– Benedict Keith Ip The Comissão Organizadora do Encontro das Comunidades Macaense “Macau 2019” paid a courtesy visit on the 4th of June to the Paço Episcopal to exchange the latest program on their upcoming Macanese gathering, which will be…
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YOUTH FORUM
More than 250 young people from over 110 countries participated in the 11th International Youth Forum titled “Youth in action in a synodal Church.” The meeting, organized by the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life, follows last year’s synodal process…
THE DIOCESE OF MACAU HELD ANNUAL ‘CORPUS CHRISTI’ PROCESSION
The Diocese of Macau held the annual Corpus Christi procession on 23rd June, Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ, led by HE Bishop Stephen Lee. A good number of children received their first communion on this day. Bishop…
SIVANKA DHANAPALA, REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNHCR IN CHINA – Smugglers are an unfortunate scourge that we have to deal with
– Marco Carvalho The number of those who flee wars, persecution and conflicts has never been so high. By the end of 2018, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), there were over 70 million refugees, displaced…
DAUGHTERS OF SAINT PAUL CELEBRATES 50 YEARS IN MACAU – Mission, service and spirituality
– Miguel Augusto The Pauline sisters celebrated their 50th anniversary in Macau on June 22 (Saturday) at the Sé Cathedral. The festive day was marked by Sister Miriam’s speech, a video with testimonies from members of the community, and a…
CHANCERY NOTICE
CN/11/012/2019 Monsignor Stephen Lee, Bishop of Macau, makes public the following arrangements in the Diocese:
SÉ CATHEDRAL WELCOMES PAULINE JUBILEE – Daughters of St Paul celebrate 50 years of mission in Macau
– Miguel Augusto The Daughters of St Paul, known as the Pauline Sisters, celebrate the 50th Anniversary of their mission in Macau this month. On the occasion of the Anniversary, they invite the community to join the celebration that will…
WHY DON’T WE BRING 100 REFUGEES TO MACAU AND HELP THEM? – Paul Pun, president of the Association for Refugees’ Welfare
– Marco Carvalho The Government should, in conjunction with the United Nations, determine the minimum number of refugees to which it can extend a helping hand. The appeal was made by the president of the Association of Relief of Refugees,…
YOUTH DELEGATES OF THE DIOCESE OF MACAU ATTEND INTERNATIONAL YOUTH FORUM IN ROME
– Benedict Keith Ip The Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life held the “International Youth Forum” in the Vatican from June 19 to 22 in response to the opportunity provided by the General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops.…
SAINT ANTHONY’S PARISH CELEBRATES FEAST OF ITS PATRON SAINT
Saint Anthony’s Parish celebrated the feast of St Anthony of Padua (also known as Anthony of Lisbon) last June 15 with a Mass and the traditional procession. St Anthony, who died on June 13, 1231, is particularly venerated among Portuguese-speaking…