For the first time since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Bishops of COMECE gathered in Brussels for their Autumn Assembly – this time focusing on the Conference on the Future of Europe and the role of the youth in boosting the European integration process.

While renewing the support of the Catholic Church for this EU initiative and its stated goal to allow citizens to debate on Europe’s challenges and priorities, the Bishops highlighted the need to further involve Churches and the youth at the local, national and European level… Read more »

Caritas at work in Lebanon 

Addressing the humanitarian needs that emerged at the end of World War II and assisting the victims of the conflict. When Pius XII established it on December 12, 1951, these were the main objectives of Caritas Internationalis, a confederation of national Caritas organisations – which has grown from the initial 13 to the 162 of today – that, in the course of these 70 years, has increasingly broadened its range of action and multiplied its sectors of intervention… Read more »

The month of October is annually dedicated to the missions. Mission Month starts with “1st of October which was the feast of Saint Therese of Lisieux, the patron of missions and the second last Sunday is World Mission Sunday. This is an opportunity to pay special attention to the importance of sharing faith in mission.” (Msgr. Valentino Borg, National Director of Missio Malta). 

The message that Pope Francis chose for this year is inspired from the biblical scripture ACTS 4:20 ‘We cannot but speak of what we have seen and heard’ (Acts 4:20). 

“This makes us first try to understand how we can be witnesses to the Gospel and how we can be prophets of God. The love of God that we see so beautiful in Jesus, is not words in the air but is a concrete love”, (Dun Victor Agius, Assistant Director Missio Malta) where we as disciples and testimonials of this love, are all called to be missionaries, to spread this love of Jesus to others by speaking of what we have heard in the Gospels. Pope Francis tells us: “… let us marvel, be amazed, and above all dream… Read more »

The Church has unwittingly got caught up in a controversy surrounding a decision by the Land Registration Agency to permit the registration of tracts of land in Gozo which left residents uncertain over whether they have legal title to their homes.

This land was registered in the name of the Abbazia San Antonio Delli Navarra Foundation, established by noblewoman Cosmana Cumbo Navarra in 1675, following the publication of a 2019 legal notice declaring these tracts as land registration areas… Read more »

Delegates of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union will participate in the COMECE Autumn Assembly to be held in a hybrid format on 27-28 October 2021, with the participation of Colin Scicluna, Head of cabinet of the Vice President of the European Commission in charge of Democracy and Demography, and Herman Van Rompuy, President emeritus of the European Council. The event will focus on the Conference on the Future of Europe and will include an exchange with young people… Read more »

Il-Ħidma tad-Djakonija fil-parroċċi f’Malta, hija sostenn lil kull min b’xi mod isib ruħu f’sitwazzjoni ta’ diffikultà.  Biżżejjed insemmu li l-parroċċi Maltin, filwaqt li jaħdmu id f’id ma’ entitajiet soċjali – kemm tad-djoċesi kif ukoll tal-istat – immexxija bil-ħidma tal-kappillani, il-kleru u voluntiera lajċi, isostnu madwar 1,300 familja bi bżonnijiet bażici bħall-ikel, ħwejjeġ, affarijiet tal-ħasil u ndafa, bżonnijiet għall-iskola tat-tfal u oħrajn. Dan barra ħidmiet varji ma’ gruppi bħall-anzjani, persuni b’diżabbilità, ommijiet żgħażagħ, u gruppi oħra li barra li jiġu mgħejjuna fil-bżonnijiet immedjati, jingħataw mezzi u opportunitajiet biex jagħrfu li huma wkoll għandhom x’joffru lill-komunità li jgħixu fiha, u mhuwiex il-bżonn li jiddefinixxi min huma bħala persuni imma fuq kollox id-doni u t-talenti uniċi li ġġor kull persuna… Read more »