– Corrado Gnerre I hear a lot talking in the past about the “Romanity” of the Church. Now not so much. What is that? Is it so important? Dear …, Romanity is a cultural judgment and a criterion of civilization…
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SALUS POPULI ROMANI – A needful son’s pilgrimage
– Maria Kwak* The Director of the Holy See Press Office, Matteo Bruni, reported that Pope Francis spent his afternoon on the Third Sunday of Lent to offer a prayer to the Virgin Mary, Salus Populi Romani at the Basilica…
CORONA IN ITALIA – Lockdown!
– Aurelio Porfiri One of the things that I am proud of is about being Roman. And not only of being Roman, but also of being born and raised in the heart of Rome, where true Rome can be felt.…
GREAT FIGURES OF THE MISSIONARY WORK – Bengal and the Kingdom of the Dragon (92)
– Joaquim Magalhães de Castro Despite this first defeat, the Mughals insisted on the attack, now with extra caution. The plan implied new negotiations. They were ready to make an offer to the besieged an honorable capitulation. Believing in the…
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– Tej Francis Email: tejfrancis@gmail.com Canberra, Australia Pell’s lawyers make final case in High Court appeal (CNA) The legal team for Cardinal George Pell laid out their case for appeal before Australia’s High Court Wednesday. Pell himself remained in…
CATHOLIC BISHOPS’ CONFERENCE OF THE PHILIPPINES – Church Issues New Precautionary Measures Against COVID-19
– Fr Leonard Dollentas It all started with a different way of imposing the ashes last Ash Wednesday: the sprinkling of the ashes on one’s head instead of the customary marking of the faithful’s forehead with them. The Catholic Bishops’…
D. STEPHEN LEE WILL HOST A GENERAL MEETING WITH THE LOCAL CLERGY – Diocese to decide about the Easter celebrations today
– Marco Carvalho The Diocese of Macau will decide this Friday how will the Easter Triduum be celebrated in the Special Administrative Region. Bishop Stephen Lee will discuss the matter with the local clergy today in a plenary session, the…
UNIVERSITIES AUTHORIZED TO REOPEN ON APRIL 1ST – USJ. E-learning will be the norm until the end of the school year
– Marco Carvalho Macau universities were granted authorization by the Government so that students can return to classrooms as early as April 1st, but the campus of the University of Saint Joseph will probably remain almost empty until the end…
NEW USJ’S HELMSMAN WILL TAKE OFFICE IN JULY – Stephen Morgan appointed as the new Rector of the University of Saint Joseph
– Marco Carvalho Deacon Stephen Morgan, who has held the position of dean of the Faculty of Religious Studies at the University of Saint Joseph since September 2018, will succeed Father Peter Stilwell in the directorship of Macau’s Catholic university.…
POPE FRANCIS ON THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC – Do not forget the poor
– Tej Francis Email: tejfrancis@gmail.com (CNA) The suffering of the poor cannot be ignored during the coronavirus pandemic, Pope Francis said Thursday in his televised morning homily. “Worried about my things, we forget the hungry children,” Pope Francis said March…