This week a major international conference titled: “The new climate economy, exploring how economic growth and sustainability can go hand-in-hand” was held at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross (Santa Croce) in Rome.  The conference was held under the joint sponsorship of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace and the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the Holy See, with the cooperation of the World Resources Institute and the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate…

Il-Kummissjoni Interdjoċesana Ambjent (KA) tixtieq tagħmilha ċara li hija assolutament mhix kontra kull titjib fis-settur edukattiv u, għaldaqstant, li jinħolqu aktar opportunitajiet fuq il-livell akkademiku. Madankollu, wara li kkunsidrat bir-reqqa l-iżviluppi fil-każ tal-proposta li tinbena università fis-sit magħruf bħala ż-Żonqor, f’Wied il-Għajn, tistqarr li tinsab imħassba dwar għadd ta’ punti marbuta mal-proġett.

Proċeduri għall-għoti ta’ art fil-qafas ta’ strateġija għall-użu tal-art
Il-KA ma tistax tifhem kif waqt li l-Gvern joħroġ tenders għal irqajja’ ta’ art jew binjiet relattivament żgħar, fil-każ taż-Żonqor, ġie deċiż li jintgħażel żviluppatur, u jingħataw 90 tomna art mingħajr ebda proċess ta’ kompetizzjoni…

Saying he was giving them a “mission,”  Pope Francis has asked religious sisters from Bethlehem and the Middle East to pray for peace in the region and for two new Palestinian saints. 19th century Sister Miriam of Jesus Crucified Baouardy and Sister Marie-Alphonsine Ghattas were canonized in a big outdoor Mass presided by Pope Francis in St. Peter’s square on Sunday. Many of the Carmelite and Rosary sisters who had attended the canonization had flown into Rome from Jordan – on the same plane as Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas who was also present as the two Palestinian religious were made saints.   In receiving the visiting nuns in the Clementine Hall in the Apostolic Palace Monday, Pope Francis said the president had told him the flight was “full of sisters!”  “Poor pilot,” the Pope chuckled…