Although it has taken more than 400 years, the sainthood cause of Jesuit Father Matteo Ricci, the 16th-century missionary to China, is back on track. Bishop Claudio Giuliodori, apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Macerata, Italy, where....
Rare works of Jesuit missionaries in China can now be viewed with a click of the mouse. Australian Jesuit Father Jeremy Clarke, an assistant professor of history at Boston College, has launched the website Beyond Ricci,....
The plenary session of the European Parliament opened on Jan. 19 in Strasbourg, France, with an exhibition on Jesuit Father Matteo Ricci, a symbol of intercultural dialogue. The exhibition’s theme is “Meeting of Civilizations. Father....
At the beginning of his documentary, “Beyond Ricci: Celebrating 400 Years of the Chinese Catholic Church,” Australian Jesuit Father Jeremy Clarke, Boston College Assistant Professor of History, speaks directly to his audience. “This is not....
Jesuit Father Felix Körner, head the Faculty of Missiology at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, sat down with Vatican Radio recently to discuss Italian Jesuit Matteo Ricci, the Chinese missionary who died in 1610.....
The New York Times highlighted an exhibit commemorating Jesuit Father Matteo Ricci’s death in its Arts section. The exhibit, titled “The Master From the West: An Exhibition Commemorating the 400th Anniversary of the Passing of....
