– Fr Leonard E. Dollentas Before the onset of the year 2000, I was in the senior year of my formation to the ordained ministry and preparing for ordination. At the time, many people were concerned about the arrival of “Y2K.”…
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PORTUGUESE CARITAS VISIT END TODAY – We would like to mobilize the Portuguese community living in Macau
– Marco Carvalho The head of Portuguese Caritas and its local counterpart want to invite Macau’s undergraduates studying in Portugal to teach Mandarin to Portuguese students. The project is one of the aspects of the memorandum of understanding recently signed…
CARITAS MACAU WILL COOPERATE WITH ITS PORTUGUESE COUNTERPART – Caritas Portugal delegation visits Macau next week
– Marco Carvalho A delegation of Caritas Portugal will be in Macau next week to discuss the outlines of a Memorandum of Understanding that was recently signed with Caritas Macau, O Clarim was told. The Secretary-General of the organization, Paul…
FATHER JOÃO LOURENÇO, FORMER DEAN OF THE INTER-UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF MACAU – The Catholic Church adds value to its presence in Macau
– Marco Carvalho The return of Macau to Chinese sovereignty twenty years ago raised concerns among different sectors of the local society and the Catholic Church was no exception. A former professor of Portugal’s Catholic University, Father João Lourenço resided…
2019 H.E. Bishop Stephen Lee Christmas Message – Humble oneself, care for one another
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Recently, Pope Francis wrote in the Apostolic Letter Admirabile Signum: “The enchanting image of the Christmas crèche, so dear to the Christian people, never ceases to arouse amazement and wonder. The depiction of Jesus’…
LUSOPHONE SCOUTS IN CHIANG MAI FOR CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAM – GELMac collects a ton of donations in annual food drive
– Marco Carvalho Eight hours and the generosity of a significant number of local consumers were enough for the Lusophone Scouts Group of Macau (GELMac) to collect a ton of food and basic need in the latest edition of the…
OUR LADY OF CARMEL CELEBRATES THE SOLEMNITY OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
The parish of Our Lady of Carmel in Taipa celebrated the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception with a procession of the image of our Lady of Carmel around the area. (Photo by Ivan Leong)
CHANCERY NOTICE – Pastoral Appointments
CN/27/030/2019 Bishop Stephen LEE has made the following appointments, effective 1 January 2020:
FILIPINOS IN MACAU OVERJOYED ON CARDINAL TAGLE’S APPOINTMENT
– Fr Leonard Dollentas Filipinos in Macau welcomed with excitement the recent appointment of Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle as the new prefect of the Vatican’s Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples or Propaganda Fide.
REJOICE AND PRAY WITH POPE FRANCIS – Macau celebrates Holy Father’s birthday
The Diocese of Macau celebrated in advance the birthday of His Holiness, Pope Francis in a Mass at the Cathedral of the Nativity of Our Lady in Macau, presided by Bishop Stephen Lee Bun-sang at 3:30 PM on December 7,…