Catholicism has been in Macau for over four hundred years and has always been an important meeting point of Chinese and Western cultures.  Macao has many centuries of religious history and customs that are not only an important cultural heritage but they have contributed greatly to the local communities.  This long-term collective experience gives the Catholic Church in Macao and its faithful certain distinctive characteristics.

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For this reason, the Associação Católica Cultural de Macau aims to promote this rich historical Catholic culture encompassing two thousand years of Catholic Church tradition and four hundred years of Catholic culture and tradition in Macao.

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The Associação Católica Cultural de Macau also supports the preservation of Catholic architecture and cultural relics which characterise the Catholic Church in Macao and its precious history.

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The Associação Católica Cultural de Macau also regularly edits and publishes materials that are beneficial to achieving its purpose, and organizes various types of Catholic cultural promotional activities with local and international Catholic organizations, so as to achieve friendly cultural exchanges with the community and other religious groups. 

In line with contemporary new media communication technology and innovative digital resources, the Associação Católica Cultural de Macau has opened an online resource platform to integrate the historical characteristics of Macao’s Catholic culture into modern new media culture, thus promoting the popularization and sharing of Catholic cultural resources.