PHOTO CAPTION: In Macau, the Social Communication Centre of the Diocese (Centro Diocesano dos Meios de Comunicação Social) held its first Catholic Cantonese Sacred Song Composition Contest this year. The awarding ceremony was held last Saturday 24 November. There were 18…
– Aurelio Porfiri The topic of China and religion has been very much in the news in recent months, also thanks to the developments in relations between the same China and the Holy See. There are many voices commenting on…
“Little Herman from his earliest years, manifested a most tender devotion to the Mother of God, and almost as soon as he could speak, he begged his mother to teach him how to honor her. His parents were very poor,…
– Tej Francis KETAPANG IN A WEEK, CATHOLICS CELEBRATED 20 ORDINATIONS IN LAMPUNG, CENTRAL JAVA AND KALIMANTAN (AsiaNews) In just one week, the Catholic Church of Indonesia celebrated 20 priestly ordinations: five in Tanjung Karang (Lampung), 12 in Yogyakarta (province…
PHOTO BY: Angela Chong – Angela Chong I was in Hong Kong attending a spiritual retreat organized by the Macau Biblical Association over the past weekend. Prior to that, we had been assigned a few paragraphs in Pope Francis’ Encyclical…
– Fr Rodrigo Lynce de Faria The biggest difference between humans and animals is that a human being is not “something” but “someone”: he has the dignity of being a human person. This means that a human being is capable…
– Danilo Ngo Couples for Christ (CFC) Macau was very glad to host the 5th CFC China Chapter Leaders Training and Council Training at Choc Van Conference Center last October 2018. The China leaders from Manila and different provinces of…
The third edition of the International Choir Festival of Macau (MIC) known as Cantata Macau 2018 is at hand. This year the event will be held from December 6 to 9. In the past the Festival has been able to…
Course in conservation of iron gall ink objects organized Co-organised by the University of Saint Joseph and the Macau Institute of Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Relics, a “Course in Conservation of Iron Gall Ink Objects” will be held from…
Last February this year, the Macau Cathedral parish opened the Adult Faith Formation program for English-speaking church goers. After 10 months, 22 participants will soon be receiving their Program Completion Certificate. This Adult-Level Comprehensive Catholic Course teaches the doctrines of…