– Enrico Finotti What catechumenal rites can be assumed in the initiation of children already baptized? It is necessary to distinguish clearly between the real Catechumens, who have not yet been baptized, from the already baptized children who still lack…
PROFESSOR ALBERT KOENIG – To discover something new is a labor of love
– Robaird O’Cearbhaill Hong Kong Correspondent Despite the well known areas of science brought to early modern age China by Jesuit missionaries, one crucial area, water distribution technology on which agricultural economies depend, was, until recently, almost ignored. One of…
GREAT FIGURES OF THE MISSIONARY WORK – Bengal and the Kingdom of the Dragon (73)
– Joaquim Magalhães de Castro In 1627, Estevão Cacela leaves for Shigatse, where he arrives in November of that year. “We decided to make this change because we think that all the favors of Lama Rupa were tricks to prevent…
NEWS BRIEFS
– Tej Francis Email: tejfrancis@gmail.com Vatican City Cardinal Sarah: Ideological push in Amazon synod an ‘insult to God’ (CNA) The push by some Westerners to use the Vatican’s Amazon synod to advance their personal agendas is an insult to God…
THE SYMPOSIUM OF THE MACAU RICCI INSTITUTE ENDS TODAY – Contemplation, mission and martyrdom in debate
– Marco Carvalho The spiritual legacy of both Alfred Delp, a German Jesuit executed by the nazi regime and Watchman Nee, a Chinese evangelical leader who died in a labor camp in Anhui Province in 1972, were evoked this Thursday…
THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MACAU LAUNCHED FIVE NEW BOOKS – St. Joseph’s Seminary is absolutely unavoidable in the history of education in Macau
– Marco Carvalho The Macao International Institute (IIM) launched last Tuesday – and in a single shot – five new books, two of which in cooperation with St. Joseph’s Seminary Alumni Association. A former student of the institution, José Maria…
THIS COMING SATURDAY NIGHT – Macau Diocese to hold the Eucharist at St Paul Ruins
– Jasmin Yiu In response to The Extraordinary Missionary Month, announced by Pope Francis two years ago, Catholic Diocese of Macau will celebrate the Eucharist in front of the Mater Dei Church (Ruins of St Paul) this coming Saturday, 19…
CATHOLIC PASTORAL CARE FOR MIGRANTS – It is not just about migrants
The Catholic Pastoral Care for Migrants is inviting everyone to the celebration of the 105th World Day for Migrants & Refugees with the theme: “It is not just about migrants” on Oct. 27, Sunday, at St. Paul’s School Auditorium from…
BLIND WALK 2019
On October 10, the University of Saint Joseph and Candle Light Macau held “Blind Walk 2019.” The event was co-organized by Caritas Macau and sponsored by DSES (Higher Education Bureau). Participants had a chance to put on a blindfold and…
CHANCERY NOTICE – World Mission Sunday 2019
On Sunday, 20 October, we celebrate World Mission Sunday with the theme “Baptized and sent: the Church of Christ on mission in the world”.