Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, President of COMECE

The President of the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union expresses gratitude for the deal reached by the bloc for an almost €2 trillion budget and coronavirus recovery fund.

Reacting to the historic agreement reached by EU leaders early Tuesday on a €750 billion coronavirus recovery fund and the bloc’s long-term budget, Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich said he is thankful for “a solution which expresses solidarity inside the European Union.”

The overall EU budget for the period of 2021-27 will amount to €1.82 trillion… Kompli aqra »

The Church offers space for everyone to find their place while respecting the vocation of each individual. This idea forms the core of the Instruction on the parish, which the Vatican’s Congregation for the Clergy released on Monday.

The document does not promulgate any new legislation but proposes methods to better apply existing rules and canonical norms. The aim is to encourage the co-responsibility of the baptized and to promote pastoral care based on closeness and cooperation between parishes… Kompli aqra »

Għeżież ħuti, il-jum it-tajjeb!

Fl-Evanġelju tal-lum (cfr Mt 13,24-43) nerġgħu niltaqħu ma’ Ġesù mehdi jkellem lill-folla bil-parabboli dwar is-Saltna tas-Smewwiet.  Jien se nieqaf biss fuq l-ewwel waħda, dik tas-sikrana, li permezz tagħha Ġesù jurina kemm Alla għandu paċenzja, u jiftħilna qlubna għat-tama.

Ġesù jirrakkonta li fl-għalqa li fiha nżera’ qamħ tajjeb, tinbet ukoll is-sikrana, kelma li tiġbor fiha  l-ħaxix ħażin kollu, li tinfesta l-art.   Bejnietna nistgħu ngħidu li llum ukoll l-art hi meqruda minħabba l-użu ta’ prodotti biex ineħħu l-ħaxix ħażin u l-pestiċidi, li fl-aħħar mill-aħħar jagħmlu ħsara kemm lill-ħaxix kif ukoll lis-saħħa.  Imma dan hu bejn ħsieb apparti. 

Allura l-qaddejja jmorru għand is-sid biex isiru jafu mnejn nibtet is-sikrana u hu jwieġeb: “Dil-biċċa għamilhieli xi għadu tiegħi!” (.v… Kompli aqra »