– Marco Carvalho The newly established “Sunday of the Word of God” – which will be celebrated for the first time ever this year on the 26th January – is an invitation, made by Pope Francis, to Catholics across the…
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CN/1/001/2020 WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY & SUNDAY OF THE WORD OF GOD 1. Catholics and other faithful celebrate the annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity from 18 to 25 January. The theme for this year is “They…
A WELL-EARNED SABBATICAL – Father Daniel Ruiz Cerezo returns to Spain
– Benedict Keith Ip It was a lively reunion on the feast of Epiphany, when Father Daniel Ruiz Cerezo, MCCJ, returned to St Lazarus parish to celebrate the Sunday Mass. Fr Daniel flew back to his home country Spain the…
WELCOMING 2020 – Another year of grace from God
– 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.”…
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)