– Marco Carvalho Stanley Ho has been out of the limelight for more than a decade, but in neighboring Hong Kong, the name of the gambling tycoon continues to stand for excellence in the investigation of new pathologies, such as…
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CHANCERY NOTICE
CN/14/014/2020 The Diocese will continue the current arrangements of streaming Sunday Mass live online and on television, with distribution of Holy Communion at appropriate places of parish churches after the live online/televised Sunday Mass broadcasts until further notice. Faithful who…
PATHORN SRIKARANONDA DE SEQUEIRA, MUSICIAN AND LECTURER AT RANGSIT UNIVERSITY – The Church has a strong mark in Thailand, especially in education
– Marco Carvalho Thailand’s small Catholic community is nowadays perfectly integrated, but it has not always been so. Pathorn de Sequeira’s great uncle was forced to renounce his Catholic faith and to convert to Buddhism, a victim of a dark…
CHANCERY NOTICE
CN/13/013/2020 Collection for the Holy Land 2020 The normal community celebration of Holy Week this year is being affected by preventive measures taken due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Christian communities in the Holy Land are also exposed to…
PALM SUNDAY IN BATANES, PHILIPPINES
IVATAN priests and faithful are unfazed by Covid-19 and demonstrate that faith is imaginative. Photo from the northern Philippine province of Batanes. Photo by Dave Ablat in Manila Bulletin.
A UNIQUE PALM SUNDAY FOR ENGLISH-SPEAKING COMMUNITY
– Fr Leonard Dollentas In the latest revision to Easter-time rituals given the coronavirus (COVID-19) situation, the Vatican has instructed the Catholic churches around the world to move indoors the traditional Palm Sunday service and procession. Hence, the English-speaking community…
2020 H.E. BISHOP STEPHEN LEE EASTER MESSAGE – Do Not Be Afraid
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, “Do not be afraid” （Mt 28:5） At the beginning of 2020, COVID-19 has made many things in the world seem heavy and difficult. To prevent the spread of the virus, we have seen the…
UNDERGRADUATES WITH NO FINANCIAL SUPPORT DUE TO THE EPIDEMIC OUTBREAK – USJ creates Hardship Fund to help students in need
– Marco Carvalho The University of Saint Joseph (USJ) has announced the creation of a Hardship Fund to mitigate the impact that the global dissemination of the new coronavirus is having on some of its students. The aim of the…
EPIDEMIC OUTBREAK FORCES LOCAL CHURCH TO REINVENT ITSELF – When spiritual meets digital. Easter retreat in the Internet age
– Marco Carvalho The traditional Easter retreat promoted by the Diocese of Macau has migrated to the digital world. Macau’s Portuguese-speaking faithful were given the opportunity to prepare for the mystery of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ with…
COLÉGIO DIOCESANO DE SÃO JOSÉ 1,2,3,4 – Online Way of the Cross for students at CDSJ
The Colégio Diocesano de São José (CDSJ) 1,2,3,4 recently provided an online/live streaming of the children’s version of the Way of the Cross.