Image by athree23 from Pixabay – Carlos M. Frota Not a virus, really, but a cancer, and its metastasis at the center of many societies…and the most important obstacle to eradicate poverty. I am thinking about corruption, of course. This topic…
Month: February 2020
GREAT FIGURES OF THE MISSIONARY WORK – Bengal and the Kingdom of the Dragon (86)
– Joaquim Magalhães de Castro The epic journey of Fathers Grueber and D’Orville had begun long before, in Lisbon, April 1657, in the company of seventeen other Jesuits (including the Flemish Ferdinand Verbiest) who would arrive in Macau on July…
NEWS BRIEFS
KADUNA, NIGERIA 1 OF 4 KIDNAPPED NIGERIAN SEMINARIANS RELEASED AFTER SUFFERING SERIOUS INJURIES (CNA) A Nigerian seminarian who was abducted this month was freed by his kidnappers after 10 days in captivity. Three seminarians kidnapped with him remain in captivity.…
POPE FRANCIS INAUGURATED A MONUENT IN ST PETER’S SQUARE, DEDICATED TO THE SHIPWRECKED OF NOWADAYS – A 2000-year-old logbook
– José Maria C.S. André The winds are contrary and the vessel advances slowly. Finally, they arrive in Mira and board an Alexandrian ship that goes to Italy: the centurion, the soldiers who take Paul and other prisoners, and Lucas,…
UNIVERSITY OF ST JOSEPH – Residents converse online with USJ Rector
– Maria Kwak A conference was held between the residents at USJ Residential Hall and USJ Rector Father Peter Stilwell on the 4th of February, 2019. With the mediation of Ben Lei, Head Residential Hall Office, the conference was realized…
CORONAVIRUS – Feast of Our Lady of Candelaria canceled
– Marco Carvalho Macau’s small Damanese community announced the decision to cancel the feast of Our Lady of Candelaria, the patron saint of the little Indian territory that remained under Portuguese administration until 1961. The celebration was initially scheduled for…
CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTION AND RELIGIOUS FREDOM
– FAUSTO GOMEZ OP Conscientious objection refers to an individual person’s objection or refusal to perform certain actions demanded by law that he or she considers contrary to fundamental human rights and basic ethical principles. Conscientious objection may be required…
PASTORAL LETTER – In Times of Adversity, Greater Love is Shown
CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF MACAU Dear Brothers and Sisters, Our city of Macau, China, and the rest of the world are confronting the novel Coronavirus epidemic. At this critical, painful moment, let us be of one heart in overcoming this epidemic,…
ST ROCH AND THE 2019 NOVEL CORONAVIRUS
– Fr Leonard Dollentas Immediately after the outbreak of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-CoV), the Diocese of Macau promoted the prayer to St Roch, along with precautionary measures. It was not a surprise for the faithful to turn to St Roch…
POPE TO WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM – Human Person The Centre Of Integral Development
– Tej Francis tejfrancis@gmail.com (Vatican News) As the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum got under way in Davos, Switzerland, Pope Francis urged the world’s public and private sector leaders of their responsibility for the integral development of all…