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The educational landscape in Macau is changing for the better: Ana Correia

June 25, 2022June 25, 2022 adminLocal

The Bishop Domingos Lam Centre for Research in Education was created three years ago with the purpose of fostering research focused on education and educational development in Macau, but the Covid-19 pandemic led to the cancellation or suspension of several of the projects in which the organization was involved. Restructured one year after it was founded, the Centre elected inclusive education as one of its main focus of research. O Clarim spoke with Ana Correia, an expert in special and inclusive education and current director of the Bishop Domingos Lam Centre for Research in Education.

Joy amidst crisis: 3 children receive First Holy Communion in Taipa as Covid-19 looms, Cathedral cancels ceremony for 15 others

June 25, 2022June 25, 2022 adminLocal

Three children received the sacrament of the Holy Eucharist for the first time at the Church of Our Lady of Carmel in Taipa on Sunday, June 12th. The ongoing Covid-19 outbreak, however, put a damper on the ceremony at the Cathedral of the Nativity of Our Lady for 15 other children as restrictions were imposed. Masses and other public religious celebrations were suspended in all local churches.

Eucharistic Miracles of the World: Carlo Acutis’ Legacy for Posterity

June 23, 2022June 23, 2022 adminFaith & Life, Local

Conceived by Blessed Carlo Acutis, the Eucharistic Miracles of the World international exhibition was inaugurated at the Diocesan Center on Rua Formosa. The photographic exhibition highlights 17 Eucharistic miracles approved by the Church.

Their numbers hit by pandemic, Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion renew commitment to serve parishes

June 21, 2022June 21, 2022 adminLocal

Fr Leonard E Dollentas A group of Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion from the different English-speaking communities of the Catholic Diocese of Macau renewed their commitment to serve in their respective parishes on June 12, 2022. As the pandemic situation…

“After serving communities in the Amazon rainforest, Macau was like a new beginning”: Fr Rafael Vigolo

June 16, 2022June 16, 2022 adminFaith & Life, Local

Born in Brazil, Rafael Gemelli Vigolo graduated in mechanical engineering before he decided to follow God’s call. A former missionary in Peru and in the far reaches of the Brazilian Amazon, the Comboni priest arrived in Macau two and a half years ago, shortly before the Covid-19 pandemic forced the Special Administrative Region to isolate itself from the rest of the world. Currently the Vicar of Saint Francis Xavier parish in Mong Ha, Father Vigolo found in Macau a way of living and celebrating the Catholic faith, which is very different from what he was used to in Latin America. The Brazilian missionary found himself surrounded with a vibrant community but also with very specific issues. One of the most challenging, he emphasizes, is the spiritual accompaniment of the younger generations after the end of their catechetical formation. Father Rafael Vigolo spoke with O Clarim….

People outside the Mt Carmel Church in Taipa

Our Lady of Carmel’s Extraordinary Ministers of Communion to get Official Recognition

June 15, 2022June 15, 2022 adminFaith & Life, Local

The extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion of the parish of Our Lady of Mount Carmel will receive official status for their spiritual service on June 18th by having certificates awarded to them by the Diocese of Macau, to mark the significance of the undertaking they have accepted.

A convergence of art and nature at Cardinal Newman Center

June 15, 2022June 15, 2022 adminLocal

The Macau Cardinal Newman Center of Cultural and Performing Arts will promote this coming July, for the second year in a row, the project “City and Trees, Scenery and People.” The initiative aims to cultivate the younger generation’s interest in nature and concern for environmental protection.

‘Preserve life, value human dignity’: Diocesan Commission for Life receives mandate

June 11, 2022June 11, 2022 adminLocal

While new members of the Diocesan Commission for Life focus on assignments, education about pro-life laws and understanding the fullness of human dignity take the forefront in Macau.

United Colors of Philippines: Pahiyas, the fiesta that celebrates Filipino identity

June 10, 2022June 10, 2022 adminLocal, World

A colorful and exuberant festival of gratitude, Pahiyas plays a vital role in maintaining and representing Filipino identity in Macau.

Battle of Macau’s 400th anniversary celebrations to commence with Mass on Festa de Sao Joao

June 9, 2022June 9, 2022 adminLocal

The International Institute of Macau and several other local organizations join forces to celebrate the quatercentenary of the ‘Battle of Macau’, which coincides with the feast of Saint John the Baptist – the city’s patron saint – on June 24th. The commemoration of the historical event will continue with lectures, conferences and a cultural soirée after the initial thanksgiving Mass at the Cathedral of the Nativity of Our Lady.