– Joni Cheng The effect of the apostasy in the Catholic Church in the 16th century followed through in the 17th and 18th century. However, by roughly around 1650 to 1800, the modern era began, where people no longer lived…
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CHANCERY NOTICE
CN/11/011/2020 Special Arrangements for Parish Liturgies from 22nd March through to Holy Week and Easter For the spiritual benefit of the faithful, and in cooperation with the community’s ongoing infection prevention measures, the Diocese is implementing the following, until further…
COVID19 and the Filipino Community in Macau
– Fr Leonard Dollentas The latest figure of persons in the Philippines who have tested positive for COVID-19 has soared to 552 (as of 25 March). The country’s Department of Health or DOH has also reported that 33 patients with…
HOLY COMMUNION ON SUNDAY RESUMES, AFTER NEARLY TWO MONTHS – We can renew our zeal for the Eucharist in this Lent
– Jasmin Yiu For the spiritual benefit of the faithful, and in cooperation with the community’s ongoing infection prevention measures, the Catholic Diocese of Macau announced measures and arrangements for receiving the Holy Communion after live Sunday Mass broadcast (see…
STEPHEN MORGAN, DESIGNATED RECTOR OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SAINT JOSEPH – You can’t artificially make people trust you”
– Marco Carvalho The eight years that Father Peter Stilwell devoted to the leadership of the University of Saint Joseph have steered the higher education institution to a path of stability, but there are still doors to be opened, Stephen…
Chancery Notice
CN/11/011/2020 Chancery Notice Special Arrangements for Parish Liturgies from 22nd March through to Holy Week and Easter For the spiritual benefit of the faithful, and in cooperation with the community’s ongoing infection prevention measures, the Diocese is implementing the following,…
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.…