Antonia was born in Sardinia, the second-born of ten children. She was forced to leave elementary school, only after taking four years of classes, in order to take over the household duties from her mother, Grazia. She often called Antonia…
SOON A BLESSED – Guadalupe: A Path to Heaven in Daily Life
– Msgr Fernando Ocáriz The servant of God Guadalupe Ortiz de Landázuri will be beatified on May 18th in Madrid. This news fills us with joy and hope because it confirms for us once more that God calls everyone to…
ASK THE LITURGIST (25) – Lectern in front of the presider’s seat
– Enrico Finotti The lectern in front of the presider seat: a problem or a need? If we consider the symbolic value of the presider’s seat, the lectern that normally stands before it raises some problems: a. the lectern not…
INTERVIEW WITH ALAIN DENEAULT – In medio (not always) stat virtus
– Aurelio Porfiri God has given us many talents and want us to be the best we can. Certainly, when we have to make decisions sometimes, virtue is in the middle, but as for our goals we always want to…
GREAT FIGURED OF THE MISSIONARY WORK – Bengal and the Kingdom of the Dragon (53)
– Joaquim Magalhães de Castro Fleeing religious persecution in Tibet in the seventeenth century, King Ngawang Namgyel (the real name of Shabdrung Rinpoche, literally “the one at whose feet all prostrate”) had the merit of creating a unified country with…
NEWS BRIEFS
– Tej Francis BEIJING, CHINA AFTER VATICAN-CHINA DEAL, CHINESE BISHOP IMPRISONED FOR 23 YEARS IS NOT YET RELEASED (CNA) The nephew of a Chinese bishop who was arrested 23 years ago has said he does not know where his uncle…
HOUSE OF MERCY AIM TO BE THE “SOCIAL ARM” OF THE “BELT AND ROAD” INITIATIVE
– Marco Carvalho The president of the International Confederation of Mercies, Manuel de Lemos, has reiterated on Tuesday, on the closing session of the International Congress of the Houses of Mercy, “the institutional availability” of the organization to be the…
PORTUGUESE BOOKSTORE HOSTS EVOCATIVE SESSION ON THE 24TH OF MAY – The International Institute of Macau pays tribute to Silveira Machado
– Marco Carvalho The International Institute of Macau (IIM) will pay tribute to the memory of José Silveira Machado with two evocative sessions, one to be held this month in the Special Administrative Region and the other in October in…
CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF MACAU CELEBRATES 56TH WORLD DAY OF PRAYERS FOR VOCATIONS
The Catholic Diocese of Macau celebrated the 56th World Day of Prayers for Vocations last Sunday, 12 May, 4th Sunday of Easter at 3 PM in the Cathedral led by Bishop Stephen Lee Bun-sang, to pray especially for vocations in…
CHANCERY NOTICE
CN/9/010/2019 Day of Prayer for the Church in China In 2007, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, in his letter to the Catholic Church in China, established the 24th of May of each year as “Day of Prayer for the Church in…