Benedict XVI is urging the faithful to spend more time in prayer, which he called an expression of man’s profound need for meaning and understanding.

“Dear brothers and sisters,” the Pope appealed at the end of today’s general audience, “let us learn to spend more time before God.”

“Let us learn to recognize in silence the God who has revealed himself in Jesus Christ,” he continued, “to recognize in the depth of ourselves his voice that calls us and leads us back to the profundity of our existence, to the fount of life, to the source of salvation, to make us go beyond the limits of our life and to open ourselves to the measure of God, to the relationship with Him who is Infinite Love.”

The Holy Father explained to those gathered in St… Read more »

Benedict XVI appointed Archbishop Fernando Filoni, 65, substitute for general affairs of the Secretariat of State, as prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.

The Vatican announced today that the archbishop will succeed Cardinal Ivan Dias, 75, who resigned due to reasons of age after serving for five years as head of the dicastery that directs the missionary work of the Church… Read more »

A new Pentecost is looming just over the horizon, with only 100 days till the World Youth Day in Madrid, says the cardinal archbishop of the host city. Cardinal Antonio Rouco Varela called the faithful of his archdiocese to the final leg of preparation in a note released Sunday. The Madrid World Youth Day is scheduled for Aug 16-21.
“We have not failed to prepare ourselves and to dispose ourselves spiritually and pastorally so that Madrid’s World Youth Day with the Holy Father, accompanied by bishops and presbyters from all the dioceses of the world, will again be the providential occasion for a profound, authentic and joyful encounter with Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior, who calls young people in his Church so that their lives, often depressed and broken, and others fresh and vigorous, will be rooted and built up in him, the only one who can offer them and give them truth, hope and love,” the cardinal said… Read more »

In Africa 4.5 million children under the age of 5 and 265 000 mothers die each year. Most of these deaths are related to pregnancy and childbirth and could be avoided by ensuring basic health care. According to the report of the NGO Save the Children on “The State of Mothers in the World”, 48 million women each year give birth without any professional assistance and even without having received any checkups during pregnancy… Read more »

On Wednesday 11th May, 2011, the Cana Movement is organising an information session on Divorce to be held at the Catholic Institute, Floriana at 7pm. Those present will be addressed by Dr Robert Tufigno who will focus on the legal aspect and Dr Mario Pace who will address some FAQs regarding the topic. Read more »

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Kuntrarjament għal dak li sostna l-Imħallef Emeritu Philip Sciberras ma’ The Sunday Times il-Ħadd li għadda, il-Knisja mhux talli ma tagħmilx qligħ mit-Tribunal Ekkleżjastiku, imma talli skont l-aħħar Rapport Finanzjarju u Pastorali tal-Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta, dan qed jiswa lill-Knisja madwar €500,000 fis-sena.

L-Imħallef Sciberras sostna ma’ The Sunday Times li “l-kampanja tal-Knisja kontra d-divorzju hi motivata minn konsiderazzjonijiet finanzjarji għaliex tista’ titlef l-eġemonija tagħha fuq l-annullamenti taż-żwieġ”… Read more »