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Pope saddened by death of migrant father, baby at US-Mexico border

26/06/2019

  • The bodies of a father and his daughter are seen in the Rio Grande River 

  • “With immense sadness, the Holy Father has seen the images of the father and his baby daughter who drowned in the Rio Grande River while trying to cross the border between Mexico and the United States.”

    Alessandro Gisotti, the ad interim Director of the Holy See Press Office, gave that statement Wednesday in response to journalists’ questions…

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Christians from different Churches sing hymns of praise translated into Maltese

26/06/2019

  • Il-Ġimgħa, 14 ta’ Ġunju 2019, saret laqgħa ekumenika organizzata minn Christians Together in Malta, il-Kummissjoni Ekumenika Djoċesana u l-MaltaPraise Project. Din saret fit-Teatru tal-Kulleġġ San Alwiġi, f’Birkirkara.

    L-għan tal-laqgħa kien li Nsara minn Knejjes u Tradizzjonijiet differenti jinġabru flimkien biex ikantaw innijiet reliġjużi. Ħafna minn dawn l-innijiet kienu mit-Tradizzjoni Riformata, u nqalbu għall-Malti minn Joe C. Aquilina. Ma kienx hemm korijiet, imma l-assemblea kollha kantat flimkien fl-istil ta’ congregational singing…

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Pope to youths: You are the today of God, the today of the Church

24/06/2019

  • Pope Francis greets young people taking part in the XI International Youth Forum

  • Pope Francis held a special audience in the Vatican on Saturday for around 250 youths from more than 100 countries around the world, including Malta. The young people were in Rome participating in the XI International Youth Forum, which focused on the theme of “Youth in action in a synodal Church”…

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Live: Mass on the feast Corpus Christi

22/06/2019

  • Il-Ħadd, 23 ta’ Ġunju 2019, l‑Arċisqof  jiċċelebra Pontifikal fis‑Solennità tal‑Ġisem u d‑Demm Imqaddes ta’ Ġesù (Corpus Christi) fil‑Katidral tal‑Imdina. Il‑Quddiesa tibda fid-9:30am u tkompli bil‑purċissjoni bl‑Ewkaristija mat‑toroq ewlenin tal‑Imdina.

     

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Pope in Naples: Dialogue and welcome for Mediterranean of peace

22/06/2019

  • The Pope’s speech concluded the two-day conference in Naples on the theme “Theology after Veritatis Gaudium in the context of the Mediterranean”. With that Apostolic Constitution, Pope Francis provided for a renewal of theological studies in the context of a Church that goes forth.

    Pope Francis began his reflection by recalling that “the Mediterranean has always been a place of transit, exchange, and sometimes even conflict” and today it is a place that “poses a series of questions, often dramatic…

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Environment Commission: Building collapse, damages, and the safety and wellbeing of people

The Interdiocesan Environment Commission’s contribution to the public consultation exercise related to the regulations on excavation and construction practices

22/06/2019

  • “Everyone has the right to respect for his private and family life, his home and his correspondence” (Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights). It is the right of every individual to live peacefully and to enjoy his or her own property, safely. It is, therefore, an obligation of all players in the construction industry, including contractors, developers, policymakers, site managers, architects and other professionals and workers employed in the construction industry to leave no stone unturned to ensure apart from their own safety, that of people in spaces being developed/redeveloped and those adjacent to construction sites…

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Watch: Conclusions of the meeting of media officers and spokespersons of the Bishops’ Conferences in Europe

17-19 June 2019

21/06/2019

  • How do we deal with and communicate a crisis situation? Are there standard strategies? What is the role of the Press Office? These are some of the questions that opened the annual meeting of the Press Officers and Spokespersons of the Episcopal Conferences of Europe.

    53 participants, coming from 27 European countries, arrived in Malta from the 17th to 19th June to discuss important issues related to communication and the media

    The meeting, entitled “Communication in crisis situations”, kicked off at the Curia of the Archdiocese of Malta with the greetings of the Auxiliary Bishop, H. E. Mgr…

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Day 2: Meeting of media officers and spokespersons of the Bishops’ Conferences in Europe

20/06/2019

  • The second day of the CCEE meeting in Malta started with the media officials sharing and discussing their experiences on how they dealt with crisis situations related to economic and transparency issues, child and sexual abuse, refugee arrivals and the relationship with the institutions. 

    Dr Paolo Ruffini, Prefect of the Dicastery for Communication of the Holy See, spoke about the ongoing process of reforming the Vatican’s communications structure and suggested tools for working together to continue the mission of the Church…

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Abortions in England and Wales hit record level

20/06/2019

  • Abortions in England and Wales have hit a record level, according to statistics released by the British government.

    Figures published online June 13 by the Department of Health revealed that abortions in 2018 rose by 4 per cent from the previous year.

    The 205,295 abortions represented the first time that more than 200,000 have been carried out in a single year…

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