Pope Francis said silence and prayer is the way to overcome our darkest moments, rather than resorting to pills or alcoholic drinks to escape from our woes. His comments came during his homily at the morning Mass celebrated on Tuesday at the Santa Marta residence. 

Taking his cue from the day’s first reading where Job was living through a spiritual desolation and was giving vent to his sorrows before God, the Pope’s homily focused on these dark moments of spiritual desolation that all of us experience at some point and explained how we can overcome them…

 “Ninħabbu għal dejjem u ħafna aktar”

 Kull koppja tixtieq hekk. Qabel ma jiżżewġu, joħolmu din il-ħajja flimkien. Ħafna jagħmlu kull ma jistgħu biex jippreparaw tajjeb għall-ħajja miżżewġa tagħhom.

Genesis 2, l-Istitut għaż-Żwieġ u l-Familja qed joffri lill-koppji okkażjoni fejn jisimgħu, jiddiskutu jgħinu lil xulxin biex ix-xewqa tagħhom, li jinħabbu għal dejjem u ħafna aktar, tkun tista’ ssir realta’…

Pope Francis on Saturday held an audience with the “Hospital Sisters of Mercy,” and encouraged them in their mission despite challenges posed by secular culture. 

Delivering his address in the Vatican’s Clementine Hall, Pope Francis expressed his gratitude to the sisters, and said they are “a concrete sign of how to express the Father’s mercy”.

He recalled how Servant of God Teresa Orsini Doria Pamphili Landi, a noble lay woman who was supported by two priests, established the congregation in accord with Jesus’ call to care for the sick…

1. “Tourism for All – Promoting Universal Accessibility” is the theme chosen by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) for World Tourism Day 2016, which will take place, as is custom, on September 27th. The Holy See has adhered to this initiative ever since its inception, being well aware of the great importance that this tourism has, as well as the challenges this phenomenon poses and the opportunities it creates for evangelization…

Il-Papa Franġisku ċċelebra Quddiesa li mmarkat il-Ġublew tal-Ħniena għall-katekisti il-Ħadd li għadda – is-26 Ħadd taż-żmien Ordinarju fiż-żmien tal-Ġublew Straordinarju tal-Ħniena. 

Fit-Tieni Qari tal-lum l-Appostlu Pawlu jagħti lil Timotju, imma lilna wkoll, xi twissijiet li huma għal qalbu. Fost l-oħrajn, jitolbu jħares “l-istruzzjonijiet li rċevejt u żżomm ruħek bla tebgħa u bla ħtija” (1 Tim 6:14)…