New pro-life film Unplanned challenges the pro-choice stance significantly, and emphasizes human dignity and the value of the human person at every stage of development.
Tag: Macau
Our Lady of Fatima inspires devotion despite pandemic challenge
Despite the resurgence of the Covid-19 pandemic in the Peopleโs Republic of China and the replacement of the traditional procession of Our Lady of Fatima with a motorcade bound for Our Lady of Penha chapel in Macau, faith abounds among the Catholic congregation. The nine-day novena to Our Lady of Fatima being celebrated in Saint Dominicโs Church since last Wednesday continues to be a sign that although times have changed, the devotion that the Blessed Virgin of Fatima inspires remains the same.
The Ever-Flourishing Parish of Our Lady of Carmel: A True Exemplar of the Catholic Church
In these troubling times, faith and religiosity abound in the Taipa parish of Our Lady of Carmel as people young and old desire Baptism and First Communion, with a fervent inclination toward spiritual growth
Ricci Instituteโs book series to focus on better understanding China
The Macau Ricci Institute will discuss the current status of the intercultural dialogue with the Peopleโs Republic of China and the way it was affected by the Covid-19 pandemic in its annual symposium. The theme of the international conference is closely related to a new series of books that the Jesuit institute intends to bring out.
Saint Lazarus Church – A Beacon of a Lively Faith
With a monumental increase in religiosity and the desire to grow spiritually, many Confirmation candidates will be confirmed in their faith on the 29th of May. And while Fr Joรฃo Evangelista Lau works towards meeting the pastoral needs of the young and the old, he also celebrates 50 years of his priesthood.
Reconnect: Catholics undertaking 500-year-old Ignatian exercises, spiritual retreats on the rise in Macau
Long-term spiritual retreats are increasingly sought after by local Catholics, leading the Macau Diocesan Retreat House to welcome three to five retreatants every month, in order to support those who intend to deepen their faith through silence and solitude.
Ricci Institute to reward good business practices in Macau, Hong Kong
The Ricci Instituteโs Deignan Award for Responsible Entrepreneurship will recognize small and medium-size enterprises (SMEโs) from Macau and Hong Kong that have gone the extra mile to pursue good business practices.
ST. CATHERINEโS INCOMPARABLE DIALOGUE
She was canonized by Pius II in 1461, proclaimed a co-patron of Europe by Pope Pius XII in 1939 and declared a Doctor of the Church by Pope Paul VI in 1970. St. Catherine is one of the patrons of the Diocese of Macau.
โYour brother was dead and has come to life again; he was lost and has been found!โ
โOur society needs to be healed, to make peace with our world, to make peace with our neighbors and to make peace with each other in the way that the Risen Lord taught us,โ writes the Bishop of Macau, Most Rev Stephen Lee Bun Sang, in his Easter Message for 2022.
Step-by-step with Jesus: From the Passion to the Resurrection
During the period of the Triduum that leads up to Easter Sunday, Catholics are invited to recall step- by-step the Passion, Death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ, the fundamental moments that are at the heart of their experience of faith. The Triduum ceremonies were mainly concentrated in the Cathedral of the Nativity of Our Lady this year.