– Jasmin Yiu Holy Family School (Escola da Sagrada Família) celebrates its 60th anniversary this year. At the same time, it is also the 100th anniversary of the school’s founding institute – the Congregation of Dominican Missionary Sisters of the…
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JULIANA DEVOY, DIRECTOR OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD CENTRE – We want every child to have the right to grow up in a family (II)
PHOTO – Ana Marques – Marco Carvalho Most of the cases the Center had to deal with concerned domestic violence, if I am not wrong … Yes. The huge majority of cases were related to domestic violence. Then, as you…
MILESTONE FOR THE DIOCESE SCHOOLS OF MACAU AND HONG KONG
Two schools under the Catholic Diocese of Macau have now become sister schools of two schools under the Diocese of Hong Kong: St Joseph Diocesan College No 6 with Raimondi College; and St Joseph Diocesan College (Nos 1, 2, 3,…
MACAU DIOCESE CELEBRATED MISSION SUNDAY
A sharing night was held at St Josephthe Worker’s Church last Satuday, 20 October. Nearly a hundred people attended, with representatives from St Lawrence’s Church, St Francis Church (Mong Ha) and St Joseph the Worker’s Church sharing their ways of…
PARISH OF OUR LADY OF FATIMA CELEBRATES 50TH ANNIVERSARY – Church of the poor in celebration
PHOTO – Matias Kin – José Miguel Encarnação, Jasmin Yiu On October 13, the parish of Our Lady of Fatima commemorated the 101st anniversary of the last apparition of our Lady to the shepherds with Mass and procession, attracting hundreds…
CHURCH FATHERS (29) – Saint Cyril of Jerusalem
– Anastasios Cyril was born in Palestine in 315 and was ordained priest in 345. In 351 he was consecrated as Bishop of Jerusalem. For most of his life he will have to face the Arian heresy. He will die…
BITE-SIZE THEOLOGY (4) – Which religion?
– Rev José Mario O Mandía Man longs for the infinite, and this longing is expressed in religion. But there are so many religions. Can we just choose the one we like? If so, how can we be sure it…
TOGETHER WITH YOUNG PEOPLE, LET US BRING THE GOSPEL TO ALL – Pope Francis’ Message for World Mission Sunday 2018
The universal Church has, through the past decades, paid particular importance to the month of October, the month of the missions par excellence. World Mission Sunday in 2018 falls on Oct. 21. This annual celebration encourages prayers, cooperation and help…
CANDLE-LIGHT BLIND WALK HELD IN MACAU
Candle Light Macau Blind Walk 2018. On 11 Oct 2018 at 10 AM, many people participated in the Blind Walk from St Joseph’s School in which about 1000 persons blindfolded themselves to express their solidarity with the visually challenged persons…
GREAT FIGURES OF THE MISSIONARY WORK – Bengal and the Kingdom of the Dragon (24)
– Joaquim Magalhães de Castro I was surprised by the small size of the Cooch Bihar we encountered, with its doors already closed. Were it not for the chaotic traffic, typical of the whole Hindustanian city, it would be stagnant…