The film ‘Birth’ has the backdrop of the first Opium War, and portrays Andrรฉโs stay in Macau (now immortalized in a statue in Jardim de Camรตes).
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The Feeding Program at San Roque Parish: Joy of Serving the Poor
Poverty, illness, hunger and joblessness. This is the face of the urban poor whose numbers are growing in the cities of the Philippines. in Caloocan City, the Dehonian priests have been working with laypersons to provide food to the needy, including the children and the elderly. And by merging with their existence, they say they have found a blessing.
If we don’t stop religious fanaticism, it can become very dangerous: Malaysia PM Anwar Ibrahim
Religious tensions could potentially escalate in the Muslim-majority nation of Malaysia with the formation of a new coalition government that includes a fundamentalist political party. This new scenario brings to mind the past tussle over the use of the word โAllah,โ which nonetheless ended beneficially for the Christians.
Reborn from the ashes, Catholic Church in Cambodia joins battle against human trafficking
Although the Catholic Church is less of a force to reckon with in modern-day Cambodia, it still strives to play an active role in righting undeniable wrongs such as human trafficking, especially that of children.
After years of persistence, Papuan island in Indonesia gets first native bishop
The Papuans have finally been given the Catholic leader they have wanted for a long time, one who would have a deep and intrinsic understanding of their culture and the particular issues they face.
โLiving in Faithโ: Macauโs successful Catholic video series to be broadcast in Canada
In mid-October, Bishop Stephen Lee Bun-sang presided over a thanksgiving Mass for the success achieved by one of the most emblematic projects developed by the Macau Catholic Culture Association, the Living in Faith short video series. The micro-documentaries were watched over 100,000 times on social media, and soon they will reach one of the largest Catholic streaming platforms in North America.
Once a home to banished lepers, Culion Island is now Philippinesโ prized scuba diving destination
Formerly spiritual and physical caretakers of the leprosarium on Culion Island, the Jesuits are now invested in making huge efforts to alleviate the conditions of the indigenous people of the land.
A Dangerous Prayer
There is no greater love than dying for another, and the sacrifice of the Carmelites of Compiรจgne proves this amply. Such sacrificial love, which is rarely seen today, is what each one of us is called to as Catholics.
โI always belonged to a minority in the places where I livedโ: Meeran Breseeg, a Luso descendant in Balochistan
A Luso-descendant of Baluchi origin, Meeran Breseeg comments on the strife in his place of origin, being the son of a political asylum seeker, growing up in Scandinavia and finding his home in the Iberian peninsula.
At symposium, experts say mutual understanding between China and the world is of critical importance
The Macau Ricci Institute organized its annual symposium late last week. The event was held once again exclusively in a digital format, and it addressed the impact that the Covid-19 pandemic had on the relationship between China and the rest of the world.