In a message to participants at an international seminar on the role of sports coaches, Pope Francis spoke of the crucial role that trainers play, especially in the lives of young people. The two day seminar has been organised by the Sports department of the Pontifical Council for the Laity and is focusing on the professional, personal and spiritual formation of sports coaches as role models for the next generation…

Nhar l-Erbgħa 13 ta’ Mejju 2015, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna talab lid-direttur tad-Dar tal-Providenza, Fr Martin Micallef, biex jagħmel talba bil-miktub lilu, bħala Arċisqof ta’ Malta, biex jitlob li jibda l-proċess għall-beatifikazzjoni tal-fundatur tad-Dar, Mons. Mikiel Azzopardi. Dan tħabbar waqt messaġġ li l-Arċisqof għamel fl-inawgurazzjoni ta’ Misraħ San Giovanni XXIII, fid-Dar tal-Providenza, is-Siġġiewi.

Fr Martin  Micallef, Direttur tad-Dar tal-Providenza, iddeskriva lil Dun Mikiel bħala qassis qaddis, dinamiku u li kien kapaċi joħlom u jwettaq…

Top diplomats to the Holy See were invited on Wednesday to share their views and express their hopes and expectations regarding the tragic situation of migrants who risk their lives to cross the Mediterranean as they flee desperation back home.

The boat-borne exodus that has seen more than 10,000 people plucked from the Mediterranean off Libya in the last month, and the deaths of at least 1,700 from drowning, has driven the European Union to draw up a plan to confront the challenge posed by the massive influx of migrants and refugees…

It-total ta’ postijiet vakanti għall-ewwel sena kindergarten subien oriġinarjament kien ta’ erbgħa u sittin (64) post. Wara li naqqsu dawk tal-ewwel kriterju u dawk tat-tieni kriterju, każijiet serji, u dawk li għandhom ħuthom qed japplikaw din is-sena, baqa’ wieħed u għoxrin post (21).

It-total ta’ postijiet vakanti għall-ewwel sena kindergarten bniet oriġinarjament kien ta’ wieħed u disgħin (91) post. Wara li naqqsu dawk tal-ewwel kriterju u dawk tat-tieni kriterju, każijiet serji, u dawk li għandhom ħuthom qed japplikaw din is-sena, baqa’ tnejn u għoxrin post (22)…

COMECE Secretary General Fr Patrick H. Daly reacts to the publication today of the European Commission’s Communication ‘Agenda on Migration’:

‘COMECE, which has European migration and asylum policies as a central concern, welcomes the concrete proposals issued today by the EU Commission. They represent a significant step forward in tackling the repeated tragedies in the Mediterranean. The proposals formulated by the EU Commission, if adopted by the EU Member Sates, would reflect a commitment to solidarity among member sates and a desire to alleviate unacceptable levels of human suffering among men and women seeking asylum on our continent…