The draft of the final document was presented to the Synod Fathers on Tuesday morning and was greeted with a long round of applause, Dr Paolo Ruffini Prefect of the Vatican Dicastery for Communication said. On Wednesday, the Synod Fathers will put forward proposals for integration into the final document. Dr Ruffini said that the document is different to the working document, the Instrumentun Laboris, but reflects many of the issues that were outlined in that document…

Bejn is-Sibt 20 ta’ Ottubru u l-Ħadd 21 ta’ Ottubru 2018, madwar 77 adolexxent mill-parroċċi ta’ Marsaxlokk, il-Baħrija u l-Gudja rċevew is-Sagrament tal-Griżma mill-Isqof Awżilarju Joseph Galea-Curmi.

Ir-ritratti huma aċċessibbli fuq il-websajt tar-Ritratti Uffiċjali tal-Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta…

The Synod Fathers had Monday off while the first draft of the Synod document was being finalised. This draft will be presented at the General Assembly on Tuesday morning. The draft will be debated on Tuesday and Wednesday. On Thursday the Synod Fathers will have a day off while a final draft is being prepared. On Friday the General Assembly will meet to elect a new Council for the Synod and, on Saturday, the final document will be presented to the bishops…

Saint John Paul II is perhaps one of the most well-known pontiffs in recent history, and is most remembered for his charismatic nature, his love of youth and his world travels, along with his role in the fall of communism in Europe during his 27-year papacy.

Karol Józef Wojtyla, known as John Paul II since his October 1978 election to the papacy, was born in the Polish town of Wadowice, a small city 50 kilometers from Krakow, on May 18, 1920…