Marco Carvalho Since the first patient with Covid-19 was detected in Macau in the dying days of January, Caritas spent more than 200,000 patacas lending a helping hand to support more than six hundred non-resident workers who had lost their…
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SELECTED STUDENTS GRANTED SCHOLARSHIPS OFFERED BY SINO-PERUVIAN BUSINESSMAN – USJ signs direct progression agreements with three Catholic schools
Marco Carvalho The University of Saint Joseph (USJ), Saint Paul School and two of the units of St Joseph Diocesan College have recently signed direct progression agreements. The new mechanism provides some of the three secondary school graduates with the…

CDSJ 2 Students make their own Rosary beads
Having school children make their own Rosary beads can be fun. This was the wonderful experience of the students at CDSJ 2, the English section of Colégio Diocesano de São José.

PASTORAL CARE FOR FILIPINO MIGRANTS’ COMMISSION ON SOCIAL ACTION – Center continues assisting displaced workers
Danilo Perez Ngo The outreach program of the Commission on Social Action of the Pastoral Center for Filipino Migrants located at Francisco Antonio St. No. 48-58, Macau continues to distribute supplies of grocery items to migrant workers who have permanently…

FATHER JOÃO LOURENÇO, PROFESSOR EMERITUS AT THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF PORTUGAL – “It is not possible to understand the true message of Christ in an abstract way”
Marco Carvalho It’s called The Time of Jesus – The World and the Jewish Institutions. It was launched in late October and proposes a vast and comprehensive approach to the historical figure of Jesus Christ, through the analysis of the…
Healing Prayer through the intercession of Padre Pio
Danilo Perez Ngo The English community of Se Cathedral gathered for the healing prayer through the intercession of Padre Pio at the St Dominic’s Church in the peninsular part of Macau at the Largo de São Domingos, situated near the…

São Domingos Church, vibrant once again
Rev Leonard Dollentas On Sunday, November 1, the church of São Domingos, to the surprise of passers-by, was suddenly packed with Mass goers. The resounding sound of the Gloria being sung by the choir echoed down the alleys of Leal Senado. São…

MUSICOLOGIST FLORA CHAN – Macanese is an important part of Macau’s history
Jasmin Yiu The Cardinal Newman Cultural and Art Performance Centre (CCCM) will officially open on December 5. Before the grand opening, CCCM will organize a series of activities for the public, the first one will be a talk entitled “Knowing…

Chancery Notice
CN/29/032/2020 Chancery Notice Special Collection for University of Saint Joseph and Higher Education Development in the Diocese

FATHER JIJO KANDAMKULATHY, CO-FOUNDER OF “MOTHER’S MEAL” INITIATIVE “The people of Macau have always been generous in contributing to the cause of the poor”
Marco Carvalho The “Mother’s Meal” initiative, which was launched last August in India, has expanded to Uganda in late October. The ambitious programme, which aims to feed one million families worldwide over the course of a whole year, has reached…