School Pedro Daniel Oliveira Saint Dominic’s Day was marked in Saint Paul School on May 25, with the Mass at 8:45 AM honoring Saint Dominic of Guzman, followed by the recognition of hundreds of students and teachers. Saint…
FILIPINO MISSIONARIES ADDRESS DIFFICULTIES OF MIGRANT WORKERS – Reports on loneliness, precariousness and low incomes
Pedro Daniel Oliveira On May 26, a group of Filipino priests and religious sisters in Macau gathered at the Catholic Pastoral Center for Migrants to share their experiences and to understand the struggles faced by those they often serve on…
SAINT JOHN FESTIVITIES AT SAINT LAZARUS NEIGHBORHOOD – Typhoon can wait a bit longer
Pedro Daniel Oliveira “Whether it’s sunny or raining, we’ll maintain this tradition of organizing it,” Miguel de Senna Fernandes told the media last Tuesday, while presenting the program of Arraial de São João (Saint John Festivities.) The festival will take…
FEAST OF SAINT ANTHONY ON SUNDAY – Four Masses in a single day
Pedro Daniel Oliveira Faithful of Saint Anthony Parish will celebrate on Sunday, June 10, the feast of its Patron Saint, with four Sunday Masses and a procession. Mass in Chinese is celebrated at 7:30 AM, followed by another in same…
PAHIYAS FESTIVAL 2018 – On its 16th year in Macau
Ross Belle Balatbat Last May 27 in Chan Meng Kam (CMK), to celebrate the Feast of St Isidore the Worker, a taste of the Pahiyas Festival from Lucban, Quezon (Philippines) was offered 32 different Filipino communities. It was a well-participated event…
POPE FRANCIS APPOINTS APOSTOLIC VISITOR TO THE PARISH OF MEDJUGORJE – A journey from grace to grace
Miguel Augusto (*) On Thursday, May 31, the Holy Father appointed Archbishop Henryk Hoser S.A. – archbishop emeritus of Warsaw-Prague (Poland) – Apostolic Visitor of a special character for the parish of Medjugorje, for an indefinite period and ad nutum…
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH SYD GOLDSMITH – “Hong Kong on the brink”
Aurelio Porfiri There are several scholars and witnesses that have reflected on the recent turbulent past of China, including the one of Hong Kong and Macau. The 20th century was an age of great transformation in Chinese society and there…
GREAT FIGURES OF THE MISSIONARY WORK – Bengal and the Kingdom of the Dragon (7)
Joaquim Magalhães de Castro Despite religious differences, relations between the Portuguese missionaries and the Muslim community, which had great respect for them, were almost always cordial. Such was the case with Father Simão Figueiredo, who had lived there for decades,…
I almost changed my religion
Dasha Mei Secretario dela Cruz Before the Confirmation classes started, I wasn’t ready and I was also thinking about changing my religion. I wanted to satisfy my spiritual needs but I didn’t find it in the Roman Catholic Church because…