– Joaquim Magalhães de Castro The hermitages scattered around the monastery of Chagri are still occupied by monks who remain there for several months in total silence and without any contact with their peers, not even those who supply them…
Day: June 14, 2019
NEWS BRIEFS
– Tej Francis TALLAHASSEE, FLA ARSON SUSPECTED IN FIRE AT FLORIDA CATHEDRAL (CNA) The co-cathedral of the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee was damaged by fire Wednesday, with several of the chairs in the sanctuary set ablaze using an accelerant. The church’s…
MACAU CHURCH HERITAGE – Church of Saint Anthony
Being the favorite saint of the Portuguese, Saint Anthony (1195-1231) was the patron saint of Macau until the 17th century. Especially popular among the navigators, the first Catholic church built in Macau was thus dedicated to him. The church was…
PHOTO EXHIBITION OF SEMINARY LIFE IN MACAU
The City University of Macau showcases about 150 digital reprints in their Taipa Main Campus on life at the St Joseph’s Seminary, Macau. Bishop Lee and the seminarians paid a visit and were received by Rector of City U, as…
SPOTLIGHTING THE “DOUBLE-AGING” ISSUE
A local association conducted a conference in the IPM grand hall last Saturday to discuss the problems and prospects of “double-aging”: that is, both the handicapped and their parents are aging. Bishop Lee was among the officiating guests to open…
COME, HOLY SPIRIT! – Twenty-seven faithful receive confirmation
– Ayrelyn Benas Rivera On Pentecost Sunday, twenty-seven parishioners of the Pastoral Center for the Filipino Migrants in Macau received the Sacrament of Confirmation at the Macau Cathedral. Aside from the Filipino confirmands, there were also recipients of the sacrament…
ROBERT NĘCEK, TEACHER AT THE PONTIFICAL UNIVERSITY OF JOHN PAUL II, IN KRAKOW – Where the people are, so must be the Church
– Marco Carvalho The legacy of John Paul II, especially in what regards the open and frank relationship that the Polish pope managed to maintain with the media during his pontificate, was the highlight of the seminar that Robert Nęcek…