FEATURED IMAGE: USJ Public and International Relations Office The Official Inauguration Ceremony of the Ilha Verde Campus, shared by the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) and by the Saint Joseph Diocesan School 6 (CDSJ6), was held on May 10th 2019,…
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CELEBRATIONS AT SANTA CASA
The celebrations of the Holy House of Mercy of Macau, founded in 1569 by Bishop Belchior Carneiro, SJ, took place between May 13 and 18, marked by the unprecedented celebration of the XII International Congress of the International Confederation of…
USJ LAUNCHES CENTRE FOR SOCIAL AND LEGAL STUDIES
On 7 May 2019, the Rector of University of Saint Joseph (USJ), Prof. Fr Peter Stilwell, announced the official launching of the “Centre for Social and Legal Studies,” under their newly renamed “School of Business and Law,” at an event…
ACÁCIO BONFIM, HEAD OF THE HOLY HOUSE OF MERCY OF SÃO TOMÉ AND PRÍNCIPE – Sharing is a resource that is already inscribed in our DNA
– Marco Carvalho More than two hundred Houses of Mercy of all over the world have recently discussed in Macau the challenges they are faced with and aging is, for most of them, one of the most pressing issues. That’s…
Chancery Notice – World Communications Day
CN/10/011/2019 Chancery Notice World Communications Day The 53rd World Communications Day is celebrated this year on Sunday 2 June, Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord, with the theme: «“We are members one of another” (Eph 4:25): From social network…
HOUSE OF MERCY AIM TO BE THE “SOCIAL ARM” OF THE “BELT AND ROAD” INITIATIVE
– Marco Carvalho The president of the International Confederation of Mercies, Manuel de Lemos, has reiterated on Tuesday, on the closing session of the International Congress of the Houses of Mercy, “the institutional availability” of the organization to be the…
PORTUGUESE BOOKSTORE HOSTS EVOCATIVE SESSION ON THE 24TH OF MAY – The International Institute of Macau pays tribute to Silveira Machado
– Marco Carvalho The International Institute of Macau (IIM) will pay tribute to the memory of José Silveira Machado with two evocative sessions, one to be held this month in the Special Administrative Region and the other in October in…
CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF MACAU CELEBRATES 56TH WORLD DAY OF PRAYERS FOR VOCATIONS
The Catholic Diocese of Macau celebrated the 56th World Day of Prayers for Vocations last Sunday, 12 May, 4th Sunday of Easter at 3 PM in the Cathedral led by Bishop Stephen Lee Bun-sang, to pray especially for vocations in…
CHANCERY NOTICE
CN/9/010/2019 Day of Prayer for the Church in China In 2007, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, in his letter to the Catholic Church in China, established the 24th of May of each year as “Day of Prayer for the Church in…
HONORARY PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFEDERATION OF MERCIES – No one can solve alone the problems that plague humanity
– Marco Carvalho The globalization of the indifference towards the suffering of the others is a defining trait of our times and it is a challenge that can only be answered through a renewed sense of fraternity. The work developed…