Maria Kwak* The Seminary’s Treasure is not only the Catholic Church’s heritage but also a cultural heritage of Macau which is universally recognized. The word Catholic means “universal.” As a consequence, Catholic culture speaks of all things that are universally…
(Agenzia Fides) – The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Manila, in the heart of the area of Intramuros, reopened to the public and to worship on Wednesday, 16 September, after six months of closure due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Fifty years ago, when Sister Judette Gallares professed her initial vows as a member of the Congregation of Our Lady of the Retreat in the Cenacle (Cenacle Sisters), she made what she considered to be a permanent commitment. In the…
Anastasios We have already hitherto seen how many churches and Basilicas in Rome recall to us the memory of the first Christians. This is probably why Rome can be considered a “Holy City”, because its soil was drenched with the…
20 September 2020 – 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year AMatthew 20:1-16. Fernando Armellini SCJClaretian Publications Macau In the parable, the master provokes the anger of the workers of the first hour. We may recall that he had agreed…
Rev José Mario O Mandíajmom.honlam.org Relations between the Church and the State will vary according to circumstances, e.g., countries with a Catholic tradition and others in which Catholics are a minority. Nonetheless, the right to religious freedom must always be…
Joaquim Magalhães de Castro Marramaque, “seeing himself lost and without remedy”, prepared for the Iberian counterpart, going so far as to offer “everything he wanted.” What is certain is that Marramaque fell into the spotlight – in the opinion of…
(Aleteia News) A Christian aid organization, the Barnabas Fund, is reporting that since June more than 500 Ethiopian Christians have been murdered in door-to-door attacks in the Oromia regional state of Ethiopia.
(Aleteia News) As long as he’s able, Fr. Miguel José Medina Oramas wants to continue praying with his congregation.
(CNA) The Vatican has named a church in Kazakhstan as the first minor basilica in Central Asia. The Minor Basilica of St. Joseph in Karaganda was built at the request of persecuted Catholics who had been exiled to the Kazakh…