Cardinal Mario Grech, the Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops; and the General Relator of the Synod, Cardinal Jean Claude Hollerich, have addressed a letter to the world’s bishops in which they discuss the role of bishops in the ongoing synodal process. 

In this interview with Vatican Radio, Cardinal Grech summarizes the bishops’ role and explains why it was important to address the question at this stage of the process… Read more »

The Sovereign Military Order of Malta is holding an extraordinary Chapter General with 111 members called to elect – under the chairmanship of the Lieutenant Grand Master Fra’ John Dunlap and Cardinal Silvano Maria Tomasi, the Pope’s special delegate – the Grand Commander, the Grand Chancellor and the other top positions, on the basis of the new Constitutional Charter and the new Codex Melitense.

Challenge to the worldly mentality

Marking the event, Pope Francis sent a message to the order… Read more »

Photo: Magda Ehlers

Illum aktar minn qatt qabel it-tifsiriet ta’ x’inhu raġel u x’inhi mara qed jiġu diskussi b’modi differenti. Dan hekk kif hawn min jgħid li jekk inti tħoss li tappartjeni għal ġeneru partikolari, dan jista’ jkun int fil-verità. Imma dan veru? 

X’inhi id-differenza bejn is-sess u l-ġeneru? Xi jfissru l-identità tal-ġeneru u l-orjentazzjoni sesswali?  

Dan kollu se jiġi diskuss minn perspettiva Nisranija waqt seminar organizzat minn Cana Foundation Therapeutic & Support Services, nhar l-4 ta’ Frar bejn id-9am u s-1pm, l-Istitut Kattoliku, il-Furjana… Read more »

Photo: Rogério Martins

The Salesians of Don Bosco and the Social Policy Ministry have signed an agreement which would guarantee services at Dar Alberto Mavelli in Paola and Carlo Gastini residence in Valletta.

The agreement provides for €176,000 investment over three years.

The two projects are aimed at youths who grew up in care homes, and equip the youths with skills and assistance as part of their transition into society… Read more »

Life Network Foundation is excited to announce the opening of a new Central Distribution Hub for mothers and babies in need. The Hub will be a place where mothers can come to receive help with supplies such as baby food, nappies, baby clothes, and other necessities that they may not be able to afford or have access to. The Hub will also be a place that welcomes, sorts and distributes donations from the community.  … Read more »

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Life Network Foundation, which is dedicated to protecting and empowering women and children, is excited to announce seven new residential flatlets during Life Week 2023. These flatlets have been designed to support and empower mothers and their children who have benefited from living at Dar Tgħanniqa ta’ Omm with their new-born babies but are now ready to make the first step into independent living… Read more »

Victims of abuse by members of the clergy have a right to know how their report is handled, Malta’s Archbishop Charles Scicluna said.

In a National Catholic Reporter interview, Mgr Scicluna admitted the Vatican is not at what he termed “an optimal point” with regard to how it follows up with abuse victims, calling the matter “something that needs to be developed.”

Archbishop Scicluna, who serves as an adjunct secretary for the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith and has investigated abuse claims across the world, said: “Most of the suffering I have seen is when victims are left in the dark without any follow-up of the disclosure they have given.”

“We have a law and we have a system which empowers people to disclose abuse or misconduct, but you also have the right to know what happens with their reports,” he said in the interview held just hours after Francis celebrated the historic Vatican funeral for Benedict last week… Read more »