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 »

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 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 »

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 »

As part of the Cana Movement project ‘Zwieg b’Sahhtu’, a talk will be organised on 23rd May 2012 on ‘Spiritual Intimacy’. The talk will be delivered by Leslie and Charmaine Caruana, leaders of the couples’ support group ‘Belong’. The general public is invited to attend this session which will be held at Sala San Pawl, Catholic Institute, Floriana, at 7.00pm.

During the talk, Leslie and Charmaine Caruana will explore aspects of spousal spiritual intimacy including: basics on prayer; the vocation to agape love; the spousal gift of self that reflects Christ’s love; entering into a covenant with God; the couple’s life journey towards holiness and becoming a source of grace through the Sacrament of Marriage… Read more »