Marco Carvalho Five centuries ago, in 1521, Magellan introduced Christianity among the natives of Cebu. The Portuguese navigator gave the Santo Niño as a baptismal gift to Hara Amihan, who was later named Queen Juana. The rulers of the area…
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Chancery Notice
CN/10/014/2021 Chancery NoticePastoral Appointment Bishop Stephen LEE has made the following appointment, effective from 1st June 2021: Rev. Eduardo Emilio AGUERO, SCJ, is to be appointed Parochial Vicar of Our Lady of Carmel Parish, Taipa. Given at the Chancery Office, Macau, 17th May…
CLARETIANS UNVEIL THEIR FIRST SHORT FILM – Music and hope against adversity
Marco Carvalho “An extraordinary response to an extraordinary situation.” This is how Father Jijo Kandamkhulaty, director of the Macau subsidiary of the Claretian Publications, describes the first short film entirely conceived and produced by the Delegation of the Claretian Missionaries…
Our Lady of Fatima’s Motherly Words to the Suffering
Fr Leonard E Dollentas Many devotees of Our Lady of Fatima in Macau were disappointed when hopes for holding the annual procession dimmed. Although the COVID-19 situation is improving in some parts of the globe, it is worsening in other…
RICCI INSTITUTE SYMPOSIUM: SPIRITUAL TRANSFORMATION IN TIMES OF CRISIS – One whole year to celebrate Ignatian spirituality
Marco Carvalho The members of the Society of Jesus in Macau observed yesterday the opening of the Ignatian Year with the celebration of a Solemn Mass in Saint Joseph’s Church. The Ignatian Year commemorates the 500th anniversary of the battle…
Certificate Programme in Catholic Leadership in Education commences
The “Certificate Programme in Catholic Leadership in Education” initiated and jointly offered by the Bishop Domingos Lam Centre for Research in Education (D.L.C.R.E.) of the University of Saint Joseph (U.S.J.) and the Diocesan Catholic Education Commission (Comissão Diocesana da Educação…
MGM and Caritas Macau Join Hands to Celebrate Mother’s Day with Senior Citizens
MGM joined hands with Caritas Macau this Mother’s Day to send love and care to local senior citizens, where the Company have especially arranged an integrated resort hotel tour for seniors from the Lar de Cuidados “Sol Nascente” da Areia Preta, a…
Caritas Macau Annual Charity Ball 2021
“The Caritas Macau Annual Charity Ball 2021” is an annual fundraising event organized by Caritas Macau. This year’s theme is “Act of Charity, Love Upon Love.” The charity ball will be held on 29th May, 2021 (Saturday) at The Grand Ballroom,…
SONJA XI: “Society expects women to act as men”
SONJA XIA, PROFESSOR AT THE FACULTY OF RELIGIOUS STUDIES AND PHILOSOPHY – “Society expects women to act as men” Marco Carvalho Even without being ordained, women can make a decisive contribution to the life of the Church, Sonja Xia claims.…
Solidarity Mass for India
Fr Leonard Dollentas The world is experiencing painful moments caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Mankind faces great challenges and countless losses, the biggest of which is human lives. But nothing is more painful than what is happening now in India.…