Aurelio Porfiri It is interesting to try to observe with a disenchanted eye what is happening around us, as far as possible. Of course, during the past year, we have been so involved that it is difficult to withdraw from…
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Pastoral Guidelines When Typhoon Signals Are In Effect
Pastoral Guidelines When Typhoon Signals Are In Effect (effective 1st July 2021) 1. When typhoon signal No.8 (or above) has been raised, the faithful should heed the advisories just like the general public, stay indoors, and avoid outdoor activities.
JULY 3: ST THOMAS, APOSTLE – The doubter would have been in China
António dos Santos Tomorrow, Saturday, July 3rd, the Church around the world celebrates the Apostle St Thomas. In Macau, it will be no different, with churches remembering the Apostle in her Liturgy, and the moment everyone remembers – Thomas’ doubt…
Advance directive
Fausto Gomez OP Facing the possibility of a serious, chronic or disabling illness, a suffering patient may decide freely and responsibly to prepare and sign a personal Advance Directive.
Catholic author of best book of the 20th century
ROBAIRD O’CEARBHAILLHong Kong Correspondent J.R.R. Tolkien was one of the most famous authors of the 20th century. His book, Lord of the Rings, sold 50 million copies. Encyclopedia Britannica stated that it was voted as the best book of the…
MISSIONARIES FROM MACAU TO THE WORLD – Saint Lazarus Island (52)
Joaquim Magalhães de Castro Throughout the 16th century, several plans were drawn up, each one more eccentric than the other, to invade the Middle Kingdom, megalomaniac and unrealistic plans that had among their most enthusiastic defenders several Dominicans and Spanish…
CHURCH CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE AS MYANMAR FIGHTING ESCALATES
(Angelus News) Attacks on churches and arrests of clergy in Myanmar are becoming increasingly common as the Catholic Church is being targeted for its alleged opposition to the ruling military junta.
THE IRISH LEGACY (3) – Saving Western civilization
Robaird O’CearbhaillHong Kong Correspondent From the 6th century AD until the 12th century, Irish monks’ missions were a dedicated and skilled educative force that evangelized the Germanic nomadic tribes that invaded Western Europe and destroyed much of the old Roman…
ITER EUROPAEUM – Follow the walkway of European churches in Rome
In celebrating the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the European Union and the Holy See, the European Union hosted the Iter Europaeum project in Rome from 9 May to 27 June. It is a pilgrimage and a walkway where…
WHY WAS SPIDER-MAN AT POPE FRANCIS’ GENERAL AUDIENCE?
(Catholic News Agency) People attending Pope Francis’ weekly audience on Wednesday, and those following via livestream, were surprised to see sitting among the crowd a man dressed head-to-toe in tight red and blue garb decorated with a silver web.