Anastasios The church of San Nicola in Carcere (“carcere” means prison), was built on an area where there were temples transformed into prisons during medieval times. Some remains of these buildings are still visible in the church and in the…
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POPE FRANCIS OFFERS MASS FOR SOULS OF 169 DECEASED BISHOPS, CARDINALS
(CNA) Pope Francis encouraged Catholics to pray for the dead and remember Christ’s promise of the resurrection at a Mass offered Thursday for the souls of cardinals and bishops who died in the past year.
FATHER JOÃO LOURENÇO, PROFESSOR EMERITUS AT THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF PORTUGAL – “It is not possible to understand the true message of Christ in an abstract way”
Marco Carvalho It’s called The Time of Jesus – The World and the Jewish Institutions. It was launched in late October and proposes a vast and comprehensive approach to the historical figure of Jesus Christ, through the analysis of the…
Healing Prayer through the intercession of Padre Pio
Danilo Perez Ngo The English community of Se Cathedral gathered for the healing prayer through the intercession of Padre Pio at the St Dominic’s Church in the peninsular part of Macau at the Largo de São Domingos, situated near the…
PASTORAL LETTER ON THE SEVENTH ANNIVERSARY OF SUPER TYPHOON YOLANDA – “He calms the storm”
Beloved People of God: Grace and peace from the Lord Jesus Christ! It has been seven years since Super Typhoon Haiyan or Yolanda came our way. Despite the pandemic we are going through, we still have fresh memories of the…
São Domingos Church, vibrant once again
Rev Leonard Dollentas On Sunday, November 1, the church of São Domingos, to the surprise of passers-by, was suddenly packed with Mass goers. The resounding sound of the Gloria being sung by the choir echoed down the alleys of Leal Senado. São…
POPE ASSURES CLOSENESS TO VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ABUSE – ‘Time to Eradicate This Evil’
Deborah Castellano Lubov (Zenit) A day after the Vatican’s report on ex-Cardinal Theodore Edgar McCarrick, Pope Francis has expressed his closeness to all victims of sexual abuse.
PHILIPPINE CHURCHES OPEN DOORS TO TYPHOON EVACUEES
(Catholic News Service) Churches in the Philippines opened their doors to offer shelter to some of the hundreds of thousands of people who fled their homes to avoid the wrath of Super Typhoon Goni that struck the Bicol region in…
PATIENCE AND THE PRIESTHOOD: A VOCATION 50 YEARS IN THE MAKING
(CNA) On average, diocesan priests take about six years to complete seminary formation. For Dominican priests, it is seven. Jesuits study for over a decade. David Pinto, however, has them all beat. Pinto was ordained a deacon in June this…
PORTLAND RIOTERS DAMAGE CATHOLIC CHURCH KNOWN FOR OUTREACH TO THE POOR
(CNA) A Catholic church in downtown Portland, Oregon – known for helping the area’s poor – suffered shattered windows during a riot Wednesday night that saw nearly a dozen protestors arrested.