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…
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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…

TWO NOBEL PRIZES FOR THE GREEN ECONOMY – A “weird mystery”
– Ettore Gotti Tedeschi The Swedish Royal Academy of Sciences awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics to two Americans for their science-economy-environment studies. The two “scientists” are William Nordhaus of Yale University for his studies on the effects of climate…

VERSETTO IN DO – Music by Aurelio Porfiri
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FAITH ILLUSTRATED – Creed 07
Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son of God (13)

MUSIC YOU PROBABLY HAVE NEVER HEARD – A look at Beneventan Chant
– Aurelio Porfiri Beneventan chant: is it something that really exists? Yes, Beneventan chant is a monodic (one single line) repertoire mostly spread in southern Italy and we may define it as a cousin of Gregorian chant.

MARIAN APPARITIONS (86) – Castelpetroso, Italy
On March 22, 1888, the day before the Feast of the Compassion of Our Blessed Lady, two peasant women were shepherding their sheep on the hills in Southern Italy near the village of Castelpetroso. Fabiana Cicchino (35-year old virgin) and…

NEWS BRIEFS
– Tej Francis ROME SYNOD TACKLES SEXUALITY, ROLE OF WOMEN AND ABUSE CRISIS (Crux) After a brief shout-out for the “communal and fraternal” atmosphere within the summit of bishops, speakers at a press briefing in the Vatican on Tuesday acknowledged…

SAINT MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL AND THE FALLEN ANGELS – Pope calls for spiritual battle
CAPTION: Altar of Archangel Michael (c 1510), Gerard David, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria – Miguel Augusto (*) Pope Francis warned that “the boat of the Church is hit by contrary and violent winds,” and has launched for October – a month…

WE WANT EVERY CHILD TO HAVE THE RIGHT TO GROW UP IN A FAMILY – Juliana Devoy, Director of the Good Shepherd Centre
PHOTO: Ana Marques She became, in the Special Administrative Region, the face of the fight against human trafficking and was one of the most active voices in the defense of a law that could actually protect the victims of domestic…