The English Community of the Sé Cathedral Parish of the Nativity of Our Lady has welcomed two members—Rob Draven Pangan Faraon and Elisabelle Rosa Zeng—through the Sacrament of Baptism administered within the celebration of the Holy Eucharist by Fr. Eduardo Emilio Agüero SCJ on Easter Sunday, 05 April 2026. They have been prepared and have fulfilled the required catechism formation by the parish’s English Sunday School Team.
Even in Angola, a “beautiful but wounded” country, the encounter with the Risen Christ “who walks beside us” can grant us the grace to “renew and rebuild the future.” In Kilamba, a suburb of Luanda, the Angolan capital, Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass (on April 19, the Third Sunday of Easter) before a crowd of 100,000 people. A vibrant crowd of expectation….
The two disciples were overwhelmed by grief and bewildered by the events that had taken place. As they walked the seven-mile journey from Jerusalem to Emmaus, they expressed their sadness and confusion. Jesus, whom they had hoped “would be the one to redeem Israel,”
With the arrival of Pope Leo XIV in Equatorial Guinea approaching, scheduled for April 21-23, preparations are intensifying, involving the entire population and the local Christian community. The Daughters of Mary Help of Christians of Equatorial Guinea, for example, organized a camp under the theme “Christ Lives!”
“Then he brought me back to the entrance of the temple, and there! I saw water flowing out from under the threshold of the temple toward the east, for the front of the temple faced east. The water flowed out toward the right side of the temple to the south of the altar.” (Ez 47:1) The prophet Ezekiel gives us…..
After nearly five years of reconstruction, the Catholic Centre located at the intersection of Nam Van and Rua do Campo is undergoing final government approval procedures and will hold its grand opening ceremony on June 12, 2026. This marks the official return of a landmark that has carried half a century of collective memories for Macau.
Do you believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that through that belief you will inherit eternal life? Belief begins with an intellectual assent but must continuously deepen. The belief Saint John speaks of in today’s Gospel is one that draws us deeper into the mystery of Christ’s Paschal Mystery—His Life, Death, and Resurrection—so as to receive the gift of His abundant and transforming Mercy…..
Alleluia! He is Risen!
The Church throughout the world cries out in exultation. The Lenten journey, with its ashes
dawn of Easter begins not with certainty but with trembling hearts. The women rise early, carrying spices, their minds heavy with grief. They expect to meet death, to perform one last act of love for a body silenced by violence. Yet what they encounter is absence—the stone rolled away, the tomb empty. Confusion floods them……
Christ’s resurrection is not only the most important event in human history, but also the permanent gift that God the Father gives humankind so that, even today, everyone can receive and experience the living Jesus in every minute of our lives. (cf. Mt. 28:20)