Benedict XVI met with directors of the Pontifical Missionary Works, which oversees missionary cooperation among the Churches of the world and is currently celebrating the annual assembly of its governing council.

The Pope remembered in his address Father Massimo Cenci, under-secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of the Peoples, who passed away due to a heart attack. “May the Lord reward him for all the work he carried out on mission and at the service of the Holy See.”

The Holy Father gave his support and encouragement to the project by the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples and the Pontifical Missionary Works, which will encourage a worldwide campaign of praying the rosary in support of the Year of Faith… Read more »

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Praying

Pope Benedict XVI said knowing that Catholics around the world pray for him has given him strength and confidence since his election seven years ago. “From the first moment of my election as the successor of Peter, I always have felt supported by your prayers, by the prayers of the church, especially in the most difficult moments,” he said May 9 at his weekly general audience… Read more »

Human Trafficking

Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson, President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, said “men, women and children live every day in conditions approximating slavery. They are bought and sold like commodities. Their inherent dignity is degraded by unscrupulous criminals who fill their pockets by this trafficking and exploitation”. An international conference on human trafficking was held at the Vatican, with a focus on the Church’s role in the prevention of human trafficking, pastoral care for its victims, and the reintegration of these victims into society… Read more »

On Thursday 17th May 2012, the Drachma Group and the Drachma Parents Group are organising one hour of prayer and reflection on the occasion of the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia, at the University Chapel at 7.00 p.m.

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During the first few days of his pastoral visit to San Francisco, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. met with Maltese emigrants at the ‘Maltese American Social Club’ as well as at the residence of the Consul General of Malta, Mr Louis Vella, where the Archbishop had the opportunity to personally meet the Maltese.

In the course of these meetings, the Archbishop spoke about the mission which each person is called to, particularly those missions which eminate from Baptism, which requires the Christian to live a life of faith and personal witness… Read more »

Night of Witness flyer

Bishops from countries where Christians are particularly persecuted are joining their brothers in the episcopate from the UK for an event at Westminster Cathedral to make an international call for religious freedom.

The Night of Witness, staged at Westminster Cathedral, is being organized by the Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need, amid fears that persecution is threatening the survival of Christianity in a number of countries, particularly in the Middle East… Read more »

Pope meeting five new ambassadors

Benedict XVI spoke with five new non-resident ambassadors to the Holy See, including Malaysia’s first ambassador. The Pope touched on a variety of points, ranging from poverty, to human development, to religious freedom.

The ambassadors were from Ethiopia; Ireland; Fiji; Armenia; and Malaysia.

Among his points, he noted that the “global economic crisis has caused an increasing number of families to live in precarious conditions… Read more »