– 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…
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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.
REFLECTION ON THE NCOV CRISIS – An occasion to boost physical and spiritual immunity
– Ross Belle Santos-Balatbat The NCOV crisis can lead to positive changes to families and individuals. Globally, governments are giving guidelines and directives on how to combat the virus on a daily basis and boost our body’s immune system. …
HEROIC WITNESSES – Pastors succumb to Covid-19
– Fr Leonard Dollentas As the world is facing an incredibly contagious and dangerous pandemic with global cases rising above 650,000 and more than 30,000 dead (March 27), Italy’s death toll for COVID-19 surged to 10,000. Reports confirmed that among…
FU HONG CLOSES REHABILITATION CENTERS IN EARLY FEBRUARY – Video calls and over the phone support. The new life of those who help
– Marco Carvalho An earthquake that rocked the manner schools and universities teach and changed the way private institutions of social solidarity look after their users. The coronavirus outbreak forced institutions from all quarters of society to reinvent themselves and…
THE CHURCH THAT CHRIST FOUNDED (12) – The “Modern” Era – Impact of the Enlightenment
– Joni Cheng The effect of the apostasy in the Catholic Church in the 16th century followed through in the 17th and 18th century. However, by roughly around 1650 to 1800, the modern era began, where people no longer lived…
CHANCERY NOTICE
CN/11/011/2020 Special Arrangements for Parish Liturgies from 22nd March through to Holy Week and Easter For the spiritual benefit of the faithful, and in cooperation with the community’s ongoing infection prevention measures, the Diocese is implementing the following, until further…
COVID19 and the Filipino Community in Macau
– Fr Leonard Dollentas The latest figure of persons in the Philippines who have tested positive for COVID-19 has soared to 552 (as of 25 March). The country’s Department of Health or DOH has also reported that 33 patients with…
HOLY COMMUNION ON SUNDAY RESUMES, AFTER NEARLY TWO MONTHS – We can renew our zeal for the Eucharist in this Lent
– Jasmin Yiu For the spiritual benefit of the faithful, and in cooperation with the community’s ongoing infection prevention measures, the Catholic Diocese of Macau announced measures and arrangements for receiving the Holy Communion after live Sunday Mass broadcast (see…