This year’s edition of the BOV Volleyball Marathon in aid of Id-Dar tal-Providenza, was officially launched on Wednesday afternoon by Fr Martin Micallef, the home’s director, and Charles Azzopardi, head CSR at Bank of Valletta, during a press conference held at Pembroke Secondary School within St Clare’s College, where the training and preparation of the players taking part in the marathon is under way.  Every year this marathon takes place helping to raise the much needed funds for the home. 

Id-Dar tal-Providenza was founded in 1965, to offer residential services for persons with disabilities.  Today the home hosts 115 persons at its residences in Siġġiewi, Qawra Żurrieq and Birkirkara… Read more »

Fondazzjoni Sebħ is organising its first bazaar which will be held at their premises in Ħamrun, on the 28th, 29th and 30th June 2024. The public is invited to support the organisation that assists with educational, residential and aftercare services.

Volunteers have generously donated several items including handicrafts, clothes, furniture and more that will be available for purchase through this collective initiative.

Fondazzjoni Sebħ has coordinated this event to raise awareness and funds and encourage the community to support a cause that fosters a sense of safety and value for children and families… Read more »

The year 2024 of the synodal process for ecclesial renewal One Church, One Journey is dedicated to the theme “Church that Goes Forth”.

At the last Diocesan Assembly of November 2023 that launched the year, participants identified a number of themes where the local Church needs to go forth so that, in the spirit of St Paul the Apostle who proclaimed the gospel among us with gestures of healing, we too reach out with “unusual kindness” (Acts 28:2) to heal wounds… Read more »

After 53 years in Switzerland, beginning in Chur and then for the last 47 years in St. Gallen, the seat of the Council of European Bishops’ Conferences has been moved to via della Pigna 13, in Rome.

Blessing the new CCEE offices in the Maffei Marescotti palace was Card. Pietro Parolin, Vatican Secretary of State. With him were present Card. Robert Francis Prevost, Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops, and H.E… Read more »

On Friday 22nd June 2024, Yojansys Rojo Gonzalez received the Ceremony of Candidates in the SDC Centre of Sagua la Grande, Cuba.

Yojansys is a doctor by profession and works as an anesthetist at the Sagua la Grande Hospital. He began participating in the SDC in 2018.

We pray that the Lord continues to shower his blessings on him. Read more »

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On Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th June 2023, all parishes in Malta will be collecting offerings for Peter’s Pence, the traditional collection to support the charitable work of Pope Francis to help our suffering brothers and sisters as well as to support the work of the Holy See around the world.

What is Peter’s Pence?

Peter’s Pence is the name given to the financial support offered by the faithful to the Holy Father as a sign of their sharing in the concern of the Successor of Peter for the many different needs of the Universal Church and for the relief of those most in need… Read more »