– 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…
Month: June 2019
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.…
SAINT ANTHONY’S PARISH CELEBRATES FEAST OF ITS PATRON SAINT
Saint Anthony’s Parish celebrated the feast of St Anthony of Padua (also known as Anthony of Lisbon) last June 15 with a Mass and the traditional procession. St Anthony, who died on June 13, 1231, is particularly venerated among Portuguese-speaking…
KASALANG BAYAN – Four couples in mass wedding
– Ayrelyn Benas “For better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health till death do us part.” These are the words that couples profess to each other during a wedding. The realization of this…
HARRISON THANE, DIRECTOR OF KAKUMA, MY CITY – A refugee camp can be a valuable resource for a country
– Marco Carvalho The World Refugee Day – held all over the world on the 20th of June – was observed in Macau last Saturday. The Association for Refugees’ Welfare of Macau promoted once again a film sharing day with…