Ross Belle Santos-Balatbat The Pastoral Care for Migrants held a pro-life seminar last February 13th from 9 am to 5 pm. The speaker was Sister Pamela Marie, of the Religious of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd (RGS),…
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International Institute of Macau launches a new book on O Clarim co-founder
Marco Carvalho The headquarters of the International Institute of Macau, in NAPE, will host Tuesday afternoon the launching ceremony of Júlio Augusto Massa – Missionário Pensador (Júlio Augusto Massa – Missionary and Thinker), a new work that addresses the life…
FEAST OF THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD – “Let us also be bathed in light”
Miguel Augusto Last Sunday, January 10, the Portuguese-speaking community gathered for the Mass of the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. Fr Daniel Ribeiro SCJ, celebrated the Holy Sacrifice. In his homily, he stressed that in order to understand…
Mass for outgoing Philippine Consul General
Leonard Dollentas Last Sunday, January 10, 2021, Filipinos in Macau bade farewell to the Honorable Lilybeth R. Deapera, consul general of the Philippines to Macau. The Filipino community of St Padre Pio offered a Mass for her as her stint in…
Catholic Family Advisory Council to coordinate “Year of the Family” celebrations
Marco Carvalho The Macau Catholic Family Advisory Council has been officially entrusted by the Diocese of Macau with the coordination of the celebrations of the “Year of the Family” in the Special Administrative Region. The decision was made during a…
Spiritual Tea Time at Vila São José
Between January to May, Vila São José will be launching a spiritual teatime for individual spiritual guidance. We welcome the faithful to take time out to be renewed through spiritual conversation with our two veteran spiritual companions – Mr. Ignatius…
A READER WRITES – First of January is a “3-in-1”
Ross Belle Santos-Balatbat The FIRST DAY of January was a “3-in-1” – we celebrated three events in one day. As the whole world welcomed the 1st of January as the year’s opening date, the Catholic Church also celebrated the 54th…
NEW BOOK COORDINATED BY CRISTINA OSSWALD AND JOSÉ EDUARDO FRANCO – Martyrdom and massacres under the magnifying glass
Marco Carvalho A multidisciplinary work that brings together varied approaches and very different perspectives on martyrdom. This is how Cristina Osswald, a professor and researcher at the Polytechnic Institute of Macau, defines the book Martírios e Massacres – Fazer da…
“SPECIAL YEAR” BEGINS ON MARCH 19 AND RUNS UNTIL JUNE 2022 – Reinforcing family union
Marco Carvalho The decision, announced by Pope Francisco during the Angelus prayer on December 27th, to dedicate the current year to the family and conjugal love, took those responsible for managing family affairs within the Diocese of Macau by surprise.…
Baptisms and confirmations at St Lazarus Parish
It was a special Christmas season in the year 2020 as nineteen catechumens were baptized while nine received the Sacrament of Confirmation during the Christmas Mass on 25 December, 2020. The pandemic had affected the ordinary religious liturgies during Easter…