Be courageous Christians, anchored in hope and capable of enduring dark moments. This was the forceful invitation of Pope Francis at the morning Mass on Tuesday at the Casa Santa Marta. Lazy Christians, on the other hand, are stationary, the Pope said, and for them, the Church is a good parking spot.

The life of a Christian is a “courageous life,” Pope Francis said in his homily, which he based on the reading from the Letter to the Hebrews…

Bejn għada, l‑Erbgħa 18 ta’ Jannar, u nhar l‑Erbgħa 25 ta’ Jannar 2017, ser tiġi ċċelebrata l‑Ġimgħa ta’ Talb għall‑Għaqda fost l‑Insara. Matul din il‑ġimgħa, il‑Knejjes Insara differenti jingħaqdu għal talb ekumeniku, bit‑tema għal din is‑sena tkun “Ir‑Rikonċiljazzjoni ‑ L‑imħabba ta’ Kristu ssuqna” (2 Korintin 5: 14‑20).

Għal din l‑okkażjoni, nhar il‑Ħamis 19 ta’ Jannar 2017, fis‑6:30 p.m., ser jiġi ċċelebrat Servizz Ekumeniku fil‑Knisja ta’ Santu Wistin, Triq l‑Ifran, il‑Belt Valletta…

Pope Francis has sent his condolences after a cargo plane crashed in a residential area outside Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan. The Turkish plane was flying from Hong Kong, and was scheduled to stop at Manas Airport, before continuing to Istanbul.

At least 37 people were killed in the crash, most of them on the ground. Over half the houses in the small village next to the airport were reported destroyed in the accident…

Pope Francis appealed for better treatment of child-migrants on Sunday. Speaking to pilgrims and tourists gathered in St. Peter’s Square to pray the Angelus with him, the Holy Father renewed his call for prayerful and concrete solidarity with minors forced to flee their homelands – especially for the children and adolescents forced to flee on their own, without the company of parents or older relatives…