If mercy can be considered a name of God, its role should not be forgotten in interreligious dialogue, says Cardinal Philippe Barbarin, archbishop of Lyon.

On Sunday, the primate of Gaul suggested this as he presided over a Mass in the Church of the Seven Saints of Ephesus, in the small village of Vieux-Marche. He was speaking in the context of a Muslim-Christian pilgrimage that has been held for almost 60 years in this locality… Read more »

Ċifri mogħtija mill-Aġenzija Appoġġ lil IL-ĠENSillum online juru li matul is-sena li għaddiet Appoġġ kellha quddiemha 1,399 każ ta’ abbuż ta’ tfal, jew li kienu f’riskju li jkunu abbużati. Dan hu f’kuntrast ma’ ħames snin ilu, meta l-każi rrappurtati lil Appoġġ kienu 995, li jfisser żieda ta’ 404 każ f’temp ta’ ħames snin.

Ħarsa lejn iċ-ċifri għal dawn l-aħħar snin turi li minn sena għal oħra quddiem Appoġġ kien hemm żieda kostanti fl-għadd ta’ dawn il-każi… Read more »

U.N. policies on youth should respect parents’ right to educate their children, including in the realm of human sexuality and “reproductive health,” says the Holy See.

Archbishop Francis Chullikatt, the permanent observer of the Holy See at the United Nations, affirmed this today when he addressed the U.N. high-level meeting on youth.

“Each and every young person should be able to be brought up in an environment in which he or she is able to grow and learn, that is, in a community and society characterized by peace and harmony, free from all violence and discord… Read more »

Il-familji u ż-żgħażagħ se jkunu l-benefiċjarji ta’ żewġ proġetti soċjali f’Madrid u l-Brażil li se jittellgħu matul il-Jum Dinji taż-Żgħażagħ f’Madrid bejn is-16 u l-21 ta’ Awwissu.

Madrid intagħżlet bħala s-sit ta’ bini għal familji f’riskju ta’ esklużjoni soċjali. Il-bini se jkun ta’ erba’ sulari u jkopri 127 dar.

Javier Hernando, il-Kordinatur Ġenerali ta’ Caritas Madrid, saħaq li “s-sitwazzjoni ekonomika preżenti qed taffettwa direttament l-impjiegi, il-ħtieġa tad-djar u l-ħtiġiet bażiċi tal-familja; għalhekk dan il-proġett jolqot problema li qed tkisser ħafna familji.”

Dan huwa t-tielet kumpless li Caritas Madrid għandha f’din il-belt, fejn wieħed fetaħ fl-2004 u l-ieħor fl-2006… Read more »

The Church in Malta has noted the sentence meted out by the Court by which two friars have been found guilty of child abuse at the time when these children were under their care.

Once again, the Church in Malta expresses its deep regret that such minors were abused while under her care and asks forgiveness for this abuse: primarily to all the victims who suffered abuse and also to Maltese society at large.  … Read more »

Skont l-Isqof ta’ Għawdex Mons Mario Grech, is-soċjetà ta’ llum qed issofri minn dak li hu sejjaħ ‘vojt’ ta’ awtorità, u dan mil-livell ta’ familja għal-livell ta’ pajjiż. Dan, fil-fehma tiegħu, qed iwassal għal dak li huwa sejjaħ bħala “kważi anarkija fis-soċjetà”. Fl-istess waqt hu kkundanna l-argument li kollox jiddependi mir-rieda tal-maġġoranza li qed twassal għal “reliġjon ċivili” li tiddetta x’inhi l-verità.

Mons Grech sostna dan il-Ħadd li għadda waqt l-omelija li għamel fir-raħal ta’ Sannat fl-okkażjoni tal-festa ta’ Santa Margerita… Read more »