It-Tnejn 27 t’April 2015, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna indirizza dawk il-persuni li attendew il-Konvenzjoni għall-Maltin li jgħixu barra, f’Dar l-Emigrant, il-Belt Valletta.

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May I start by saying a big thank you. First of all as I owe so much to Canada, the land in which I was born and where I was baptised…

The Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) said on Friday they were disappointed with the measures announced by the EU to tackle the migrant crisis in the Mediterranean, describing the outcome in Brussels as “a lost opportunity.” James Stapleton is JRS’ International Communications Coordinator and he told Susy Hodges that JRS was expecting something “much stronger” to emerge from the EU meeting and rather than sharing the responsibilities for dealing with this migrant crisis, he saw instead “a shirking of responsibilities.”

Stapleton said JRS was hoping for and expecting something “much stronger” to emerge from the EU meeting in Brussels on the migrant crisis in the Mediterranean, a plan which contained elements of resettlement and visas (for the migrants) and a much stronger focus on saving peoples’ lives as well as tackling the migrant crisis at its roots…

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“Effective ways of promoting human dignity” has been conceived in order to generate awareness of initiatives that promote human dignity in an effective and creative way.

The main speaker of the following three events is Anna Halpine, founder of World Youth Alliance and CEO of Fertility Education and Medical Management (FEMM) Foundation – an organization dedicated to a knowledge-based health programme for women…

• Pope Francis has appealed to mankind not manipulate or exploit the planet. Speaking at the end of the weekly General Audience in St. Peter’s Square the Pope noted that on April 22 we celebrate Earth Day.

  “I exhort everyone to see the world through the eyes of God the Creator: the earth is an environment to be safeguarded, a garden to be cultivated” he said. Francis continued: “The relationship of mankind with nature must not be conducted with greed, manipulation and exploitation, but it must conserve the divine harmony that exists between creatures and Creation within the logic of respect and care, so it can be put to the service of our brothers, also of future generations”…

On Wednesday 22nd April 2015, an activity for all 4th Form Church School students was held in four different schools. Over 1,200 students from 16 schools have participated. The theme of this year’s activity was “Big questions, one great answer!”. The purpose of these activities are to help students face life’s big questions in the light of Christ as the one great answer…

The Director of the Holy See Press Office, Father Federico Lombardi, SJ, has confirmed that Pope Francis will visit Cuba ahead of his visit to the United States in September 2015. 

In a statement released Wednesday afternoon, Father Lombardi said, “I am able to confirm that the Holy Father Francis, having received and accepted the invitation from the civil authorities and bishops of Cuba, has decided to pay a visit to the island before his arrival in the United States for the trip announced some time ago.”

The visit to Cuba is especially significant in light of the role played by Pope Francis in diplomatic negotiations between the United States and Cuba…