The Sisters of the Missionaries of Charity celebrated the feast day of their founder Saint Mother Teresa on the Sunday of September 6 this year at 10 am in the sisters’ community near Ilha Verde. The Mass was presided over…
SANTA TERESA D’AVILA – The glories of Carmelites
Anastasios We know that the Catholic Church is blessed in its history with countless religious congregations, men and women who have chosen to give their life in answer to a radical call from the Lord, to serve him sacrificing their…
MISSIONARIES FROM MACAU TO THE WORLD – St Lazarus Island (18)
Joaquim Magalhães de Castro A few years ago, a Filipino researcher visiting Portugal said that the inhabitants of Cebu associate all foreigners with the Portuguese, “even if they are Austrians.” I did not stay long enough in that city to…
TREASURES OF SACRED MUSIC – Ego Sum Panis Vivus (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina)
Aurelio Porfiri Anyone who has some familiarity with the musical tradition of the Catholic Church knows well that the pieces in honor of the Eucharist form a large part of the repertoire itself. Composers of all ages have made great…
You did what? (5)
Danilo Perez Ngo SFC: You kept mentioning Pope Francis, Father, and there is this one line, that Pope Francis said, “There is no sin that God cannot forgive.” In my mind, I thought
Space of Love
Teresa Lo In recent years, the retreats I took are individually guided, meaning a spiritual director would devote time to listening to my daily prayer and giving me guidance and bible verses for meditation accordingly.
ST. JOHN PAUL II RELIC STOLEN AMID CHURCH ROBBERIES IN ITALY
(CNA) This week a relic of St. Pope John Paul II was stolen from a cathedral in central Italy, while a church in Sicily was also robbed and the Eucharist desecrated. A gold reliquary with a relic of the blood…
EIGHT NEW PRIESTS FOR DIOCESE OF BEIJING
(Independent Catholic News) Eight deacons of the archdiocese of Beijing were ordained to the priesthood on September 21st, the feast of the Apostle St Matthew. The ceremony was presided over by the bishop of the capital, Mgr. Giuseppe Li Shan,…
JUDGE KILLED BY MAFIA 30 YEARS AGO IS A CANDIDATE FOR SAINTHOOD
(CNA) Thirty years ago Judge Rosario Livatino was brutally killed by the mafia on his commute to work at a courthouse in Sicily. Today he is recognized in the Catholic Church as a Servant of God and a candidate for…
A Q&A on the Macau Catholic Culture Association
Can you describe the works of ACCM? The Macau Catholic Culture Association is a non-profit organization established in July 2018. The chairman is Bishop Stephen Lee, the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Macau. Catholicism has been in Macau for…