– Anastasios Objection 1: It is not really sure how many of the supposed Magi were present at the birth of Jesus and this leads us to think that the Gospels are not really reliable.
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH FATHER JEAN-PIERRE CHARBONNIER MEP (2) – Christianity in China
– Aurelio Porfiri Concerning the evangelization of China, many people talk about the role of the Jesuits but not so many talk of the role of the Franciscans. Do you think this is accurate? The Franciscans had missionaries in China…
MARIAN APPARITIONS (79) – Caravaggio, Italy
An Italian shrine to Our Lady of Caravaggio near Milan is said to have its origin in 1432, when the Mother of God is reported to have appeared in a vision to a sick peasant woman and pointed out to…
NEWS BRIEFS
– Tej Francis VATICAN CITY POPE FRANCIS PRAYS FOR JAPAN AMID DEADLY FLOODING (CNA/EWTN News) Pope Francis sent his prayers and condolences to Japan Monday following the death of at least 119 people in some of the worst flooding and…
PROF CRISTIAN MENDOZA ON CHURCH MEDIA IN MACAU AND HONG KONG – Transmitting the beauty of the Christian Faith
– Jasmin Yiu Rev. Prof. Cristian Ovando Mendoza, Professor of the School of Church Communications at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome, visited Macau and Hong Kong to promote the importance of Church Communication as well as…
ON PILGRIMAGE (6) – Our Lady of Fatima
– Sr Margaret Fung This is our last stop. We will spend three days in Fatima after leaving France. I was glad to discover the name Fatima was a Muslim name. It dates back to the early years when the…
THERE’S STILL LITTLE AWARENESS ON INCLUDING DISABLED PEOPLE – Psychologist Ana Helena Amaral on Macau Society
– Pedro Daniel Oliveira Local Government and NGOs favor the inclusion of disabled people, but there is resistance from the society, says Psychologist Ana Helena Amaral, for whom a mentality change is needed. In an interview with O CLARIM, she…
TIME TO PRAY AND LOOK FOR DIOCESAN VOCATIONS – Feast Day Of The Assumption Of Mary
– Pedro Daniel Oliveira On Wednesday, August 15, the Diocese of Macau celebrated the Feast Day of the Assumption of Mary, with a Solemn Mass in the Cathedral presided over by Bishop Stephen Lee Bun-sang.
THE TRAPPISTINE NUNS OF THE MONASTERY OF OUR LADY STAR OF HOPE – Fidelity and Witness in Macau
– Fr Leonard E. Dollentas I have had a lifelong curiosity about the Trappistine nuns. How do they managed to wake up so early in the morning and carried on to chant the psalms, and be still in tune? How…
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