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Pope Francis sends condolences for Nigeria church attack

08/08/2017

  • Pope Francis on Monday sent a message of condolences following an attack at a Church in southeastern Nigeria. At least 11 people were killed and 18 others were wounded when gunmen opened fire on worshippers who had gathered early on Sunday at St Philip’s Catholic church in Ozubulu near the city of Onitsha.

    In the message, signed by Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the pope says he is “deeply saddened to learn of the loss of life and injury”…

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Maltese altar boys at the Vatican meet Pope Francis

07/08/2017

  • Grupp ta’ abbatini Maltin u Għawdxin bħalissa qed ikomplu tradizzjoni li ilha għaddejja għal dawn l-aħħar 53 sena, hekk kif jinsabu fil-Vatikan biex jaqdu fil-liturġija tal-Bażilka San Pietru.

    B’sorpriża kbira, l-abbatini ltaqgħu mal-Papa Franġisku wara l-Anġelus tal-Ħadd, fejn sellmilhom wieħed wieħed, irringrazzjahom tas-servizz u ħa ritratt magħhom kollha.

    Flimkien mal-abbatini hemm Mons. Frans Bonnici, li hu d-Direttur tal-Għaqda Nazzjonali tal-Abbatini, Dun Mark Ellul u s-seminarista Matthew Bajada…

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2016 Financial Report of the Archdiocese of Malta: The surplus is distributed among social and charitable entities

07/08/2017

  • In 2016 the Archbishop’s Curia registered a surplus of €752,000 that was distributed through subsidies to Church entities that carry out social and charitable work.

    During the presentation of the financial report for the Archdiocese of Malta for 2016, the Administrative Secretary, Michael Pace Ross, said that as a result of this surplus, the Church can continue its pastoral work with children, young people, families, the elderly, people with disability, and those in need…

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Cardinal Dionigi Tettamanzi dies at age of 83

06/08/2017

  • Cardinal Dionigi Tettamanzi passed away on Saturday at the age of 83 after a long illness.

    He served as Archbishop of Milan, Italy from 2002 until 2011.

    Born in the northern Italian town of Renate on 14 March 1934, he entered the Seminary of Venegono Inferiore and received priestly ordination for the Archdiocese of Milan in 1957…

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Photos: The Apostolic Nuncio arrives in Malta

05/08/2017

  • Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna, Bishop Mario Grech, Mgr Joe Galea Curmi and Mgr Simon Sanchez greet H.E. Archbishop Alessandro D’Errico, the new Apostolic Nuncio, on his arrival yesterday, Friday 4th August 2017, at the Malta International Airport.

    H. E. Monsignor Alessandro D’Errico was born in Frattamaggiore in Naples, Italy, on the 18th November 1950.

    He was ordained priest on 24th March 1974 and he was incardinated in the Diocese of Aversa…

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Euthanasia responsible for 4.5 per cent of deaths in the Netherlands

04/08/2017

  • Euthanasia has become a common way to die in the Netherlands, accounting for 4.5 percent of deaths, according to researchers who say requests are increasing from people who are not terminally ill.

    In 2002, the Netherlands became the first country in the world that made it legal for doctors to help people die. Both euthanasia, where doctors actively kill patients, and assisted suicide, where physicians prescribe patients a lethal dose of drugs, are allowed…

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The launching of the first phase of the multimedia project at Mdina Cathedral, Museum and Archive

04/08/2017

  • At the beginning of this year, the Mdina Metropolitan Chapter launched a program to modernise the Cathedral, the Museum and the Archives. This program is intended not only to preserve the rich heritage one could find in these three entities, but also to make these entities more accessible for the general public. The project further enhances the Maltese touristic product by offering a better experience of these three unique places…

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First human embryos edited in the USA

02/08/2017

  • Researchers in Oregon have announced that they have successfully altered genes in a human embryo for the first time in the United States, but Catholic ethicists warn that the procedure was morally objectionable for many reasons.

    “Very young humans have been created in vitro and treated not as ends, but as mere means or research fodder to achieve particular investigative goals,” said Fr…

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12 Jesuit inventions and discoveries that might surprise you

01/08/2017

  • If not for the Society of Jesus, we would not be enjoying some basics taken for granted in the modern world. Nerdy academic Jesuits and their swashbuckling, globe-trotting missionary brothers have made significant contributions not only in astronomy, seismology, mathematics and technology, but also in theatre, botany, medicine and international cuisine.

    1. The Calender   Christopher Clavius, S.J. (1538–1612), was a renowned German mathematician and astronomer who modified Aloysius Lilius’ initial proposal for the Gregorian Calendar, the internationally-accepted civil calendar we use today, which was promulgated in 1582 by Pope Gregory XIII…

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Church in Kenya prays for peaceful elections

01/08/2017

  • The Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops has invited the faithful in the 26 Dioceses of the country and all people of good will, to join in praying for the country. In a press statement issued 28 July 2017 at the Catholic Secretariat in Nairobi, by all the Bishops, the prelates propose to start Novena prayers for peaceful elections from 30 July to 7 August 2017…

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