Marco Carvalho The members of the Society of Jesus in Macau observed yesterday the opening of the Ignatian Year with the celebration of a Solemn Mass in Saint Joseph’s Church. The Ignatian Year commemorates the 500th anniversary of the battle…
Year: 2021
HONG KONG BISHOP-ELECT FATHER STEPHEN CHOW, SJ – Prudence and knowledge to decide well
Pope Francis has appointed Father Stephen Chow Sau-yan, SJ, currently provincial of the Chinese Province of the Society of Jesus and supervisor of Wah Yan College (Hong Kong and Kowloon), as Bishop of the Diocese of Hong Kong. The announcement…
IN GAZA, TINY CATHOLIC COMMUNITY TRIES TO STAY IN TOUCH DURING AIRSTRIKES
(Catholic News Service) Since early May 11, Israeli bombs have been falling around the Rosary Sisters school in Gaza, which sustained light to moderate damage inside and outside the compound — including to the front door and solar panels used…
MYANMAR CATHOLIC NUN SAYS EUCHARISTIC ADORATION GAVE HER STRENGTH TO KNEEL BEFORE POLICE
(CNA) The image of Sr. Ann Rose Nu Tawng kneeling before police urging them not to use violence against protesters captured the world’s attention after Burma’s military coup.
Certificate Programme in Catholic Leadership in Education commences
The “Certificate Programme in Catholic Leadership in Education” initiated and jointly offered by the Bishop Domingos Lam Centre for Research in Education (D.L.C.R.E.) of the University of Saint Joseph (U.S.J.) and the Diocesan Catholic Education Commission (Comissão Diocesana da Educação…
Saint Lazarus Island (46) – Missionaries From Macau to the World
Joaquim Magalhães de Castro Thanks to several sources of the time, we can confirm the close relations of Bartolomeu Vaz de Landeiro with the Philippines, China and Japan. The Portuguese merchant became – in the latter country – a symbol…
FIRST COMMUNION RECIPIENT OVERCOMES OBSTACLE, GIVES HOPE TO OTHERS
Tej Francis (CNS) Carson Crosby, a student at St. Anthony Catholic School in Columbus who received his first Communion this spring, faced a unique challenge.
POPE APPROVES 7 NEW INVOCATIONS TO LITANY OF ST. JOSEPH
(VATICAN NEWS) On the feast of St. Joseph the Worker, May 1, the Vatican added 7 new invocations to the Litany of St. Joseph, with the approval of Pope Francis.
POPE FRANCIS PRAYS FOR PANDEMIC-STRICKEN INDIA
(CNA) Pope Francis said on May 6 that he is praying for the people of India as they face a devastating coronavirus outbreak. In a message dated May 6 to Cardinal Oswald Gracias of Bombay, president of the Catholic Bishops’…
POPE: BLESSED DEVASAHAYAM, SIX OTHERS TO BE NAMED SAINTS
(Vatican News) Pope Francis confirmed the vote of the Cardinals to proceed with the canonization of seven Blesseds, who will be raised to the altars in the coming weeks and months, according to a schedule to be set at a…