– Miguel Augusto The Daughters of St Paul, known as the Pauline Sisters, celebrate the 50th Anniversary of their mission in Macau this month. On the occasion of the Anniversary, they invite the community to join the celebration that will…
Day: June 21, 2019
ASK THE LITURGIST (30) – Confusion in the liturgy
– Don Enrico Finotti Why so much confusion in the liturgy, despite so much clarity in the documents of the Magisterium? It is necessary first of all to recognize the immense good brought by the liturgical reform where it was…
HUMAN CLONING (2) – Reproductive Cloning
– Fausto Gomez OP Cloning of cells and tissues is a valued biomedical technique, particularly in regenerative medicine, and offers no major ethical problem as long as the general norms of research on human subjects are followed. In this context,…
CHURCH FATHERS (61) – Saint Maximus of Turin
– Anastasios Saint Maximus of Turin (Northern Italy) lived between the 4th and the 5th centuries. We don’t know much about his life, we have mostly information coming from his sermons. Gennadius, of whom we talked already, in his De…
GREAT FIGURES OF THE MISSIONARY WORK – Bengal and the Kingdom of the Dragon (58)
– Joaquim Magalhães de Castro In his Relation Estevão Cacela does not forget to emphasize the high intellectual capacity of the sovereign, “a man of great knowledge,” who was surrounded by the best monks: religious men from the region and…
WHY DON’T WE BRING 100 REFUGEES TO MACAU AND HELP THEM? – Paul Pun, president of the Association for Refugees’ Welfare
– Marco Carvalho The Government should, in conjunction with the United Nations, determine the minimum number of refugees to which it can extend a helping hand. The appeal was made by the president of the Association of Relief of Refugees,…
News Briefs
– Tej Francis HONG KONG HONG KONG MASS HELD AFTER HONG KONG PROTEST TURNS VIOLENT (Ucan news) A special Mass was held in Hong Kong after a day of protest turned violent and left two people in serious condition in…
ROMAN AIRWAVES – Tadaaa! Hebdomada Papæ…
– José Maria C.S. André Last Saturday, June 8, Vatican Radio finally began a newscast in Latin. Official documents are written in Latin since many centuries; the liturgical texts of reference are written in Latin; the Pope tweets in Latin;…
SUSANA SANROMÁN – Dazzling international artist rates passion, creating, tenacity and Catholicism for her success
FEATURED IMAGE: Two of Susana Sanromán’s works. Used with permission. – ROBAIRD O’CEARBHAILL Hong Kong Correspondent London-based, prize winning artist Susana Sanromán has glittered at fairs at the Louvre Museum in Paris, 2015, the 2018 Venice Bienalle. A Spaniard who…
YOUTH DELEGATES OF THE DIOCESE OF MACAU ATTEND INTERNATIONAL YOUTH FORUM IN ROME
– Benedict Keith Ip The Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life held the “International Youth Forum” in the Vatican from June 19 to 22 in response to the opportunity provided by the General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops.…