Six nuns of the Benedictine Order from the Abbey of Santa Scholastica in Victoria, Argentina, accompanied by their Abbess, are welcomed in the Vatican by the president of the Governorate. They will form a monastic community in the Monastery, which served as Benedict XVI’s home after his resignation and until his death.

The Argentine Benedictine nuns invited by Pope Francis to reside in Mater Ecclesiae, the monastery in the heart of the Vatican Gardens that was the home of the Pope Emeritus, Benedict XVI, for almost a decade after his historic resignation, arrived on Wednesday morning, January 3rd… Read more »

The Apostolic Vicar of Northern Arabia, Bishop Aldo Berardi, celebrates Mass at Our Lady of the Rosary in Doha, the first official Christian place of worship in Qatar.

The Catholic Church in Qatar celebrated a solemn Mass intended as a symbol of hope and unity for its diverse Catholic community, which is made up of individuals from various ethnicities, nationalities, languages, and Catholic rites… Read more »

Pope Francis meets with members of an Institute of secular priests, stressing that secularity means “serving and bearing witness to the Kingdom of God in this world.”

“The Church, and every baptized person, is in the world, is for the world, but is not of the world.”

Those were Pope Francis’ words on Thursday morning as he met with members of the Secular Institute of the Missionary Priests of the Kingship of Christ… Read more »

The ‘Centesimus Annus Pro Pontefice’ Foundation opens registrations for new in-person and online courses to explore the contribution of the Social Doctrine of the Church to our world’s ongoing transformation and crises.

The Centesimus Annus Pro Pontefice Foundation has announced new courses on the Social Doctrine of the Church, under the theme “The Contribution of the Church’s Social Doctrine in a World Between Crisis and Transformation.”

The courses take place from 20 January to 23 March 2024, both in-person and online, under the academic direction of Monsignor Guy-Réal Thivierge… Read more »

L-Arċisqof Emeritu Pawlu Cremona jinsab l-Isptar Mater Dei fejn ilu rikoverat minn nhar it-Tlieta li għadda, iżda l-kundizzjoni ta’ saħħtu qed titjieb tant li mistenni jiġi rilaxxat fil-jiem li ġejjin.

Newsbook.com.mt huwa infurmat li Mons. Cremona rrisponda tajjeb għall-kura li ngħatatlu, u l-aħħar testijiet mediċi li sarulu juru li l-kundizzjoni tiegħu qalbet għall-aħjar.

L-aħbar li Mons. Cremona jinsab rikoverat fl-Isptar Mater Dei wasslet għal numru ta’ parroċċi jappellaw online għat-talb tal-pubbliku… Read more »

In a statement signed by the Cardinal prefect and the secretary, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith clarifies that ‘Fiducia supplicans’ does not change the doctrine on marriage; that bishops are able to discern the application of the document according to context; and that pastoral blessings are not comparable to liturgical and ritualized blessings. The full text of the statement is presented below… Read more »

The people of Malta and Gozo have again shown their generosity towards Id-Dar tal-Providenza and expressed their solidarity by donating €1,520,517 during Festa ta’ Ġenerożità on new year’s day. The funds raised will help the Home to continue providing the best residential services to 115 persons with disability that live in its homes. These funds will also help the Home to finish the refurbishing and improvements of the environment for the residents of Villa Papa Giovanni in Siġġiewi where extensive renovation works have already been done during the past year.   At the end of the twelve‑hour televised marathon, Fr Martin Micallef, Director of the Home augered that the solidarity shown towards Id‑Dar tal‑Providenza on the first day of the new year will continue throughout the year with all those in our Maltese society who need support… Read more »