Pope Francis has appointed Fr. Ivan Camilleri as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Toronto. Following his episcopal ordination, the new bishop will join three auxiliary bishops currently assisting the Archbishop of Toronto, Cardinal Thomas Collins, in serving the faithful of the Archdiocese of Toronto. Bishop-designate Camilleri commented on the appointment from the Holy Father:

“I am very humbled by the trust that Pope Francis and Cardinal Collins have placed in me to serve the Archdiocese of Toronto in this ministry… Read more »

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Today, Saturday, 28th November 2020, at 4pm, the Church will have 13 new cardinals. Nine of them are younger than 80 and therefore, have the right to participate in a future conclave.

Two of the new Cardinals work in the Roman Curia: the Secretary-General of the Synod of Bishops, Maltese Mario Grech, and the Italian Marcello Semeraro, former Bishop of Albano and the new Prefect for the Congregation of the Causes of Saints… Read more »

Red hats await new heads  (Vatican Media)

Pope Francis announced just over a month ago that he would create 13 new Cardinals at a Consistory on 28 November.

The news came as a surprise, not least to those men called to serve the Church and the Successor of Peter in a special way, to the point of giving their own blood.

For that is what the color red in their distinctive dress symbolizes: their willingness to sacrifice themselves usque ad sanguinis effusionem, “to the point of shedding their own blood”… Read more »

Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Good morning!

The Church’s first steps in the world were interspersed with prayer. The apostolic writings and the great narration of the Acts of the Apostles give us the image of an active Church, a Church on the move, yet which, gathered in prayer, finds the basis and impulse for missionary action. The image of the early Community of Jerusalem is the point of reference for every other Christian experience… Read more »

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 »