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 »

World Refugees Day

On the celebration of World Refugee Day, Benedict XVI is calling attention to the needs of those who have been forced to move away from their homeland.

The Pope stated this today after praying the midday Angelus with the pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square.

“Today the United Nations celebrates World Refugee Day,” he said, “to recall attention to the problems of those who have been forced out of their own land and familiar customs, traveling to environments that, often, are profoundly different.”

“Refugees desire to find welcome and to be recognized in their dignity and their fundamental rights,” the Holy Father affirmed… Read more »