– Marco Carvalho in Nagasaki He joined the Society of Jesus with the same dream as Pope Francis, to be a missionary in Japan. Over the past 62 years, Spaniard Luis Fontes has assumed the mission of bringing the Word…
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VATICAN DIPLOMACY – What For?
PHOTO: Ivan Leong – Carlos M Frota Some days ago, Pope Francis was received in Bangkok by the Thai King, Rama X, and afterwards in Tokyo by Naruhito, the new Japanese emperor. In the two countries, hundreds, sometimes thousands of…
500TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FAITH IN THE PHILIPPINES (7) – Vatican II and the Philippine Church
– Fr Leonard E. Dollentas In 1953 Archbishop Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, became a cardinal and was made the Patriarch of Venice. He was elected pope on October 28, 1958, at the age of 76 and chose the name, John XXIII.…
GREAT FIGURES OF THE MISSIONARY WORK – Bengal and the Kingdom of the Dragon (79)
– Joaquim Magalhães de Castro In his account, Estêvão Cacela claims to have devoted himself body and soul to learning the language of the region and probably Sanskrit, since he mentions having studied “the books of the lamas.” Although, just…
ON THE SITE OF THE WORLD’S FIRST NATIVITY CRECHE – The letter from Greccio
– José Maria C.S. André St Francis of Assisi went to Greccio for the first time around 1209, in a moment in which the small town was attacked by ferocious wolves that slaughtered herds, destroyed vineyards and even attacked people.…
ROME – Pope Francis Visits Caritas of Rome
– Tej Francis tejfrancis@gmail.com (Zenit) Pope Francis on the afternoon of November 29, 2019, visited the Cittadella della Carità, the “Citadel of Charity”, a collection of charitable programs including the Dental Centre, the “Santa Giacinta” Home, the “Emporium of Solidarity”,…
NEWS BRIEFS
– Tej Francis tejfrancis@gmail.com Grand Rapids, Michigan Michigan diocese supports priest accused of LGBT Eucharist ‘discrimination’ (CNA) A Michigan diocese said it supports a priest who told a parishioner that because of her same-sex civil marriage she should not receive…
JUAN CARLOS HAIDAR SJ, HEAD OF SOPHIA’S UNIVERSITY CATHOLIC CENTER – Christianity is always revolutionary and Pope Francis understood that
Photo by: Marco Carvalho – Marco Carvalho, in Tokyo A former student of Jorge Bergoglio during the years when the Pope was at the helm of San Miguel’s College, in Buenos Aires, Juan Carlos Haidar recalls Francis as a paternal…
MIGDAL, ISRAEL – New Hospitality Project Opening in Hometown of Mary Magdala
– Tej Francis Email: tejfrancis@gmail.com (Magdala) A new hospitality project, part of the Magdala project, which uncovered the ancient first century remains of what is believed to be Mary Magdalene´s hometown, will soon open its doors this upcoming November. The…
News Briefs
– Tej Francis Email: tejfrancis@gmail.com Fujian, China Chinese bishop in hiding after refusal to register with Communist authorities (CNA) A Catholic bishop in China is reportedly on the run from state authorities after refusing to register with the state-sponsored Church.…