Dom Stephen Lee presenting gift to the Holy Father Dom Stephen Lee Bun-sang, Bishop of Macau, was in Rome for his Ad Limina visit from June 18 to 24, 2018. The visit Ad Limina Apostolorum (“to the thresholds of the…
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Tej Francis VATICAN CITY POPE SAYS NO TO WOMEN PRIESTS, YES TO WOMEN IN CURIAL LEADERSHIP (CNA/EWTN News) In an interview with Reuters, Pope Francis said more space has to be created for women to take on leading roles in…
PRESIDENT DUTERTE AND THE PHILIPPINE CHURCH – A Reflection on Politicization in the Philippines
Fr Leonard E. Dollentas President Duterte was on the headlines once again. This time it was not about what he said but what he did. As always, the hot news sends a sensational theme for the media: “Rodrigo Duterte, the…
REFLECTIONS ON THE PAPACY FROM JOHN XXIII TO FRANCIS – “Tu es Petrus”
Featured Image: TheFourthLink at Pixabay Aurelio Porfiri His special role makes the Roman Pontiff subject to both praise and criticism. Yet we need to remember always the words of Jesus: “Tu es Petrus” — “You are Peter.” As we approach…
GREAT FIGURES OF THE MISSIONARY WORK – Bengal and the Kingdom of the Dragon (9)
– Joaquim Magalhães de Castro Sebastião Manrique, an Augustinian missionary and a Portuguese traveler, visited Dhaka in September 1640 and stayed there for about twenty-seven days. According to him, the city stretched along the Buriganga River for more than four…
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– Tej Francis PHILIPPINES PHILIPPINE CATHOLIC PRIESTS: ‘THEY ARE KILLING US’ (Al Jazeera) The killings of three Catholic priests since December have raised alarm in the Philippines, with the church and political leaders condemning the continued “culture of impunity” in…
MURDER WITH WHITE GLOVES – Pope says abortion of sick, disabled children reflects Nazi mentality
Featured Image: Pope Francis holds a baby, during a special audience with members of the confederation of Italian cooperatives, in Paul VI hall at the Vatican. (Photo by Reuters.) – Elise Harris (CNA/EWTN News).- In a speech to a family…
GREAT FIGURES OF THE MISSIONARY WORK – Bengal and the Kingdom of the Dragon (8)
Joaquim Magalhães de Castro In Dhaka, traffic is hellish, a crazy mixture of pedal rickshaws and motorized ones. And many pedestrians, in a frantic search of space to be able to move on. There are also camouflaged military men…
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH DR EDMONDO LUPIERI – The Mary Magdalene “mystery” (1)
Aurelio Porfiri Not long ago, I have received a very interesting book by Carocci, an Italian publisher. The book is called Una sposa per Gesù. Maria Maddalena fra antichità e postmoderno. Being part of the generation that was under…
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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA AUSTRALIAN LAW MANDATES REPORTING ABUSE ADMISSIONS MADE IN CONFESSIONAL (Catholic News Service) Laws requiring Catholic priests to break the seal of confession in some cases passed the Australian Capital Territory’s Legislative Assembly in Canberra June 7. The…