THE DIOCESAN CHOIR OF MACAU. Regular practice will be held on Mondays at 5:30 pm at the Cathedral Parish Office. We encourage parishes, schools, and parents to recommend primary and secondary school pupils to join the Choir.
CONSTANT THEME – Francis, the ‘geographies’ of peace
– Carlos M. Frota If there is a topic common to all Popes’ New Year addresses to the diplomatic corps and to the world community at large, to Christians and non Christians, peace is that topic. And not by coincidence,…
GREAT FIGURES OF THE MISSIONARY WORK – Bengal and the Kingdom of the Dragon (85)
– Joaquim Magalhães de Castro After ten years of activity, the mission in Ngari, Western Tibet, had been deactivated, but that was not the reason why the courageous priests were defeated.
ON THIS ROCK – A thousand years of quarrel
【圖片說明】Paul VI and Athenagoras, 50 years ago. – José Maria C.S. André Fifty years ago, Pope Paul VI traveled to the Holy Land, after many centuries in which no Pope left the vicinity of Rome, much less to return to…
PATRICK DAVIS – FROM MANAGEMENT TO PRIESTHOOD – Becoming a priest is not a choice, but a calling
– Robaird O’Cearbhaill Hong Kong Correspondent A devoted Catholic, Patrick Davis describes himself as a “social serial entrepreneur.” His successful years of building and managing a non-profit company, benefitting many in Asia, have shown his passion for helping the poorest…
TAAL VOLCANO ERUPTION – SVD Seminary offered refuge
The Philippines has been visited by several natural calamities before the coming of the new year. More recently typhoons have scourged central Luzon, and earthquakes in the south have wrought destruction. While affected areas were still recovering from those calamities,…
NEWS BRIEFS
– Tej Francis Email: tejfrancis@gmail.com Gaza City Gaza Exodus: Helping Christians caught in a crisis (CNA) With fewer than 1,000 Christians in a population of 1.8 million, the Christian population in Palestine’s Gaza Strip today is less than half of…
CARITAS AND USJ TO REWARD BEST MASTER’S THESIS IN SOCIAL WORK
– Marco Carvalho The University of Saint Joseph (USJ) and Caritas will distinguish the best master’s thesis in the domain of social work, Father Peter Stilwell told O Clarim.
LÚCIO DE SOUSA, RESEARCHER AT TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF FOREIGN STUDIES – Without Macau, the Catholic religion wouldn’t be in Japan
– Marco Carvalho To talk about Macau is to talk about the long Catholic legacy that, for almost five hundred years, has been closely linked to the Portuguese presence in East Asia. The city is home to the oldest Diocese…
SINULOG: FILIPINO CATHOLICS’ DEVOTION TO SANTO NIÑO – Viva Pit Señor!
– Rachel Luna Peralta On January 19, 2020, the streets of Avenida Comercial de Macau and Avenida Panoramica do Lago Nam Van reverberated with the chants of devotees dancing to the pulsating Sinulog beats as the Filipino community celebrated the…