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In 2009, 140 developing countries benefited from the financial aids allocated by the European Commission to cooperation and humanitarian aids. Barroso’s Executive Committee adopted the 2010 Report on External Aids that, if we add up all entries, amount to about 12 billion euros, out of the EU’s total annual budget of 143 billion (9%).

In addition, new plans were adopted last year, such as the “Food Aid”, “Flex Vulnerability” (support to national budgets), “Fast Start” (climate change)… Read more »

The feast of Blessed Nazju Falzon will be celebrated on Thursday, 1st July 2010.

Mass will be celebrated at the Franciscan Church, Valletta, the burial place of Blessed Nazju Falzon, as follows : 7.15am, 10.00 am (for the intention of the sick), 11.00am.  At 6.15pm, there will be a concelebrated mass, with the participation of the members of the Catholic Enquiry Centre.   … Read more »

Card. Tarcisio Bertone

Last week’s police raid in Belgium which broke up a meeting of the country’s Catholic bishops – who were discussing how to deal with the paedophile priest crisis – took the Vatican by complete surprise.

Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, the Vatican Secretary of State – Pope Benedict’s number two – was furious when he learned about how the police prevented the bishops from leaving the building where they had been meeting for nine hours, and took away their mobile telephones to prevent them communicating with their staff or with the Vatican… Read more »

F’dawn il-ġranet Mons Charles J. Scicluna, Promotur tal-Ġustizzja fil-Kongregazzjoni għad-Duttrina tal-Fidi, iltaqa’ ma’ diversi persuni allegati vittmi ta’ abbużi sesswali. Mons Scicluna irrefera lil dawn il-persuni għar-Response Team ta’ l-Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta u inkoraġġihom jikkooperaw bis-sħiħ ma’ l-investigazzjoni li qegħda tagħmel il-Knisja f’Malta.

Qiegħdin nippublikaw ukoll l-ittra li biha l-Eċċellenza Tiegħu, Mons. Luis Ladaria S.I., Segretarju ta’ l-istess Kongregazzjoni, introduċa l-ħidma ta’ Mons… Read more »

Archbishop Paul Cremona speaks to Kurt Sansone about the Holy Communion controversy, divorce, and Church leadership.

The Church is perturbed by secularisation. Why?

We have to distinguish between secularisation, which is the process of dividing state from Church, and secularism, which is a way of saying that any mention of God or religion is alien to society… Read more »

G8 and G20 leaders for summit in Toronto

The international Caritas aid agency says world leaders meeting this weekend in Canada must focus on the rising food crisis. In a statement released Wednesday, Caritas affirmed the urgency of the food crisis, and urged the Group of Eight and Group of 20 representatives to tackle the problem when they meet this Friday through Sunday.

“Decades of misguided economic and agricultural policies have finally become too much for farmers and people around the world to withstand,” the Caritas statement affirmed… Read more »

On Wednesday, 23rd June, 2010, Archbishop Paul Cremona OP ordained nine young men to the priesthood during a celebration of Mass, at the Cathedral, Mdina. The new members of the priesthood are Fr. Deo Debono OSA, Fr. Stefan Galea, Fr. Mark Ellul, Fr. Emmanuel Schembri, Fr. Mario Sant OFM Conv., Fr. Blake Camilleri, Fr. Josef Briffa SJ, Fr. Marc Andrè Camilleri and Fr… Read more »

On Monday, 21st June 2010, around 130 youths who are doing voluntary service both in Malta and abroad, were invited to meet Archbishop Paul Cremona during an activity which was held at the University Chapel.  This activity was organised by the KDZ and the AVL, and the theme was ‘Good master, what must I do to gain eternal life?’ (Mk 10:17).  … Read more »

crucifix in classrooms

The governments of ten countries belonging to the Council of Europe appealed against the ruling of the European Court of Human Rights on the Crucifix. During the hearing on 30 June, the Grand Chamber of the Strasbourg Court will examine the “written observations” submitted by these countries (Russia, Lithuania, Malta, San-Marino, Bulgaria, Monaco, Cyprus, Greece, Romania and Armenia) as well as the arguments of the applicant’s attorney and of the representatives of the Italian government… Read more »