For some time requests have been received by the Holy See, from Bishops in Mainland China, for a concrete indication of the approach to be adopted in relation to the obligation of presenting an application for civil registration. In this…
HUMAN CLONING (3) – Therapeutic cloning
Allen Dressen at https://medicalxpress.com – FAUSTO GOMEZ OP After discussing reproductive cloning, we study therapeutic cloning in from the ethical and theological perspectives. The main ethical concern, in this case, is the source of stem cells for therapy or research.
GREAT FIGURES OF THE MISSIONARY WORK – Bengal and the Kingdom of the Dragon (60)
– Joaquim Magalhães de Castro During their sojourn in Changri the two Portuguese priests were certainly pleased with the animosity manifested by the locals in regard to the followers of Mohammed, for, as Estevão Cacela tells us, the Bhutanese “of…
NEWS BRIEFS
– Tej Francis PEORIA, ILLINOIS FULTON SHEEN’S REMAINS ARRIVE IN PEORIA; SAINTHOOD CAUSE RESUMES (CNA) Venerable Archbishop Fulton Sheen’s remains have been transferred from the Archdiocese of New York to Peoria, Illinois, after three years of litigation, clearing the way…
WHAT’S AND WHY’S – Questions Teenagers Ask Priests
– Fr Leonard E. Dollentas Some years ago Robert McCarty, the executive director of the National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry in the United States observed that as today’s youth are yearning for meaning and purpose in their lives “they…
UM HOLDS UAUC JOINT MEETING – Bishop Lee attends gathering
H.E. Bishop Stephen Lee Bun-Sang attended the Joint Meeting of the University Assembly (UA) and University Council (UC) of the The University of Macau (UM) for the 2018/2019 academic year in its Ho Yin Conference Hall on June 19, 2019.…
SUNDAY SCHOOL FOR ENGLISH SPEAKERS – Program caps catechism course
– Fr Leonard Dollentas Children enrolled at the Macau Cathedral Sunday English catechism class were delighted with the short program prepared for them last Sunday, June 30 2019 at the Cathedral Parish office Hall. It was the culmination day of…
KEITH MORRISON, VICE-RECTOR OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SAINT JOSEPH – Inclusive education is long overdue in Macau
Professor Morrison (right) answers a question during the open forum he hosted with Deacon Morgan (left). (Photo by JMO Mandía) – Marco Carvalho The University of Saint Joseph (USJ) School of Education inaugurated last Saturday the Bishop Domingos Lam Center…
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
– José Maria C.S. André The International Theological Commission, a body of the Holy See that studies theological questions, published recently a hundred-page book on religious freedom, condensing five years of work. The document was approved by all the members…
