Ambrogio Pisoni The Meeting for Friendship Among Peoples, which ordinarily takes place annually in Rimini, Italy, will be organized in a similar way in Egypt. The event, which is sponsored by the Catholic lay Communion and Liberation Movement, will have its two-day Egypt edition Oct. 28-29 and will focus on the theme: “Beauty: Space of Dialogue.”

In statements to ZENIT, regional director of Communion and Liberation, Ambrogio Pisoni, also pastoral assistant of the Catholic University of Milan, explained how this initiative came about… Read more »

Il-Ħamis, 7 ta’ Ottubru, 2010, il-Kummissjoni Pastorali Dwar id-Dinja tax-Xogħol organizzat konferenza bit-tema ‘il-Ħadd: Ta’ Kulħadd?’

Meta kien qed jindirizza din il-konferenza, Monsinjur Anton Gouder, Pro-Vigarju Generali, qal li Alla bierek u qaddes is-seba’ jum. Alla ordna lill-bniedem biex jistrieħ u li ebda persuna ma tittħaddem f’jum il-Ħadd. Monsinjur Gouder qal li dan juri biċ-ċar l-aspett socjali tar-religjon tagħna, fejn Alla jpoġġi lill-bniedem u lid-dinjita’ tiegħu, kif ukoll il-bżonn tal-bniedem biex jistrieħ, fiċ-ċentru tas-soċjeta’… Read more »

L-Għaqda Studenti tat-Teoloġija qed torganizza Lectio Divina nhar is-Sibt 9 t’Ottubru fis-7:30pm fil-Kunvent tal-Patrijiet Karmelitani fl-Imdina. Din se tkun immexxija minn Rev Fr. Alessandro Vella O Carm. Kulħadd huwa mistieden li jattendi. Il-laqgħa tispiċċa għal-ħabta tad-9:00pm.

L-eżerċizzju tal-Lectio Divina huwa l-għarfien u t-twettieq bl-għemil tar-rieda ta’ Alla permezz tal-Kotba Mqaddsa. It-terminu Lectio Divina jfisser qari tal-Kelma ta’ Alla. Imma dan l-eżerċizzju mhux sempliċi qari tal-Bibbja… Read more »

Orthodox Archbishop Hilarion Alfeyev

Orthodox Archbishop Hilarion Alfeyev of Volokolamsk is expressing the conviction that the 21st century will see a flowering of Christianity, without divisions between the followers of Jesus.

The chairman of the Department of External Affairs of the Moscow Patriarchate made these comments today in a ceremony in which he was given an honorary doctorate by the faculty of theology of Catalonia, which is under the patronage of the Gregorian University of Rome… Read more »

A new vision regarding pastoral work

The latest Pastoral Plan for the Church in Malta, launched by His Grace the Archbishop Paul Cremona in 2009, invites Christians to distinguish between living their faith merely as part of their tradition or to live their faith out of conviction, as a conscious choice. Within the context of a culture that is constantly evolving, the Church is compelled to pledge itself to a new way of evangelization… Read more »

Pope in Palermo

Pope Benedict XVI urged the young people of Sicily to reject the “path of death” offered by organized crime and to stand up to evil by witnessing the values of the Gospel.

The pope made his comments Oct. 3 during a one-day visit to Palermo, the Sicilian capital, where he celebrated a seaside Mass in the port area, met with priests and religious and spoke to youths and families of the region… Read more »