2015 Archives

New Web profile for the Catholic Church in the European Union – COMECE launches its new Website

17/10/2015

The website of the Commission of Bishops’ Conferences of the EU is still available in English, French and German, but the structure has been completely rethought and offers an experience which is both user-friendly and colourful. In order to make the European debate more accessible to users with an interest in the Church’s engagement with the European project and EU citizens in general, the new COMECE website is now organised by topics which are featured on the Homepage…

16/10/2015

Nhar il-Ġimgħa 16 t’Ottubru 2015, Sr Carmen Sammut, President tal-Għaqda Internazzjonali tas-Superjuri Ġenerali Nisa, li kienet waħda mill-kelliema li ġiet mistiedna biex tattendi u tindirizza s-Sinodu tal-Isqfijiet fil-Vatikan. Sr Carmen tifforma parti mill-Kongregazzjoni tal-Missjunarji tal-Afrika (Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Africa). It-test tad-diskors tagħha, li jinsab f’paġna 17, ġie ppublikat mill-Uffiċċju Stampa tas-Santa Sede.

Id-Diskors ta’ Sr Carmen Sammut When the Instrumentum Laboris speaks of the Church it sometimes refers to the People of God, that is to all of us, and more often refers to the hierarchy…

16/10/2015

On Friday 16th October 2015, Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna celebrated Mass on on the day dedicated to the Armed Forces of Malta, at St. John’s Co-Cathedral, Valletta.
Homily by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna
Kon-katidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta

16 ta’ Ottubru 2015

Ippermettuli nislet ħsieb qasir ispirat mill-frażi li smajna fit-Tieni Qari mill-Ittra ta’ San Pawl appostlu u misserna, lir-Rumani…

16/10/2015

‘Mission impossible’ was how Fr Federico Lombardi on Thursday described the task of trying to sum up the dozens of daily interventions by participants in the Synod of Bishops on the Family, currently coming to the close of its second week in the Vatican’s Synod Hall.

Friday will mark the final day of presentations on part three of the Synod’s working document, before participants move back into their small groups to decide on final changes they’d like to see reflected in a concluding document on marriage and family life…

15/10/2015

14 Oct. At the daily press briefing for the Synod on the Family an African Cardinal said that polygamy was much more of a problem in Africa than divorce and remarriage. Spokesman for Holy See, Fr. Federico Lombardi, SJ, was joined by Cardinals Vincent Nichols of Britain, Phillippe Ouedraogo from Burkina Faso and Rubén Salazar Gomez from Colombia.

Cardinal Ouedraogo told the media that in Europe divorce and remarriage was a real concern for Synod delegates but, in Africa, polygamy was a much more pressing problem…

15/10/2015

Waqt il-laqgħa ġenerali annwali tal-kumpanija RTK Ltd, li saret il-bieraħ, l-Erbgħa 14 ta’ Ottubru 2015, ix-shareholders eleġġew Bord tad-Diretturi ġdid. Il-membri tal-Bord huma: Lino Casapinta (Chairman) Rose-Anne Abdilla Chris Borg Dun Brendan Gatt Kevin Papagiorcopulo Dun Eddie Zammit Is-Segretarja hija Dr Lara Cassar BA, LL.D Id-diretturi ġew innominati mill-Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta u d-Djoċesi ta’ Għawdex. L-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna rringrazzja lid-diretturi li offrew is-servizz tagħhom f’dawn l-aħħar snin…

14/10/2015

With reference to the arraignment in Court of a religious priest, held today, Wednesday 14th October 2015, the Church Commission for the Safeguarding of Children and Vulnerable Adults would like to confirm that this case was forwarded to the Police to investigate. Whilst upholding the presumption of innocence, and irrespective of the outcome of the Court case, action was taken, without prejudice, to safeguard all parties…

14/10/2015

Pope Francis on Wednesday asked forgiveness for scandals that have taken place in the Church and here in the Vatican. He also mentioned recent corruption scandals that have rocked the city of Rome and its municipal administration. He was speaking to the faithful gathered in St. Peter’s Square before beginning his weekly catechesis. Commenting on today’s reading in which Jesus says “Woe to the world because of scandals…

14/10/2015

14/10/2015

Oct 13. On Tuesday the Synod delegates spent the whole day working in “circuli minores,” director of the Holy See Press Office, Fr Federico Lombardi, SJ, told the daily press briefing. He also read statements from Cardinals George Pell and Wilfrid Napier.

He was joined at the briefing by three Synod Assembly delegates: Abbot Jeremias Schröder, General of the Benedictines of St…