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USJ’S NEW DEGREE PROGRAM – USJ Macao Launches New Bachelor Degree Programme in Biology and Biotechnology
The University of Saint Joseph (USJ) launched a new Bachelor of Biology and Biotechnology degree programme. Applications are now open for the 2025/2026 academic year.
PILGRIMS OF HOPE IN THE ETERNAL CITY – Local Catholics Travel to Rome in August
António, Ltd, a travel agency that focuses on arranging pilgrimages, is set to organize a second religious expedition to Italy in early August. Last month, the company successfully took a group of 24 pilgrims from Macau and the adjacent Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong to Rome and the Vatican.
YOUNG AND YOUNG-AT-HEART – Youth Groups Visit Nursing Homes
In the latter part of June, Macau’s Diocesan Youth Commission organized visits for two groups of local young people to nursing homes operated by Caritas Macau. The experiences aimed to foster intergenerational dialogue and enhance respect for the elderly.
SOCIETY’S CARE FOR THE MOST VULNERABLE – Caritas and Sands China Tackle Food Insecurity in Macau
Biscuits, rice, vegetable oil, different types of noodles and canned goods. For the fourth consecutive year, Sands China has teamed up with Caritas to fight hunger and food insecurity in Macau. The tourism and leisure enterprise offered the Catholic relief and development agency a total of three thousand food hampers, containing 16 different food items.
CHRIST IN THE LITTLE CITY – Feast of Corpus Christi and Eucharistic Procession
The faith communities and parishes in the Catholic Diocese of Macau celebrate the Feast of Corpus Christi on Sunday June 22, 2025.
PATRON OF THE POOR AND WONDER-WORKER – Feast day of St. Anthony of Lisboa
The Church celebrates the Feast of St. Anthony of Lisboa (also known in the Christian world as Saint Anthony of Padua) on the 13th of June. In Macau, the celebration is held every year at St. Anthony’s Church, a Catholic church located on Rua de Santo Antonio close to the ruins of St Paul. This church is a UNESCO World Heritage attraction and one of the three ancient churches in Macau.
A PURPOSE UNVEILED – A Journey of Brokenness, Blessings and Rediscovery
Fr Ian Dacayanan, CMF was ordained to the Order of Presbyters on May 31, 2025, in Quezon City Philippines. His vocation story is a tapestry of faith, struggles, dedication, and the extraordinary power of divine calling that unveils the inner workings of a heart and soul committed to the path of religious missionary life. It was an inspirational story that will resonate on a profound level with individuals who feel a calling to dedicate their lives to serving God in the path of religious life and missionary priesthood. O Clarim asked him to reflect on his journey to his priestly ordination.
An Interview with Fr. Ramon Abadicio Manalo, SSP – “A Missionary Should Walk with the People…Sharing their Joys and Struggles”
For more than five decades, Fr. Ramon Abadicio Manalo has walked the path of priesthood with unwavering dedication. A Filipino religious priest of the Society of St. Paul, his ministry has taken him, through different missions, and into the hearts of the faithful. On May 17, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish in Taipa celebrated his fifty-fifth sacerdotal anniversary with a solemn Mass, presided by Fr. Manalo himself, joined by the assistant parish priests, Fr. José Marques and Fr. Eduardo Aguero, in the presence of the parish priest, Fr. Domingos Un. The celebration continued with a joyful community lunch, where parishioners and clergy gathered to honor his lifelong service.
VOICE FOR THE POOR, FIERCE ADVOCATE FOR JUSTICE – Macau Mourns the Death of Father Domingos Soares
A Requiem Mass in memory of Father Domingos Soares was held on Thursday, May 22nd at the Cathedral of the Nativity of Our Lady. The well-beloved Timorese priest, who ministered in Macau for almost a decade, passed away on May, 16th, at the Guido Valadares National Hospital, in Díli, following a long-term illness.