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Redemptoris Mater College to open in Macau

HONG KONG (SE): A Redemptoris Mater College for Evangelisation in Asia was established in Macau by the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples on June 29, Agenzia Fides, reported.
 
The decree of establishment was signed by Fernando Cardinal Filoni, prefect of the congregation and the college entrusted to the Neocatechumenal Way. It is slated to open its doors to students from different nations in September.
 
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Macau hosts music festival

HONG KONG (SE): With the joyful experiences of having successfully staged the Macau International Choir Festival over the past two years, the third edition of the Cantata Macau will be held from December 6 to 9. The event is co-organised by the parish choirs of the parish of the Cathedral of the Nativity of Our Lady and St. Augustine’s parish with the blessings of the Diocese of Macau. 
 
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Celebrating the Transitus of St. Francis

HONG KONG (SE): The Franciscan congregations in Hong Kong and Macau celebrated their annual Transitus (passage through death to life) of St. Francis of Assisi on September 29 in Macau. 
 
Upon arrival in Macau, the group visited Our Lady of Fatima Girl’s School, then after lunch, they proceeded to the community of the Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of the Angels in Toishan. 
 
Our Lady of Fatima Parish was the next stop. 
 
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Bishops of Hong Kong and Macau discuss Sino-Vatican relations with pope

VATICAN (SE): Pope Francis met with Bishop Michael Yeung Ming-cheung and Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Ha Chi-shing of Hong Kong, together with Bishop Stephen Lee Bun-sang, bishop of Macau, during their ad limina visit on the morning of June 23 for an hour and 14 minutes the Chinese-language Catholic weekly, Kung Kao Po, reported.
 
Together with the pope and the Vatican secretary of state, Pietro Cardinal Parolin, they discussed the ongoing dialogue with China.
 
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Macau diocese against artificial conception legislation

MACAU (UCAN): Macau’s Diocesan Commission of the Family, Marriage and Life submitted the signatures of 1,500 people along with a written submission to the government opposing legislation on assisted reproductive technology.
 
It affirmed its stance objecting to artificial conception and any technologies that create life and infringe on human dignity.
 
The Macau Health Bureau announced last November that a public consultation on the legislation was to take place over 40 days from 4 December 2017 to January 12.
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The Angel of the Lepers flies no more

MACAU (SE): Known as The Angel of the Lepers, Father Gaetano Nicosia is being honoured in death, not because he was ostracised from society, but because of a lifetime of care for those who as victims of Hansen’s Disease struggled at the margins of society throughout their lives.
 
In a remote corner of Coloane Island off the coast of Macau, a colony of outcasts affected by Hansen’s Disease that had been abandoned by both the society and government of the former Portuguese enclave, became his life’s mission.
 
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Musical up in Veritas Cup

MACAU (UCAN): A contest calling for a new innovation in religious hymns and music in Mandarin sponsored by Radio Veritas Asia has once again attracted a wide range of classy entries, with a group from Malaysia taking out the top honours this time around.
 
Singing its own musical creation called God is Love, the group from Malaysia was announced as this year’s winner of the Veritas Cup at a Holy Music Festival held in Macau Diocesan Social Communications Centre from October 27 to 29.
 
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A choppy relationship with nature

Hong Kong and Macau were hit by two typhoons within five days towards the end of August. Mid-week, Typhoon Hato struck during the early hours of the morning of August 23 closing down the two cities for most of the day and leaving a trail of damage as it went.
 
In both places there were injuries, but in Macau 10 people died leaving residents in deep shock and angry at officials for failing to make proper preparations for the storm.
 







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Call for mutual support after typhoon

MACAU (SE): In the aftermath of Typhoon Hato which ravaged Hong Kong on August 23 and inflicted worse damage on neighbouring Macau, Bishop Stephen Lee Bun-sung has opened the arms of his diocese in the former Portuguese colony to those who are affected and the Church has begun distributing some relief to those in need.
 
Bishop Lee said that as a Hong Kong person he has experienced typhoons before, but the recent one in Macau is by far the worst that he has ever seen.
 
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A vocation camp Salesian style

On August 3, I joined the Salesian vocation director, Father Carlos Cheung Sam-yiu, together with two young Salesians and two other aspirants on the Salesian Hong Kong-Macau Joint Vocation Camp.
 
Organised by the vocation offices of Hong Kong and Macau region, a total of 20 young people attended the summer gathering in Macau, which ran under the theme Love and Service.
 
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