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Pope Francis sends letter to the Chilean bishops

18/05/2018

  • At the conclusion of three days of “fraternal” meetings, Pope Francis hands the following letter to the 34 Chilean bishops with whom he had closely examined the clerical sex abuse scandal that has tarnished the image of the Latin American Church in recent decades:

     

  • To the bishops of Chile:

    Dear brothers in the episcopate,

    I wish to thank you for having accepted my invitation so that, together, we may make a frank discernment regarding the serious events which have damaged the ecclesial communion and undermined the work of the Church in Chile in recent years…

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Pope: ‘May true unity be our goal’

17/05/2018

  • The first reading from Acts 23:6-11 and the Gospel from John 17:20-26 demonstrate two styles of unity, Pope Francis said during his homily at Mass at Casa Santa Marta on Thursday morning.

    False unity divides

    Pope Francis sees a false unity binding Paul’s accusers together. It is false because it leads to division he said. The Sadducees and Pharisees are at first united in their accusation against Paul…

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Protect life at all costs

The CCEE Presidency's call for peace in the Holy Land

17/05/2018

  • We join the Catholic Church in the Holy Land to deplore “yet another explosion of hatred and violence, which is once again staining the Holy Land with blood” in these days. The Presidency of the CCEE wants to witness the closeness of the European Church and welcomes the invitation of the Apostolic Administrator of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, H.E…

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Chilean bishops spend first day of Rome meeting in prayer

15/05/2018

  • Today, at 16:00, the Holy Father met with 34 Chilean bishops in Paolo VI Hall. A further meeting will take place on Wednesday afternoon, May 16, and two more meetings on Thursday, May 17th.

    This evening the Pope delivered to each of the bishops a text with some themes to meditate on; from this moment until the next meeting, a time dedicated exclusively to meditation and prayer will be open. 

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Iran: Christian converts face 10 year prison sentences

15/05/2018

  • In Iran, conversion to Christianity can be a crime meriting a sentence of more than 10 years imprisonment. Catholic churches within the country are closely monitored with surveillance cameras to ensure that Muslims do not enter, and religious schools are limited in what they can teach, an Iranian-born journalist, Sohrab Ahmari, explained to CNA.

    Ahmari is currently writing a spiritual memoir about his own journey to the Catholic faith for Ignatius Press…

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Seminar: The Problem of Poverty

Organised by the Justice and Peace Commission of the Maltese Dominican Province

15/05/2018

  • The Justice and Peace Commission of the Maltese Dominican Province, through the seminar The Problem of Poverty, desires to give its contribution to create more awareness regarding the complex problem of poverty. Pope Francis in his late Apostolic Exhortation, Gaudete et Exsultate, insists that we Christians, “cannot uphold an ideal of holiness that would ignore injustice in a world where some revel, spend with abandon and live only for the latest consumer goods, even as others look on from afar, living their entire lives in abject poverty.” (GE par.101)

    There are various reasons which lead some people to live in poverty and it’s not right to generalise…

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Thousands of Maltese schoolchildren are helping Syrian children attend school

15/05/2018

  • Over 5,500 children from 24 schools throughout the Maltese islands have been taking part in a fundraising campaign to help some of the most deprived children in Syria get an education. A total of 24 schools –  8 schools from Gozo, 9 church schools, 5 state schools and 5 private schools in Malta –participated in this initiative organised by Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) Malta…

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Pope meeting Chilean bishops next week on sex abuse scandal

14/05/2018

  • Pope Francis meeting Chilean bishops in Santiago, Chile on January 16, 2018.


  • The Holy See’s Press Office released a statement saying Pope Francis is meeting the bishops of Chile, May 15-17, to examine in depth the causes and consequences, as well as the mechanisms that have led in some cases to the concealment and serious omissionsagainst the victims of sexual abuse in Chile…

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