Charlie Gard, the critically ill baby at the centre of a contentious legal battle that attracted the attention of Pope Francis and US President Donald Trump, died on Friday, according to a family spokeswoman. He would have turned one next week.

Charlie suffered from a rare genetic disease, mitochondrial depletion syndrome, which caused brain damage and left him unable to breathe unaided…

L-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna kien mistieden biex jippresiedi ċ-ċelebrazzjonijiet fl-okkażjoni tal-festa ta’ San Liborju, il-qaddis patrun tal-Arċidjoċesi ta’ Paderborn, il-Ġermanja, bejn is-Sibt 22 u l-Erbgħa 26 ta’ Lulju 2017.

Għal din il-festa ġew mistiedna madwar 20 isqfijiet u kardinali minn 14-il pajjiż. Din kienet l-ewwel darba li l-Arċisqof Scicluna ħa sehem f’dawn iċ-ċelebrazzjonijiet.

Il-Ħadd, 23 ta’ Lulju, l-Arċisqof tal-Arċidjoċesi ta’ Paderborn, Hans-Josef Becker, iċċelebra quddiesa pontifikali flimkien mal-isqfijiet u kardinali mistiedna u wara saret purċissjoni mat-toroq  tal-belt, bir-relikwi ta’ San Liborju…

Cardinal George Pell made a brief appearance at an Australian court on Wednesday in a preliminary hearing regarding the accusation of “historical sexual offences”.

His lawyer said he would plead “not guilty” to the charges leveled against him by police in the state of Victoria.

Escorted by Australian police, Cardinal George Pell made his way through a mass of journalists and protesters to arrive at a filing hearing before the Melbourne Magistrate’s Court…

God of faith,
Hear the deepest prayer of our hearts,
for a child to be ours.
Help us to believe –
even when we wrestle with doubt,
even when months pass empty,
even when darkness threatens our joy –
that your promise of love for us
remains faithful, good, and true.

God of hope,
Hold our dreams for a child
within your loving hands…