The first universal Synod happened around 50 A.D. in Jerusalem, and Saint Peter and Paul took part, but, even more importantly, the Holy Spirit was present to guide the Church in view of solutions to problems.

The first universal Synod happened around 50 A.D. in Jerusalem, and Saint Peter and Paul took part, but, even more importantly, the Holy Spirit was present to guide the Church in view of solutions to problems.
Bishop Stephen LEE announces that, with effect from Tuesday, 19th October 2021, all parish churches and chapels in the Diocese, with the exception of those in schools and homes for the elderly, will be open to the public as usual. For the latest information, please visit the diocesan website at www.catholic.org.mo.
On Saturday, October 16, 2021, the Diocese of Macao joined the dioceses throughout the world in preparing for the Synod of Bishops 2023. Pope Francis has challenged the Church to “journey together” as one Church. The Holy Mass, celebrated by Bishop Stephen Lee and the clergy of the Diocese, marked the commencement of local participation of the Diocese of Macao in the two-year journey towards the 2023 Synod of Bishops.
The diocesan phase of the XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops – the first ever decentralized Synod – begins this Saturday in the Cathedral of the Nativity of Our Lady, with the celebration of a Solemn Mass, followed by a meeting between Bishop Stephen Lee and the local parish priests. Dedicated to the theme “For a Synodal Church: Communion, Participation and Mission,” the process which is just now beginning, looks to hear from voices on the margins of the Church and Pope Francis wants every Catholic to have a word.
Local churches resumed public religious services last weekend, but catechesis will only be an option once again when schools and universities reopen their classrooms. The suspension may force children and catechists to make an extra effort to make amends for the meetings that were cancelled. At the Cathedral parish, pre-catechesis attracted eight children. Enrolment in catechumenate classes fell short of expectations.
The agility with which the University of Saint Joseph transitioned, in the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic, from regular classes to a digital environment, gave Macau’s Catholic University the tools and the experience to adapt skilfully, quickly and effectively to the sudden alteration of the epidemic panorama in the Special Administrative Region. This was the assessment of José Manuel Simões, Communication & Media Coordinator at the University of Saint Joseph.
Starting on October 19th and until mid-April 2022, Father Andrzej Blazkiewicz wants to discuss the various meanings of human love in the Divine Plan with local Catholics. The Polish priest will promote a series of workshops – one per week – based on the book Male and Female He Created Them, a compendium of Pope John Paul II’s teachings on love and sexuality, in which the Polish pontiff discusses issues such as the human condition or human dignity.
Former secretary of Dom Arquimínio da Costa and Dom Domingos Lam, the Dominican Norma Maria da Rosa died one month ago. With a discreet presence in the ecclesiastical chamber, the Macanese nun ensured that balance was kept in the transition of the local Church to a Church with a more pronounced Chinese matrix. Father Luís Sequeira also recalls the work that Norma da Rosa developed with children at risk.
October is a month of celebration in the parish of Our Lady of Fatima, but the aggravation of the epidemiological panorama in Macau has drawn a veil of uncertainty over the parish festivities. The celebrations should reach their peak on October 13th, with an abridged version of the procession of Our Lady of Fatima.
A basketball tournament for parents and children, activities, games and other sort of initiatives conceived with families in mind. The 2021 Parish Family Day takes place on October 23rd, in Ilha Verde. The event enjoys an enhanced importance, after Pope Francis declared this year as the Year of the Family Amoris Laetitia.