– Anastasios With Julius Firmicus Maternus we are dealing with a very interesting thinker, born in Sicily in the 4th century. According to the very scarce information we have about him, we may say that he was a man of…
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CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND – Muslims and Christians, brothers in mourning
– Carlos M Frota A fortnight ago the world was deeply shocked by the attack against two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, during Friday prayers. Fifty innocent worshipers died and many more were wounded. And added to the tragedy itself,…
GREAT FIGURES OF THE MISSIONARY WORK – Bengal and the Kingdom of the Dragon (46)
– Joaquim Magalhães de Castro In Paro, Cacela and Cabral faced new difficulties. The man who accompanied them stole everything they had to feed themselves and lodged them in a very dark house where they stayed in a state of…
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– Tej Francis MONTREAL, CANADA ‘WE’RE IN A VERY DIFFERENT TIME NOW’: MONTREAL OFFICIALS OUST CRUCIFIX FROM CITY HALL (CNA) A crucifix that has hung on the wall of Montreal’s City Hall since 1937, reminding city officials to let…
MACAU CATHOLIC HERITAGE – The Church of Saint Joseph
– Maria Kwak Those who recognize the Chinese name of the Church of Saint Joseph may wonder its relationship to the Saint Paul’s. Known as 小三巴仔 in Chinese, it is literally translated as ‘small St Paul Temple’ in English. These…
NORWEGIAN LUTHERAN BISHOPS, ABORTION AND THE “FAR SIGHT” OF CERTAIN CATHOLICISM
– Aldo Maria Valli Years ago, in Oslo, during a dinner I met a Norwegian Lutheran pastor. We started chatting and I discovered he was married. Not only. He was married, divorced and remarried. With a female pastor. In turn…
SINO-PORTUGUESE RELATIONS – President of Santa Casa de Misericordia received in audience in Portuguese presidential palace
– Benedict Keith Ip The President of Portuguese Republic Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa received the President of Board of Trustees of the Santa Casa de Misericordia, António José de Freitas, as well as Bruno Miguel dos Santos Nunes and Gisela…
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PROTECTION OF MINORS – Bishop Lee reports on Rome Meeting
Bishop of Macau D. Stephen Lee invited the diocesan and religious clergy of the diocese and superiors of female religious communities for a meeting at 10 AM on the 22nd of March to report on the last Meeting on the…