Msgr Eduardo Chávez has taken Our Lady of Guadalupe to the world. © Victor Alemán – Miguel Augusto (*) The postulator of the cause for canonization of St Juan Diego, Msgr Eduardo Chávez, the current leading expert on the apparitions…
Day: September 20, 2019
AWARD-WINNING MUSICAL ON SAINT JOSEPH FREINADEMETZ SOON IN MACAU – First HK missionary to be canonized now on film
– ROBAIRD O’CEARBHAILL The USA and Canada award-winning musical film covering Hong Kong’s saint will be in Macau soon for a special screening. Saint Joseph Freinademetz was the first ever missionary in Hong Kong to be canonized. The 2019 Catholic…
VATICAN – Pope at General Audience: leaven of Jesus to Mozambique, Madagascar, Mauritius
(Vatican news) In his catechesis during Wednesday’s General Audience in the Vatican, Pope Francis recalled the various events of his memorable trip to Mozambique, Madagascar and Mauritius, 4-10 September. “I thank God who has allowed me to complete this journey…
500TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FAITH IN THE PHILIPPINES – The Legacy of the First Missionaries to the Philippines (3)
Photo courtesy of Augustinian archives in Manila. Used with permission. – Fr Leonard Dollentas In his book Asia and Evangelization the former Archbishop of Guwalhati in India Thomas Menamparampil SDB, offered his enlightening thoughts on…
GREAT FIGURES OF THE MISSIONARY WORK – Bengal and the Kingdom of the Dragon (69)
– Joaquim Magalhães de Castro It is very likely that James Hilton, author of the novel Lost Horizon, written in 1933, had access to some of the letters sent by the Portuguese Jesuits in the distant first quarter of the…
NEWS BRIEFS
– Tej Francis tejfrancis@gmail.com Ranchi, India Catholic leaders appeal for help after Jesuit school in India attacked (CNA) Catholics in the Archdiocese of Ranchi have appealed for help after a local Jesuit mission was brutally attacked by a large armed…
TRADITION OF CATHOLIC HIGHER EDUCATION IN MACAU – History of the University of Saint Joseph
– Maria Kwak Catholic higher education in Macau goes back to the establishment of the College of Saint Paul in the late 16th century. It was the first Western university in East Asia, equivalent to our modern-day university. It was…
INTERVIEWING MEXICAN PRIESTS IN MACAU – Importance of Our Lady of Guadalupe to the Mexicans
– Jasmin Yiu The Institute of the Incarnate Word (IVE) has invited Msgr Eduardo Chávez PhD, Postulator of the Cause of Canonization of Saint Juan Diego, to present a talk on “The mother who brings the source of life,” explaining…
GUEST SPEAKER TO TALK ABOUT A NEW FEATURE DOCUMENTARY – Ricci College celebrates “Ricci Day” on September 28th
– Marco Carvalho The Matteo Ricci College will promote on the last Saturday of the month a day dedicated to the institution’s patron, the missionary, scientist, geographer and Italian cartographer who opened the doors of China to the Jesuit missions.…
FIRST RELIGIOUS TOUR OF THE LAND OF THE HOLY CROSS WAS HELD IN JULY – Crossing Brazil every three years
– Marco Carvalho Christ the Redeemer, Our Lady of Aparecida, the television studios of “Canção Nova” or the small town of Cabo Verde, a municipality in the heart of the state of Minas Gerais where faith became fraternity. The pioneering…