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Pope’s June prayer intention: The beauty of marriage’

02/06/2021

“Is it true, what some people say—that young people don’t want to get married, especially during these difficult times?”

Pope Francis opens a video accompanying his prayer intention for the month of June with that question.

He goes on to admit that marriage is a “demanding journey” which can be complicated at times. But he adds that “getting married and sharing one’s life is something beautiful.”

“And on this life-long journey, the husband and wife aren’t alone,” says the Pope… Read more »

Pope reforms penal sanctions in the Church: Mercy requires correction

01/06/2021

With the Apostolic Constitution “Pascite Gregem Dei,” Pope Francis reforms Book VI of the Code of Canon Law, continuing a revision begun by Benedict XVI and applying penal sanctions to more criminal offenses. The new text is a more agile tool for correction, which is to be applied promptly to “avoid more serious evils and to soothe the wounds caused by human weakness.”

“Tend the flock of God, guarding it not by constraint but willingly, as it pleases God” (cf… Read more »

Pope concludes Month of Prayer with Rosary in Vatican Gardens

01/06/2021

Pope Francis leads the Holy Rosary in the Vatican Gardens at the conclusion of the “Marathon of Prayer” for an end to the Covid-19 pandemic and the resumption of work and social activities.

Pope Francis was joined by first communicants and young people who have recently been confirmed, as well as by newlyweds and expecting couples, scouts, families, and religious, as he prayed the concluding Rosary for the month-long Marathon of Prayer… Read more »

CCEE joins Pope Francis for peace and stability in Lebanon

31/05/2021

Accepting the invitation of Pope Francis to pray for Lebanon, the CCEE Presidency, on behalf of the Bishops throughout the continent, joins “our brothers and sisters of faith and humanity in Lebanon” and invokes the gift of peace and stability together with a renewed commitment to support the Country of the Cedar.

Making their own “the requests of the Assembly of Patriarchs and Catholic Bishops of that noble but distressed country”, the Bishops of Europe appeal “to the conscience of nations and their leaders” so that “the world does not forget the tragedy and does not turn a deaf ear to the cries of the poor and suffering… Read more »

The Archbishop visits the final works at Tal-Ibwar therapeutic centre

28/05/2021

L‑Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna żar l‑aħħar xogħlijiet li qed isiru fiċ‑ċentru terapewtiku Tal‑Ibwar fis‑Siġġiewi, li se jgħin adolexxenti li għaddejjin minn problema ta’ abbuż ta’ droga. Dan se jitmexxa mill‑Knisja permezz ta’ Caritas Malta filwaqt li ċ‑ċentru u l‑operat se jiġi ffinanzjat mill‑Gvern.

L‑għan ewlieni taċ‑ċentru huwa li jgħin lill‑adolexxenti li bdew imissu mad‑droga billi jipprovdi programm residenzjali għal 14‑il persuna, u servizzi ta’ matul il‑jum ta’ rijabilitazzjoni mid‑droga… Read more »

The Church calls on the EU to support Lebanese people amid crisis

27/05/2021

The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the EU (COMECE) calls on the European Union to support the Lebanese population in their struggle for the preservation of Lebanon’s identity and social fabric in the face of the ongoing multi-faced crisis. The COMECE appeal builds upon the concerns recently expressed by the Lebanese Church in a letter sent to the Bishops of the EU.

The Assembly of Catholic Patriarchs and Bishops in Lebanon (APECL) addressed a letter to H. Em… Read more »

Directives for the celebration of feasts 2021

25/05/2021

Il-Knisja f’Malta qed tippubblika direttivi rigward iċ-ċelebrazzjoni tal-festi għal din is-sena, skont l-istqarrija maħruġa fl-14 ta’ Mejju 2021 fejn intqal li l‑festi parrokkjali u festi oħra reliġjużi li jsiru ġewwa l‑bini tal‑Knisja jsiru fil‑ġranet li s-soltu jiġu ċċelebrati, b’rispett sħiħ lejn il‑miżuri għall‑ħarsien tas‑saħħa indikati mill‑awtoritajiet tas‑saħħa.

Dawn id-direttivi jistipulaw li l-quddies u ċelebrazzjonijiet liturġiċi oħra relatati mal-festa jkunu konformi mad-direttivi maħruġa mill-awtoritajiet ekkleżjastiċi u/jew ċiviċi li jkunu fis-seħħ f’dak iż-żmien, li l-istatwa għandha tinħareġ u tiddaħħal lura fin-niċċa b’mod privat, u li l-armar jista’ jsir bħalma s-soltu jsir… Read more »

Synod of Bishops will begin in the local Churches

23/05/2021

“One listening to the others, and all listening to the Holy Spirit.”

To make the synodality desired by Pope Francis since the beginning of his pontificate concrete and visible, the next Synod of Bishops, scheduled for October 2023, will not only be celebrated in the Vatican but in each particular Church of the five continents, following a three-year itinerary divided into three phases: diocesan, continental and universal… Read more »