– Tej Francis Email: tejfrancis@gmail.com ROME With no Ash Wednesday Masses, bishops in northern Italy share prayers (CNS) While Ash Wednesday Masses were canceled in several northern Italian dioceses to prevent the spread of the corona virus, bishops composed special…
– Fr Leonard Dollentas When we were children, we were told that the Lenten season is the season of giving up something as our share of sacrifice for Jesus who died on the Cross. Oftentimes, we gave up a favorite…
CN/9/009/2020 Guidelines on Partial Reopening of Parish Churches Considering the latest development of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic in Macau, the Diocese has decided to partially reopen parish churches from 7th March 2020 with the following guidelines:
– Marco Carvalho The decision, made by the Diocese of Macau to close all the Churches and to suspend religious services and celebrations, helped to curb the spread of the new coronavirus in the SAR and should be seen as…
– Marco Carvalho Pope Francis has recently announced a radical reform of the formation program for all priests preparing for the Holy See’s diplomatic service. The decision, Reverend Stephen Morgan claims, can only enrich the experience a priest brings to…
– Tej Francis Email: tejfrancis@gmail.com (CNA) On Ash Wednesday, Pope Francis called on Catholics to go to Confession during Lent to experience God’s healing love. “We can receive God’s forgiveness in the sacrament of Penance because there, the fire of…