Cardinal Camillo Ruini

“The secularization phenomenon is undoubtedly present; in the last 50 years, it also produced a certain crisis of ministerial priesthood; however, secularization itself is not all. On the other hand, today we can say that religion is far from fading. Maybe religion is more important than it was in past times”.

Cardinal Camillo Ruini said that today, during his speech at the National Meeting of UNITALSI Assistants (Italian National Union for the Transport of the Sick to Lourdes or International Sanctuaries) in Rome… Read more »

Irregular Immigrants

“Acting with justice, solidarity and farsightedness”. This is the attitude recommended by the Pope to the “civilian authorities involved on several levels”, towards the “exodus” of “those people who leave their land” because of “serious violence, combined with the plagues of poverty and hunger, as well as natural catastrophes and environmental decay”.

In his speech to the Diplomatic Corps, Benedict XVI mentioned, among migrant categories, the Christians of the Middle East, who, “affected in many ways, even in the practice of their religious freedom, leave the land of their fathers”… Read more »

It began at a time when the place of woman was the house and the family. A humble beginning: a group of women who would go out everyday, in order to gather the young, and to speak to them of God. These were certainly courageous, generous women, who were willing to live dangerously! Even throughout the two world wars, this small group of Maltese women remained active, outspoken, united… Read more »

shootings against christians

CRUCIFIX DESTROYED, CATHOLICS INJURED IN VIETNAM

In Dong Chiem, several Catholics were injured by the police while attempting to keep the authorities from destroying a crucifix in the parish cemetery. The crucifix was destroyed Wednesday with explosives. The faithful attempted to intervene, but hundreds of police accompanying the task force began to beat them. Father John Le Trong Cung, the vice-chancellor of the Hanoi Archdiocese, reported: “At least a dozen people have been badly beaten, two of them were seriously injured and taken to a clinic in Te Tieu, where, however, they did not receive treatment… Read more »

The three Wise

Following this morning’s Mass in the Vatican Basilica, at midday the Pope appeared at the window of his study overlooking St. Peter’s Square to pray the Angelus with thousands of faithful gathered below. Recalling the fact that “today we celebrate the great Feast of the Epiphany, the mystery of the apparition of the Lord to all people, as represented by the Magi who came from the East to adore the King of the Jews”, the Pope said that “the star and Holy Scripture were the twin lights that guided the journey of the Magi, who appear to us as models of authentic seekers after truth”… Read more »

L-Għaqda Studenti tat-Teoloġija flimkien mal-Fakulta tat-Teoloġija fl-Universita’ ta’ Malta u l-Istitut Karmelitan ser jorganizzaw Lectio Divina nhar il-Ġimgħa 8 ta’ Jannar fit-8:00pm fil-Kunvent tal-Patrijiet Karmelitani fl-Imdina immexxija minn Mons Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona.

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… Read more »

Archbishop Paul Cremona on the 6th of  January 2010 received the team of Jesuit Refugee Service Malta at his residence in Attard. They discussed with him the causes of forced migration from a number of African countries to Europe and how this was affecting Malta. They also spoke about the ongoing tragedy of so many people around the world who are compelled to flee their countries… Read more »