Deacon James Chang Woo Ho (張宇鎬) from the Clerical Congregation of the Blessed Korean Martyrs received the sacrament of priesthood from the hands of the Most Reverend Stephen Lee, Bishop of Macau on 29 September 2018. In his homily, Bishop…
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USJ HAVE THEIR NEW SCHOOL CHAPEL BLESSED BY BISHOP STEPHEN LEE
St Joseph Diocesan College (Nos 1, 2, 3, 4) and St Joseph Diocesan College (Nos 5) had their new school chapels blessed by Bishop Stephen Lee on September 20 and September 26 respectively. In the homily of the short ceremony…

Youth Adoration gathering at Holy Cross Chapel
The Seminarians at the Diocesan Seminary of St Joseph are inviting all young people and faithful to join their monthly Youth Adoration gathering every first Friday, from 7-9 PM in the Holy Cross Chapel at the University of St Joseph…

SCHOOL OPENING AND DEDICATION OF THE CHAPEL OF THE NEW USJ AND CDSJ CAMPUS – A typhoon of faith
The new chapel of the University of St Joseph and the Diocesan College of St Joseph was dedicated last Sunday, 23rd of September, by Bishop Stephen Lee. Designed by Japanese architect Koji Yagi, it will be available for daily Mass…

Statement by Bishop Stephen Lee Bun-Sang on the Recent Reports on Sino-Vatican Relationship
BM/170/2018 Statement by Bishop Stephen Lee Bun-Sang on the Recent Reports on Sino-Vatican Relationship Dear Brothers and Sisters in the Lord, I am pleased to learn that on 22 September China and the Vatican signed a provisional agreement…

54 Conferrals at USJ Congregation for Master’s and Doctoral Degrees
The University of Saint Joseph (USJ) held its Congregation for Master and Doctoral Degrees on 22nd September at the Ilha Verde Campus. The graduation ceremony was officiated by the Chancellor of USJ, His Excellency Msgr Stephen Lee Bun Sang, Bishop…

JAROSŁAW DURAJ, VICE-DIRECTOR OF THE MACAU RICCI INSTITUTE — The interreligiosity of the Silk Road cannot be forgotten
Marco Carvalho Vice-director of the Macau Ricci Institute and teacher of political science at the University of Saint Joseph, Jarosław Duraj is well versed in Buddhist thought. A specialist in interreligious dialogue, the Jesuit spent some time in monasteries…

LETTER FROM BISHOP STEPHEN LEE OF MACAU ON TYPHOON MANKHUT
BM/156/2018 Dear Brothers and Sisters in the Lord, After super-typhoon Mankhut swept through Macau and gradually moved away, on September 16 (24th Sunday in Ordinary Time) many areas of the city were flooded, with the water in low-lying areas exceeding…
THE DAY AFTER MANKHUT’S FURY
The day after Mankhut’s fury, seminarians and staff of the Cathedral Parish headed out to various schools, elderly homes, and churches affected by the typhoon to give a helping hand. Bishop Lee made an ocular inspection of the premises of…

NEW DEAN OF USJ’S FACULTY OF RELIGIOUS STUDIES – “Laymen can be the Church’s best missionaries”
Photo: Ana Marques – Marco Carvalho Welshman Stephen Morgan is the new dean of the Faculty of Religious Studies at the University of St Joseph. A permanent deacon and until recently Oeconomus of the Diocese of Portsmouth, in England, Morgan…