Luke 3:15-16,21-22 – Fernando Armellini SCJ Claretian Publications The Gospel opens with a significant finding, “the people were in expectation.” It is easy to imagine what they are waiting for: the slaves expected freedom, the poor a new condition of…
St Theodosius was born at Garissus, incorrectly called Mogarissus, in Cappadocia in 423. He was moved by Abraham’s example in quitting his country and friends, he undertook a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. There he visited the famed St Simeon Stylites who…
– Teresa Lo “The last is the best,” remarked my old friend and spiritual supporter at the end of a four-month group exploration on the path of contemplation.
– Aurelio Porfiri These days I often visit a beautiful church in the center of Rome that few people know. It is the church of San Paolo alla Regola, built on the site which tradition reveres as the one where…
– Joaquim Magalhães de Castro In the course of our conversation, Sangay Dorji, while bringing up again the episode of the robbery of the priests, tells us an extraordinary story. According to him, after the robbery, the thieves would have…
– Tej Francis ABUJA, NIGERIA NIGERIAN PRIEST ABDUCTED ON CHRISTMAS EVE: PRAYER SAVED US (CNA/EWTN News) A Nigerian priest who was kidnapped on Christmas Eve recalled his experience after Mass this week, saying prayer is what saved him. Father Cajetan…
– Aldo Maria Valli Nearly 40 percent of millenials living in the UK are unable to tell who is the baby in Bethlehem that is born at Christmas. This is what Lifesitenews writes, citing a recent survey. The research, reported…
– Jasmin Yiu The Most Reverend Michael YEUNG Ming-cheung, Bishop of the Diocese of Hong Kong, passed away due to liver failure on 3 January 2019, aged 73. Fountain of Love and Life, a Chinese Catholic media based in Canada,…
The diocese of Macau, led by Bishop Stephen Lee, joined the diocese of Hong Kong in praying for the soul of Bishop Michael Yeung who passed away on January 3. Macau Diocese Vicar General Pedro Chung pronounced the homily where…
– Marco Carvalho The expectations of the younger generations and the celebration of the missionary dimension of the work developed by the Catholic Church are the main priorities of the Diocese of Macau for 2019. This year will also see…