Dear Brothers and Sisters, good day!

In today’s Gospel (cf Mt 13:24-43) we once again encounter Jesus who is intent on speaking to the crowd in parables about the Kingdom of Heaven. I will reflect only on the first one, that of the weeds, through which Jesus helps us understand God’s patience, opening our hearts to hope.

Jesus narrates that, in the field in which good seed was sown, weeds sprout up as well… Read more »

In its contribution to the ‘Consultation on the White Paper on Artificial Intelligence – A European Approach’, COMECE calls the EU institutions to adopt a human-centric approach to Artificial Intelligence (AI) in order to promote the common good and serve the lives of all human beings both in their personal and community dimensions.

The COMECE contribution, published on 14 June 2020, welcomes the White Paper’s general intention to establish a solid European approach to Artificial Intelligence (AI) deeply grounded on human dignity and protection of privacy… Read more »

The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) publishes an “instruction manual”, a step-by-step guide to help ascertain the truth in cases of minors who have suffered abuse on the part of a member of the clergy.

Substantially, the Vademecum provides precise responses to what can be called the most frequently asked questions. It is an instruction manual which, in a bit, more than 30 pages and 9 chapters, responds to the main questions to several procedural steps regarding how cases of the sexual abuse of minors committed by members of the clergy should be handled… Read more »

The coronavirus pandemic is wreaking havoc on the health and diets of millions of people around the world.

Strict lockdowns have upset all levels of the food chain, from production and distribution to shopping and food consumption. Several United Nations agencies teamed up to produce the annual State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World.

Adding to the ranks of the hungry

The report says it is too soon to assess the full impact of the Covid-19 pandemic… Read more »

Il-kapijiet tal-iskejjel tal-Knisja f’Malta u Għawdex inġabru fis-Santwarju tal-Madonna ta’ Pinu għal quddiesa ta’ radd il-ħajr lil Alla fi tmiem is-sena skolastika 2019/2020.

Il-quddiesa, li tmexxiet mill-Amministratur Appostoliku għal Għawdex Mons. Mario Grech, attendew għaliha aktar minn 50 kap kif ukoll il-ħaddiema tas-Segretarjat għall-Edukazzjoni Nisranija.

Fl-omelija tiegħu, Mons. Grech saħaq li l-iskejjel huma waħda mid-diversi uċuh li l-Knisja għandha fid-dinja. “Huma arterji vitali tal-Knisja ta’ Kristu u dawk kollha li jirfsu fuq l-għatba tal-iskejjel tagħna jafu li qed imiddu riġlejhom fil-Knisja”… Read more »

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Good morning!

In this Sunday’s Gospel passage (cf. Mt 13:1-23), Jesus tells a great crowd the Parable – which we all know well – of the Sower, who casts seed over four different types of terrain. The Word of God, symbolized by the seeds is not an abstract Word, but is Christ himself, the Word of the Father who became flesh in Mary’s womb… Read more »

Il-qdusija fi ħdan il-Knisja għandha rwol importanti. Kif ifakkarna tajjeb il-Papa Franġisku fl-Eżortazzjoni Appostolika Gaudete et Exsultate, “sa mill-ewwel paġni tal-Bibbja nsibu, b’ħafna modi, is-sejħa għall-qdusija.” U din hi propju l-milja li għaliha l-Mulej issejħilna.

Forsi ħafna minnha għandna idea tal-qdusija msawra mill-ikonografija li naraw fil-knejjes tagħna; ta’ qaddisin bir-raġġiera, ta’ żwiġijiet mistiċi u esperjenzi mistiċi. Iżda hemm ukoll qdusija li  timmanifesta ruħha fil-ħajja sempliċi ta’ kuljum… Read more »

The Archdiocese of Malta disassociates itself from the Ġesù Salvatur community. According to the decision taken by Archbishop Charles Scicluna, no priest or religious should participate in meetings organised by this community, and these meetings should not be hosted in a church or in any Church property. Read more »

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Archbishop Charles Scicluna was presented with a copy of Dar tal-Providenza’s Annual Report for 2019. Mrs Nadine Camillleri Cassano, the Administrator of the Home, said that although the report was issued and presented every year, this was the first time that it was printed in colour in Maltese and abridged English. The report highlights the work done in the various sections of the Home in its commitment to continue to offer residential services of the highest order to persons with disability that need to make use of the service… Read more »