The Pastoral formation Institute concluded another academic year with a Thanksgiving Mass celebrated by Bishop Joseph Galea-Curmi in June. Over the past year 1,052 participants attended the 28 courses offered by the Institute. Following the Mass, a reception was held where the prospectus for the 2024/2025 academic year, themed ‘Training Towards Mission,’ was launched. This upcoming year, the Institute is introducing several new courses, including ‘Introduction to AI in Pastoral Contexts: Tools and Practices,’ ‘Introduction to the Holy Scriptures,’ and ‘Living Beyond Sunday.’

The mission of the Pastoral formation Institute is to empower Christians to fulfill their calling in the world and in the Church… Read more »

In response to the rapid digital transformation impacting European societies, the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) has released a comprehensive contribution of its consultative body, Youth Net, stressing the importance of EU policies that better support families in the digital age to reduce the negative effects of the new media on younger generations.

Digital Challenges for Families in Europe

The document, entitled “Digital Challenges for Families in Europe”, addresses the dual nature of the digital revolution pointing to both the benefits and risks of enhanced connectivity and, therefore, to the need for EU policymakers to ensure that technological advances reinforce family values and and harmonise with the Christian ethos… Read more »

The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem has strongly condemned a raid launched by Israeli forces against its Holy Family School in Gaza City on Sunday morning, which reportedly killed at least four people.   

Four victims reported

The air strike targeted two classrooms on the ground floor of the school sheltering a large number of displaced Palestinian families.  Among those killed was a senior Hamas administration official, Ihab al-Ghusain, the group’s deputy labour minister… Read more »

The exhibition “Dalì’s Christ in Rome” has been hailed as a resounding success, with 330,000 visitors present in just over 40 days of the event which took place at the Church of San Marcello al Corso in Rome. From 13 May to 24 June 2024, churchgoers and tourists alike were able to admire the famous painting by Salvador Dalì, “Christ of Saint John of the Cross” (1951), which is housed in the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow, Scotland, with free admission… Read more »

The Archbishop Charles Scicluna and her Excellency Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca will chair the signing of the agreement between the Archdiocese of Malta and the Malta Trust Foundation for the transfer of Dar Saura to become an empowerment hub for children and youths with disability. The agreement will be signed at the Archbishop’s Curia in Floriana at 10am. Read more »

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The Catholic Bishops of Sudan and South Sudan (SCBC) are pleading for an end to the horrific war tearing apart Sudan.

“The fabric of Sudanese society has been torn apart, with people shocked, traumatised, and disbelieving about the level of violence and hatred.”

Yet, there appears to be no end in sight of the escalating conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF)… Read more »