• The Pope embraces all the Churches of the East and is close to their faithful, whose tears, fears and hopes are also ours, a sentiment he manifested this morning, receiving in audience the participants in the assembly of the Reunion of Aid Agencies for the Oriental Churches, also recalling the comfort, encouragement, and at the same time, the responsibility he encountered during his recent pilgrimage to the Holy Land…

Nhar l-Erbgħa 25 ta’ Ġunju 2014, f’Dar San Ġużepp, saret l-attività tal-Kummissjoni Djoċesana Żgħażagħ (KDŻ) ‘Volunteer Send-Off’, li għaliha attendew żgħażagħ li ser jagħmlu esperjenza ta’ volontarjat matul is-sajf. Fil-messaġġ tiegħu waqt din l-attività, l-Isqof Awżiljarju Charles J. Scicluna qal li l-volontarjat mhuwiex biss pellegrinaġġ lejn art barranija u kultura differenti, iżda wkoll vjaġġ tar-ruħ fejn wieħed jiskopri l-ferħ spiritwali veru…

In its reactions to the Strategic Plan for Environment and Development (SPED) document, the Kummissjoni Interdjocesana Ambjent feels that the policy outlined in the document fails to be an adequate replacement for the 1990 Structure Plan mainly because, apart from its shorter time frame (its target is 2020), it fails to provide official statistical information justifying its policies and proposals. Moreover, notwithstanding the extension of the period of consultation, there has been no real attempt to motivate the general public to participate…