Neurologist Dr Philip Fung Hon Chung was one of three Jesuits ordained to the priesthood, along with one scholastic ordained to the diaconate, on 24 June at the Holy Family Church in Taipei. He was born in Hong Kong and … Continued
The Society of Jesus and public institutions in Taiwan, including Taiwanese church hospitals, are collaborating for the protection of children. On 5 May, the Child and Adolescent Protection Center with the Office of Child and Adolescent Protection of the Jesuits … Continued
The Jesuits of the Chinese Province and their mission partners in Taiwan convened at the Tien Educational Center in late March to reflect on the significant moments in the past six months, discuss the implementation of the Chinese Province Apostolic … Continued
The Chinese Province of the Society of Jesus celebrated the ordination to the diaconate of two scholastics, Philip Fung Hon-chung SJ and Przemyslaw Mąka SJ, on 7 May at the Holy Family Church in Taipei. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, … Continued
*Xiaomei, holding a baby in her arms, shifts in her seat. The social worker looks at the certificates on the wall and asks: “Are these all yours?” Xiaomei comforts her infant daughter while stopping a quarrel between her two younger sisters … Continued
Michael Nguyen Phuoc Bao Dai Loi SJ from Vietnam was ordained to the diaconate in the chapel of the Fu Jen Faculty of Theology of St Robert Bellarmine in New Taipei City on 21 August. The Most Rev Thomas An-Zu … Continued
During this celebration of the Ignatian Year, St Ignatius of Loyola is portrayed in a myriad of ways, from the traditional–as seen in the great paintings, sculptures, and antique texts from Europe–to the more current, usually as illustration or even … Continued
The Rerum Novarum Center in Taipei held a graduation ceremony to recognise the migrant workers who had spent a year learning the Chinese language, an important skill to help them advance in their work and life in Taiwan. Most of … Continued
This pandemic has inevitably changed the way we celebrate. Physical gatherings are risky, potential super spreader events where people might catch the virus. The next best thing is to take the celebration online: Zoom parties are the norm these days. … Continued
Moved by their deep desire to serve in the vineyard of the Lord, six young men from the Chinese Jesuit Province were ordained as priests and deacons in four separate celebrations in Rome, Hong Kong, Ottawa, and Taipei. D Xu … Continued