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Pope to youth at WYD Panama: the Church isn’t “cool”– it’s “love”

25/01/2019

  • The party began at dawn. As the sun rose over the Panama Canal, colourful groups of flag-waving, singing, swinging, World Youth Day pilgrims were already on the march. Their destination: the 2.5km-long Coastal Beltway, called the Cinta Costera, that flanks the Pacific Ocean on one side, and the Panama City skyline on the other.

    The Location

    The scenic beauty of the location, its easy accessibility and size, made it the perfect choice to host the Welcoming Ceremony and Official Opening of the 34th World Youth Day…

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Pope Francis highlights pros and cons of internet and social media use

Message of His Holiness Pope Francis on the 53rd World Communications Day

24/01/2019
  • «We are members one of another» (Eph 4:25).
    From social network communities to the human community

     

  • Dear Brothers and Sisters,

    Ever since the internet first became available, the Church has always sought to promote its use in the service of the encounter between persons, and of solidarity among all. With this Message, I would like to invite you once again to reflect on the foundation and importance of our being-in relation and to rediscover, in the vast array of challenges of the current communications context, the desire of the human person who does not want to be left isolated and alone…

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Pope Francis arrives in Panama and World Youth Day begins

24/01/2019

  • There were those who had waited at the airport all day. And it was hot (33°C not counting the horrendous humidity).

    There were those who had practiced their dance routines for months. And they added elegance and energy to the event. There were those who had created costumes and national dresses for the occasion. And they brought colour and culture to this historical Panamanian afternoon…

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Social agreement between Fondazzjoni Sebħ and the Ministry for the Family

23/01/2019

  • L-entità tal-Knisja ‘Fondazzjoni Sebħ’, li kienet magħrufa bħala Kummissjoni Ejjew Għandi, iffirmat ftehim soċjali mal-Ministeru għall-Familja, Drittijiet tat-Tfal u Solidarjetà Soċjali. Il-ftehim ġie ffirmat mill-Kap Eżekuttiv tal-Fondazzjoni għas-Servizzi ta’ Ħarsien Soċjali Alfred Griscti, u mid-Direttur tal-Fondazzjoni Sebħ Andrew Azzopardi f’isem l-Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta.

    Il-ftehim ta’ finanzjament fuq medda ta’ tliet snin ikopri erbat idjar tal-Knisja fi ħdan il-Fondazzjoni Sebħ, li lkoll jagħtu servizz u sapport kbir lil tfal u adolexxenti li huma vittmi bla ħtija, bil-konsegwenza li jkollhom joħorġu minn ambjent diffiċli…

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European Parliament President thanks the Environment Commission for its proposals

22/01/2019

  • The President of the European Parliament Antonio Tajani thanked the Interdiocesan Environment Commission for the letter sent, proposing that member states of the European Union should be more attentive and listen to the people’s voice on projects that will have an impact on the community, particularly EU-funded projects.

    The letter was sent to the President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker, to the European College Commissioners and to the President of the European Parliament Antonio Tajani, on the occasion of the World Day of Urban Planning, celebrated on the 8th November…

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5 things to know about World Youth Day 2019

22/01/2019

  • The 15th international World Youth Day is set to begin today, Tuesday, 22nd January 2019, in Panama City, Panama. The massive gathering of Catholic youth, which takes place every two or three years, this year will be held for the first time in Central America.

    Pope St John Paul II established World Youth Day in 1985. The first international gathering was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1987…

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Pope launches his Click to Pray app profile

21/01/2019

  • During the Sunday Angelus prayer in St Peter’s Square, Pope Francis unveiled his own user profile in Click To Pray, the official app of the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network, including its youth branch, the Eucharistic Youth Movement – EYM.

    Click To Pray (www.clicktopray.org) is a platform that invites men and women from around the world, to accompany the Pope in a mission of compassion for the world…

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Book launch: The Apostolato of the Conventual Church of St John in Valletta

21/01/2019

    • The Mdina Metropolitan Chapter is launching a book in two languages (English and Italian) about the history and restoration of the magnificent set of the 15 silver statues of the Apostolato of the Conventual Church of St John in Valletta. The book launch will be held this Thursday, 24th January 2019 at St Paul’s Cathedral in Mdina at 7pm…

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Pope: Prayers for Columbia and Mediterranean victims

20/01/2019

  • Pope Francis during the Sunday Angelus said he had two sorrows in his heart: Colombia and the Mediterranean. He said, “I’m thinking of the 170 shipwrecked victims in the Mediterranean. They were looking for a future for their lives. Victims, perhaps, of human traffickers. We pray for them and for those responsible for what has happened.” The UNHCR says there were two separate Mediterranean shipwrecks…

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