Faculty of Religious Studies and Philosophy - News and Events
June 24, 2026
The initiative aims to cultivate outstanding church docent-guides equipped with the professional knowledge, excellent credentials, and a genuine passion for guiding services.
June 17, 2026
The event brought together a diverse group of scholars and researchers, including Archbishop Savio Hon, Dr. Paola Colleoni, Prof. Yves Vendé, and PhD candidate Magdalene Chan Si Weng.
June 5, 2026
The USJ Doctoral School and the Faculty of Religious Studies and Philosophy are organising a Doctoral Forum in the study/research area of Religious Studies and Philosophy on 5 of June 2026, in the Conference Room of the Seminary Campus.
May 21, 2026
USJ Macao and the Ricci Institute for Chinese-Western Cultural History at Boston College is jointly organising an international training workshop and symposium in Macao from November 7–11, 2026.
June 1, 2026
The Macau Ricci Institute is hosting the MRI Public Forum: “Judging a Book by its Cover: Shen Fuzong, Thomas Hyde and the Chinese Collection of the Bodleian Library (1687)” on 1 June, from 18:30 – 20:00, at the Conference Room of USJ Ilha Verde Campus.
June 20, 2026
The The (Almost) Everything About the Poverello Special Events Series Public Lecture titled “The Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi: Seeing Franciscan Spirituality” by Fr Francis Lee Yongho, OFM will take place on Saturday 20 June, from 14:30 – 16:00, at the Jubilee Hall, Colégio de Santa Rosa de Lima (Chinese Section).
April 30, 2026
Prof. Franz Gassner participated in the Meeting of the Commission of World Mission and Evangelisation of the World Council of Churches (WCC) in Kingston, Jamaica, from 16 – 21 April, 2016.
May 4, 2026
The Macau Ricci Institute is hosting Public Forum: “Syriac Christians in Tang China” on 4 May, from 18:30 – 20:00, at the Faculty of Religious Studies and Philosophy.
USJ and Sun Yat-sen University Signed MoU for Cooperation and Exchange in the Field of Philosophy
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April 16, 2026
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Cooperation and Exchange in the Field of Philosophy between Sun Yat-sen University and University of Saint Joseph was signed on 10 April, 2026.
April 12, 2026
The Public Lecture “Art Knowledge: Theoria and Contemplative Seeing of Identity” by Prof. Yvonne Dohna Schlobitten, Extraordinary Professor at the Pontifical Gregorian University, will take place on Sunday, 12 April 2026, from 4 – 6pm at the Seminary Campus.
March 23, 2026
The Faculty of Religious Studies and Philosophy is hosting a Public Lecture by Prof. Dr. Jerzy Skrabania, SVD, titled “Ars Sacra Pekinensis” on Monday, 23 March, from 6:30-8PM, at the Conference Room – USJ Seminary Campus.
March 17, 2026
The Macau Ricci Institute is hosting the MRI Public Forum: “ Representing the Tropical “Hortus”: Natural Knowledge in Michael Boym’s Flora Sinensis (1656)” on 17 March, from 18:30 – 20:00, at the Conference Room of USJ Ilha Verde Campus.
February 23, 2026
USJ recently hosted a visit from Professor Agemir Bavaresco, a representative of the Postgraduate Program in Philosophy at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS) in Porto Alegre, Brazil.
February 7, 2026
The Diocese of Macau is hosting a Sacred Music Concert, as part of its 450th Anniversary celebrations, on 7 February at 7:30PM in Sé Catedral.
January 26, 2026
The Macau Ricci Institute is hosting the MRI Public Forum: “The China Rites Controversy and the Rise of Pan-Religionism” on 26 January, from 18:30 – 20:00, at the Faculty of Religious Studies and Philosophy Seminary campus.
November 24, 2025
The CUHK delegation, led by Assistant Professor Christina Wong and accompanied by USJ/FRSP alumnus Rev. Dr. Jackson Tsui, comprised CUHK students from the “Macau’s Christian History” class.
November 3, 2025
The public lecture “The Importance of Art in Human Life and the Evangelization of Culture” by Fr Rodrigo Miranda, IVE., will be held on Monday, 3 November 2025, from 8pm to 9pm at the Igreja de S. Lourenço (St Lawrence Church).
October 23, 2025
The Choeur grégorien de Paris (Paris Gregorian Choir) is coming to Macau from 23 – 24 October 2025!
October 14, 2025
The USJ Faculty of Religious Studies and Philosophy (FRSP) hosted its Faculty Day at the St. Joseph Seminary Chapel and included a prayer ceremony for the establishment of the new Catholic Institute of Theology in Macao (CITM) on 8 October 2025.
September 12, 2025
USJ Macao had the honor of hosting Fr. Mark Lewis, Rector of the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, for a visit on 3 September, 2025.
