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THE CHURCH IS COMMITTED TO UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE COVERAGE

Archbishop Zygmunt Zimowski

Archbishop Zygmunt Zimowski, head of the Holy See delegation to the sixty-fifth World Health Assembly, delivered an address before that gathering, which is being held in Geneva, Switzerland. Speaking English, the archbishop reaffirmed the Holy See’s support for Resolution WHA64.9 on “sustainable health financing structures and universal coverage”, which urges member States to aim for affordable universal coverage and access for all citizens on the basis of equity and solidarity… Read more »

BOOK PRESENTATION BY THE NEPHEW OF A VENERABLE MARRIED COUPLE

A married couple, Settimio and Licia Manelli, had 21 children of whom 13 were alive. Since the conversion of Settimio at the feet of St Pio of Petrelcina, at San Giovanni Rotondo, the couple shared their married life under the constant spiritual and material guidance of the holy friar Padre Pio.

For their holy and heroic virtues they have been declared by the Church as Venerable and their cause for beatification is in processing… Read more »

PRESENTATION OF WORLD MEETING ON FAMILIES

Cardinal Ennio Antonelli, president of the Pontifical Council for the Family; Cardinal Angelo Scola, archbishop of Milan, Italy, and Pierpaolo Donati, professor at the department of sociology of the University of Bologna, Italy, presided at a press conference held in the Holy See Press Office to present the seventh World Meeting of Families, which will take place in Milan from 30 May to 3 June on the theme: “The Family: Work and Celebration”… Read more »

PENTECOST VIGIL

The Franciscan Apostles of Jesus and Mary, Couples for Christ and the Charismatic Renewal Movement are joining forces to celebrate Pentecost in the light of John Paul II’s call to disseminate the culture of Pentecost.  This invitation is open to one and all. The celebration will be held on Saturday 26th May 2012, at the Franciscan Church, Ghajn Dwieli, Paola between 8.30 p.m. and 11.30 p.m.  … Read more »

‘WE MUST FIGHT AGAINS EVIL’, POPE TO CARDINALS DURING LUNCH

Pope Benedict XVI addreses a gathering of cardinals

During a lunch with members of the College of Cardinals on Monday to mark the 7th anniversary of his pontificate, Pope Benedict thanked his closest advisors for all their support during both the joys and the difficulties of his Petrine ministry.
The Pope began by thanking God for the joyous days as well as what he called ‘the dark nights’ and went on to reflect about the presence of evil in the world… Read more »

CATHOLICS MUST ACCEPT VATICAN II, INCLUDING ON JUDAISM, CARDINAL SAYS

The Catholic Church’s relationship to Judaism as taught by the Second Vatican Council and the interpretations and developments of that teaching by subsequent popes, “are binding on a Catholic,” said the Vatican official responsible for relations with the Jews. Swiss Cardinal Kurt Koch, president of the Pontifical Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews and a member of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, spoke to reporters May 16 after delivering a speech on Catholic-Jewish relations in light of Vatican II’s declaration “Nostra Aetate” on the church’s relations with non-Christian religions… Read more »

POPE ON COMMUNICATIONS: SERVING DIALOGUE, FOSTERING RESPECT

Pope on World Comunications Day

Pope Benedict XVI marked World Day for Social Communications. In comments after his Regina Caeli address he said: “We celebrate the World Day of Social Communications, on the theme “Silence and Word: a path of evangelisation.” Silence is an integral part of communication, it is a privileged place of encounter with the Word of God and our brothers and sisters… Read more »

POPE’S MESSAGE ON THE 46th WORLD COMMUNICATIONS DAY

Silence and Word: Path of Evangelization


Dear Brothers and Sisters,

As we draw near to World Communications Day 2012, I would like to share with you some reflections concerning an aspect of the human process of communication which, despite its importance, is often overlooked and which, at the present time, it would seem especially necessary to recall… Read more »

‘ID-DAR TAL-PROVIDENZA’ THANKS THE POLICE FORCE

Id-Dar tal-Providenza tixtieq tirringrazzja u tifraħ lill-Korp tal-Pulizija  li dan l-aħħar irnexxielhom isolvu każi ta’ frodi minn diversi persuni li bdew jiġbru bieb bieb f’isem id-Dar. Eventwalment żewġ persuni ġew imressqa l-Qorti u nstabu hatja u ngħataw sentenzi ta’ habs.

Id-Dar tal-Providenza kienet ilha diversi xhur tirċievi telefonati minn persuni jirrappurataw dwar dawn il-każi.  Għalhekk huwa ta’ sodisfazzjon kbir għad-Dar, kif żgur hu għall-vittmi u l-pubbliku inġenerali li seta’ ġie mqarraq minn dawn il-persuni… Read more »

GOZO DIOCESE WELCOMES NAPROTECHNOLOGY SERVICE

Il-Kunsill Presbiterali tad-Djoċesi ta’ Għawdex, li hu l-Kunsill tas-saċerdoti li jagħti pariri lill-Isqof fit-tmexxija tad-Djoċesi, wera l-apprezzament tiegħu għas-servizz tan-Naprotechnology li minn ġimgħa ilu, lejlet Jum l-Omm li kien iċċelebrat il-Ħadd li għadda, beda jingħata fl-Isptar Ġenerali t’Għawdex.

“Nilqgħu bil-ferħ l-aħbar li d-Departiment tas-Saħħa beda joffri fl-Isptar Ġenerali ta’ Għawdex is-servizz magħruf bħala Naprotechnology lil dawk il-koppji miżżewġin Maltin u Għawdxin li għandhom diffikultà biex ikollhom tarbija,” qalet stqarrija tal-Kunsill is-Sibt, wara laqgħa li kellu fil-preżenza tal-Isqof Mario Grech… Read more »