CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF MACAU Dear Brothers and Sisters, Our city of Macau, China, and the rest of the world are confronting the novel Coronavirus epidemic. At this critical, painful moment, let us be of one heart in overcoming this epidemic,…
ST ROCH AND THE 2019 NOVEL CORONAVIRUS
– Fr Leonard Dollentas Immediately after the outbreak of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-CoV), the Diocese of Macau promoted the prayer to St Roch, along with precautionary measures. It was not a surprise for the faithful to turn to St Roch…
POPE TO WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM – Human Person The Centre Of Integral Development
– Tej Francis tejfrancis@gmail.com (Vatican News) As the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum got under way in Davos, Switzerland, Pope Francis urged the world’s public and private sector leaders of their responsibility for the integral development of all…
Chancery Notice
Catholic Diocese of Macau Chancery Notice In response to the latest situation regarding the Novel Coronavirus epidemic and in order to cooperate with the public protection and disease prevention measures, Bishop Shephen LEE Bun-sang has promulgated the following directive for…
Pastoral Letter – In Times of Adversity, Greater Love is Shown
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Our city of Macau, China, and the rest of the world are confronting the novel Coronavirus epidemic. At this critical, painful moment, let us be of one heart in overcoming this epidemic, and not forget to…
Chancery Notice
Catholic Diocese of Macau Chancery Notice Pastoral Directive, Version 2 (*Revised 29/01/2020) On Preventing the Spread of Infectious Disease As the novel Coronavirus outbreak worsens, all are advised to pay close attention to the latest news release by the Macau…
IS THE “EXTRA ECCLESIAM NULLA SALUS” STILL VALID?
– Corrado Gnerre I am a very old woman (I am over eighty years old). When I studied the catechism, I remember that it was said that outside the Church there is no possibility of salvation. Now it seems that…
BITE-SIZE THEOLOGY (65) – All baptized faithful are priests, prophets and kings: what does that mean?
[相片來源] JMO Mandia – Rev José Mario O. Mandía When we are baptized, we become members of Christ’s Mystical Body. At that moment, Christ who is Priest, Prophet, and King, makes us share in his three-fold office (in Latin, triplex…
THE CHURCH CHRIST FOUNDED – Christianity in the Fifth and Sixth Centuries
– Joni Cheng The fifth and sixth centuries were a high point for the monastic movement, particularly by the works of St Patrick and St Benedict, which had not only planted the seeds for monastic life in the Church history,…
A LIGHT TO THE GENTILES – 26th January 2020, 3rd Sunday In Ordinary Time (A)
MATTHEW 4:12-23 – Fr Fernando Armellini SCJ Claretian Publications, Macau The first part of today’s gospel narrates a scene after the conclusion of John the Baptist’s mission. Jesus moved from Nazareth to Capernaum. Capernaum, was a village of fishermen and…