Category: Faith & Life

– Carlos M. Frota As expats, our annual stay in the home country, normally during summer holidays, is a moment of reunion with family and friends. And also an opportunity to “feel” the  real country, how it is dealing with…

During the 17th century, the Christian faith was brought to Korea through the zeal of lay persons. From the very beginning these Christians suffered terrible persecutions and many suffered martyrdom during the 19th century. Today’s feast honors a group of…

– Don Enrico Finotti The “Novena of the Holy Spirit” was once celebrated with great participation. In addition to the daily Mass with a short homily, could we offer some more typical forms that most characterize the days of preparation…

– Aurelio Porfiri When talking of choirs we cannot avoid mentioning conductors, and rightly so: conductors can be the biggest strength or biggest weakness of every choir. I think that the role of a conductor is often misunderstood. People think…

Msgr Eduardo Chávez has taken Our Lady of Guadalupe to the world. © Victor Alemán – Miguel Augusto (*) The postulator of the cause for canonization of St Juan Diego, Msgr Eduardo Chávez, the current leading expert on the apparitions…

– ROBAIRD O’CEARBHAILL The USA and Canada award-winning musical film covering Hong Kong’s saint will be in Macau soon for a special screening. Saint Joseph Freinademetz was the first ever missionary in Hong Kong to be canonized. The 2019 Catholic…

(Vatican news) In his catechesis during Wednesday’s General Audience in the Vatican, Pope Francis recalled the various events of his memorable trip to Mozambique, Madagascar and Mauritius, 4-10 September. “I thank God who has allowed me to complete this journey…

Photo courtesy of Augustinian archives in Manila.  Used with permission. – Fr Leonard Dollentas           In his book Asia and Evangelization the former Archbishop of Guwalhati in India Thomas Menamparampil SDB, offered his enlightening thoughts on…

[照片來源] Peggy Choucair at Pixabay – Rev José Mario O. Mandía The answers to our questions about where we came from and why we are here can be found in the first three chapters of the book of Genesis. That…

– José Maria C.S André The authors are Pope Francis and Benedict XVI. The title: Do not harm any of these little ones. Peter’s voice against pedophilia. The Italian publisher Cantagalli announced translations in Spanish, German, English, Albanian and this…