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18/01/2018

A small exhibition featuring religious items brought from Iraq which were found in the rubble of churches that had been desecrated, burnt and damaged by ISIS, will be held at the Archbishop’s Curia in Floriana.

Among the items there are broken crosses, burnt and damaged statues and reliquary and perhaps the most frightening, a chalice with bullet holes. The items were recovered from several churches in Teleskuf and Qaraqosh and they are being exhibited in the 24 countries where the Aid to the Church in Need has its offices…

First inauguration of the Judicial Year of the Ecclesiastical Tribunals of the Maltese Province

18/01/2018

The Church Tribunals of the Maltese Ecclesiastical Province have welcomed Pope Francis’ invitation to be more open to a great number of Christian faithful who seek to enlighten their consciences, but are often kept back from the juridical structures of the Church because of physical or moral distance. Therefore, mindful of this, the Church Tribunals in Malta and Gozo would like to highlight that charity and mercy demand that the Church, like a good mother, be near to her children who feel themselves estranged from her…

18/01/2018

Photo: Pope Francis speaks next to Pontifical Catholic University of Chile rector Igancio Sanchez Diaz
Pope Francis has urged Chile’s intellectuals and academics to sensitize the nation as to the importance of showing special care and respect for indigenous communities and their cultural traditions.

Addressing over 1,000 top Chilean academics at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile in Santiago, Pope Francis underscored the responsibility of educators in creating the conditions for peaceful coexistence in the country…

17/01/2018

Pope Francis meets with the bishops of Chile in Santiago’s Cathedral. The group of some 50 bishops from across the nation was headed by Archbishop Santiago Silva Retamales, President of the Chilean Bishops’ Conference.

Pope Francis has urged bishops in Chile to be on guard against the temptation of Clericalism.

Meeting his brother bishops in the Sacresty of Santiago Cathedral, the Pope recalled the ad limina visit in the Vatican about a year ago and said he wished to reiterate some of the points made during that meeting in Rome…

17/01/2018

When 7-year-old Jacob observed a group of homeless people huddled together in a scaffolding, he didn’t waste time. As soon as he arrived home, he dashed upstairs to make a poster seeking donations to fill 10 backpacks to give away. But now he’s collected enough items for no fewer than 130 backpacks.

Barely able to lift the backpack, Jacob shuffled down the street to deliver one of his packages…

17/01/2018

Undersecretary for Migration at the Holy See’s Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, Br Fabio Baggio C.S., presented Pope Francis’ 20 points on the Global Compacts on Migrants and Refugees at Justice Committee of the European Parliament.

Some MEPs considered the measures suggested in the document as «serving the interest of the migrants, of the societies that are hosting them and of the entire international community»…

16/01/2018

Pope Francis has arrived in Chile, beginning a week-long Apostolic journey that will take him to 6 cities in as many days in Chile and Peru. This his 6th apostolic visit to Latin America. The Pope was met at Santiago International airport by Chilean President, Michelle Bachelet, and the President of the country’s Bishops’ Conference. There were no official discourses as the Pope went immediately to the Apostolic Nunciature to rest…

16/01/2018

Restoration works on St John’s Co-Cathedral façade have been completed. The project included the main entrance, sides, belfry, clock and wind vane. This is the first time that the main façade of the co-cathedral underwent such a thorough restoration, which has an area of more than 2,000 square meters. This project was initiated in 2014 by the Ministry for Justice, Culture and Local Government and St John’s Co-Cathedral Foundation and was executed by the Restoration Directorate…

16/01/2018

The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is being held between Thursday, 18th January and 25th January 2018. During this week, the members of different Christian Churches meet for ecumenical prayer. This year’s theme is “Your right hand, O Lord, glorious in power” (Ex 15:6).

On this occasion, an Ecumenical Service will be held on Friday 19th January 2018, at 6:30 p.m., at the Basilica of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, Senglea, Archbishop Charles J…

15/01/2018

As he boarded the plane for Chile on Monday, Pope Francis spoke of his fears in the face of threats of nuclear war. Talking to journalists on the papal plane, he also commented on the image of a young Japanese boy carrying the body of his baby brother on his back as he waited in line at a crematorium in the city of Nagasaki…