– 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…
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– 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…
HONORARY PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFEDERATION OF MERCIES – No one can solve alone the problems that plague humanity
– Marco Carvalho The globalization of the indifference towards the suffering of the others is a defining trait of our times and it is a challenge that can only be answered through a renewed sense of fraternity. The work developed…
PROCESSION OF OUR LADY OF FATIMA IN MACAU – Way of faith, prayer and reparation
– Miguel Augusto Macau was once again united around the celebrations of May 13, which marks the first apparition of Our Lady in Fatima (Portugal), in Cova da Iria, to the little shepherds Lúcia, Jacinta and Francisco Marto.