People hold candles and photos during a vigil in memory of women who were murdered, ahead of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women at Constitution Square in Guatemala City, Guatemala. According to the Guatemalan Women’s Group, to date, 444 women have been murdered in 2020.

Wednesday, 25 November, marks the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, which seeks to raise awareness of what the UN calls a “shadow pandemic”… Read more »

Pope Francis has authorized the Vatican Congregation for the Causes of Saints to promulgate 8 decrees, including a decree on the martyrdom of 127 Spaniards.  Bishop Marcello Semeraro, the Prefect of the Congregation, on Monday presented the causes to the Pope, who approved them. 

Miracle

Among them is a decree on a miracle attributed to the intercession of Italian Venerable Servant of God Mario Ciceri, a diocesan priest of Milan Archdiocese.  He was born on September 8, 1900 in Veduggio (Italy) and died on April 4, 1945 in Brentana di Sulbiate (Italy).  This clears him for beatification with the title Blessed… Read more »

Pope Francis opened his video message by congratulating the young people attending virtually for their commitment and determination in the period leading up to and during the event. “You have not left out anything that gives you joy, worries you, outrages you, and pushes you to change”, he said.

Addressing the participants of the meeting “the Economy of Francis” in Assisi from 19 – 21 November, Pope Francis recalls that the “original” idea was to meet in Assisi to be inspired on the footsteps of St Francis… Read more »

Illum fil-5pm, fil-festa liturġika ta’ Kristu Re, l‑Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna flimkien mal‑Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea‑Curmi se jieħu sehem fiċ‑ċelebrazzjoni djoċesana li se ssir fil-Bażilika Minuri ta’ Kristu Re, Raħal Ġdid.

Matul iċ-ċelebrazzjoni se tingħad it‑talba ta’ filgħaxija (l‑għasar) u wara, l‑Arċisqof iwassal il‑messaġġ tiegħu f’din il‑festa importanti għall‑Insara u jagħti l‑barka sagramentali. Qabel iċ‑ċelebrazzjoni ser ikun hemm servizz ta’ qrar u wara jkun hemm quddiesa… Read more »

Archbishop Charles Scicluna met with Minister Carmelo Abela and the Malta Council for Economic and Social Development (MCESD) to discuss the pandemic effect.

This informal meeting, held on Thursday 19th November at the Archbishop’s Curia, served for the Archbishop to understand the stresses of the pandemic on the economic and social spectrum. He noted the State’s aid to help employees, while also noting the difficulties families are facing due to the crisis… Read more »

F’għeluq it-80 sena minn twelidu, ġiet ippubblikata l-bijografija ta’ Grezzju Pace, li kien membru tas-Soċjetà tal-MUSEUM u għalliem fi skejjel primarji u sekondarji.

F’din il-bijografija ħuh, Joe Pace, jirrakkonta b’mod realistiku kif Grezzju ta sehmu fil-formazzjoni reliġjuża tal-parroċċa tas-Siġġiewi u kien juża kull okkażjoni biex jgħallem u jressaq it-tfal, iż-żgħażagħ lejn Alla.  Grezzju għadda minn diversi esperjenzi f’ħajtu u dejjem fittex x’inhi r-rieda ta’ Alla għalih.  Il-karattru ta’ Grezzju joħroġ mhux biss minn rakkonti ta’ ġrajjiet ta’ dawk li kienu l-aktar qrib tiegħu, imma wkoll mill-kummenti ta’ ħafna li kellhom ix-xorti li jkunu jafuh u jixorbu mit-tagħlim tiegħu… Read more »

Presidents of the Bishops’ Conferences of all EU Member States addresses on Wednesday 18 November 2020 a message of hope and a call to solidarity to the EU institutions and the Member States in this painful and uncertain historical moment marked by the Covid-19 pandemic. The EU Bishops’ Conferences state: “We strive to build a universal fraternity that leaves no one out”.

In the light of the recently published Pope Francis’ letter on Europe, the message “Regaining hope and solidarity” written by the Presidents of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union addresses mostly the fight against Covid-19 and the common efforts we are all called to make to ensure a fair, just and person-centered recovery… Read more »