While always having a house full of kids to look after, they had four more of their own, adopted one more, and have eleven grandchildren.
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The Marian image that brought a miraculous catch of fish
On Tuesday, October 12th, the Church celebrates the feast of Our Lady of Aparecida, the Solemnity of the Queen and Patron of Brazil.
Father Stephen Tong to head Chinese province of the Society of Jesus
Born in Macau, Father Stephen Tong will assume the role of Provincial of the Chinese Province of the Society of Jesus on November 1st, succeeding the Bishop-elect of Hong Kong, Stephen Chow. “A man of intelligence and good reasoning,” Tong Chak-long faces a delicate and challenging mission, fellow Jesuít Luís Sequeira told O Clarim.
“Nurses saved me”
In a radio interview with Spanish COPE, Pope Francis told how nurses saved his life – twice, recently, and in 1957. The Pope talked too about his recovery from surgery, his home confinement, and revealed too what and who helped bring about Laudato Si’.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s talent: “God gave me the gift” (2)
“I was brought up with nothing, we were very poor. I had no toys and no Christmas presents. I shared a room with my brother and two sisters and my parents slept in the other.
Steubenville offers more affordable online courses
The Franciscan University of Steubenville is offering a 50% Online Tuition Discount through its Emergent Country Scholarship.
Her parents’ quarrels led her to the Bible
Antoinette Faure has had faith since childhood and has regularly read the Bible since she was 15, but why did she only get baptized at 90 years old?
MISSIONARIES FROM MACAU TO THE WORLD Saint Lazarus Island (63)
The Viceroy of the Estado da Índia ignored the insistent requests of the Macau merchants for the legalization of trade with Manila. He argued that this would go against the king’s orders.
“God gives you double”
“My father always taught me that when you help other people, then God will give you double. And that’s what has really happened to me. When I have helped other people who are in need, God has helped me more,” he told ESPN in a 2020 interview.
Jesuit’s diplomacy put Macau and Beijing on the same page
The Society of Jesus was instrumental in bringing about the first direct links between the Portuguese colonial authorities in Macau and the imperial court, in Beijing, in the early 17th century. The assumption sets the tone for the lecture that Tereza Sena, an historian and researcher, will deliver next Tuesday at the University of Saint Joseph.