PHOTO: Photo by Peter Feghali on Unsplash Sr Judith Yuen, FMM As the call of God became an irresistible urge in me, I could not ignore it. It was also during a retreat that the Lord set me on fire…
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MESSAGE FOR THE FEAST OF VESAKH 2018 – Christians and Buddhists: Preventing and Combating Corruption Together
Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue Dear Buddhist Friends, On behalf of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, we extend our warmest greetings and prayerful good wishes on the occasion of Vesakh. May this feast bring joy and peace to all…
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH FATHER GIOVANNI SCALESE ON THE CHURCH IN AFGHANISTAN (2) – Between Rome and Kabul
Photo: https://agensir.it Aurelio Porfiri You are living in Afghanistan. Why you are staying in a so difficult place? As I said, the Barnabites stayed in Asia (Burma, a Buddhist country) until 1830. They came again to Asia a hundred years…
MARIAN APPARITIONS (66) – Constantinople, Turkey
The Abbot Orsini wrote: “Our Lady of the Fountain, at Constantinople, built, by the Emperor Leo, in the year 460, in thanksgiving for the Blessed Virgin’s having appeared to him on the margin of a spring, to which he was…
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Tej Francis WASHINGTON DC RELIGIOUS FREEDOM EFFORTS IN THE SPOTLIGHT AS NORTH KOREAN PRISONERS FREED (CNA/EWTN News) The release of three American prisoners from North Korea was hailed as an important first step in addressing abuses within the nation, as…
FOR “MINISTERS OF LIFE” – The Vatican’s new charter for health care workers
Fausto Gomez OP On February 11, 1985, St John Paul II founded the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers. In 1994, this Pontifical Council issued the first Charter for Health Care Worker. Taking into account, on one…
UNIVERSITY OF ST JOSEPH – International Cultural Fair and Languages Day 2018
On 27th April, USJ launched its 2018 International Cultural Fair and Languages Day ceremony at the new Ilha Verde Campus.
PASTORAL CARE FOR MIGRANTS – A family of families
Ross Belle Balatbat “You did not choose me; it was I who chose you and sent you to go and bear fruit, fruit that will last.” (cf John 15:16) One of the commissions of the Pastoral Care for Migrants in…
UNIVERSITY OF ST JOSEPH – 1st National Flag Raising Ceremony on Saint Joseph Campus
The University of Saint Joseph (USJ) and Saint Joseph Diocesan Secondary School 6 (CDSJ6), held their first National Flag Raising Ceremony on Saint Joseph Campus at 8:15am on the National Youth Day (4 May 2018).
NEW BUILDING AFTER JULY 2019 – Catholic Center Urban Development Plan Approved
Pedro Daniel Oliveira On May 9th of this year, the Macau Government approved the urban development plan concerning the Macau Diocese’s new Catholic Center. The current building is expected to be torn down in July 2019.