– Fr Victor Mejia The month of October is traditionally called “missionary month.” In his message for Mission Sunday (21 October), the Holy Father says that each one of us is called to reflect on this fact: “I am a…
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TAIWAN PILGRIMAGE – Something new can always emerge
– Angela Chong I was in Taiwan last week on a spiritual-cum-ecoIogical tour named “New Exodus”. As the Chinese name “同行覓主踪” suggests, it was aimed at seeking encounters with God through close contact with Mother Nature.
SYNOD OF BISHOPS – Sometimes, it looks like jumping without a parachute
– José Maria C.S. André The Synod of Bishops, about youth and vocation, began on the September 3, in Rome. In the opening address, the Pope asked the participants to speak frankly and make themselves available to listen. “We are…
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH PROFESSOR JUAN JOSÉ SILVESTRE – The Primacy of God
– Aurelio Porfiri Father Juan José Silvestre is a liturgist and a priest of the Opus Dei personal prelature. Despite his young age he has had several responsibilities in the prelature and in the Church. He teaches at the Holy…
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– Tej Francis VATICAN CITY YOUTH SYNOD BISHOP: THE WORLD IS RICH IN TECHNOLOGY & POOR IN PRINCIPLES (CNA/EWTN News) A Polish archbishop participating in the Vatican synod on youth said Thursday that today’s young people have benefited from technological…
MONSIGNOR JOSÉ RAFAEL ESPÍRITO SANTO, REGIONAL VICAR OF OPUS DEI IN PORTUGAL – We need to return to God without fear
– Marco Carvalho Ninety years after it was founded by Saint Josemaria Escrivá, the challenges that Opus Dei faces remain unchanged. The organization is still the only personal prelature of the Catholic Church and its main focus remains on reconnecting…
S. KOREAN PRESIDENT TO MEET POPE WITH INVITATION FROM NORTH KOREA
(Vatican News) Pope Francis will receive South Korean President Moon Jae-in in the Vatican on 18 October, Greg Burke, the director of the Holy See’s Press Office said in a brief statement on Tuesday.
MACAU PEROSI CHOIR CONCLUDES A FOUR DAY TRIP TO TAIWAN
The Macau Perosi Choir’ “Taiwan Music Tour 2018” concluded on 29 September. During the four-day-trip, all members participated in a series of singing performances, exchange and learning activities. The choir was also invited to sing with the local choir of…
GREAT FIGURES OF THE MISSIONARY WORK – Bengal and the Kingdom of the Dragon (22)
– Joaquim Magalhães de Castro We arrived at Goalpara hoping to find traces of the so-called “firingis”. The white statue of one of the rajas (certainly of the Narayan caste) wielding sword and shield announces the small village, and soon…
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ROME, ITALY FRANCIS CALLS FOR ‘PERMANENT CATECHUMENATE’ FOR MARRIED COUPLES (CNA/EWTN News) Pope Francis has stressed the need for ongoing formation for couples, before and after marriage, saying that even the basic teachings of the Church “could not be taken…