Pope Francis with Sister Raffaella Petrini, F.S.E., the Secretary General of the Governorate of the Vatican City State

Pope Francis has announced his intention to appoint two women to the Dicastery of Bishops, who will therefore be involved in the process of choosing new bishops.

The Pope made the remarks in an interview with Reuters Senior Correspondent Philip Pullella, in response to questions about the presence of women in the Vatican; the new Apostolic Constitution Praedicate evangelium, which reforms the Curia; and about which Dicasteries (Vatican offices) could be entrusted to a lay man or woman in the future… Kompli aqra »

Għadu kemm ġie ppubblikat il-ktieb Pass, Pass f’Lourdes u fil-madwar – ġabra ta’ tagħrif u esperjenzi. Il-ktieb inkiteb u ġie ppubblikat minn Michael Caruana, li f’dawn l-aħħar 34 sena mexxa diversi gruppi ta’ Maltin u Għawdxin f’din il-belt Marjana.

Bejn l-2010 u l-2019 medja ta’ 6,412-il Malti u Għawdxi żaru Lourdes kull sena.

Dan il-ktieb għandu l-iskop li jqajjem mill-ġdid il-memorji sbieħ ta’ dawk li diġà żaru dan il-post fil-qalba tal-muntanji Pirinej; biex dawk li se jmorru Lourdes ikollhom f’idejhom it-tagħrif li tant jeħtieġu; u biex iħajjar oħrajn iżuru din il-belt Marjana mhux biss għall-kurżità jew biex jitolbu xi grazzja, inkella biex jirringrazzjaw lill-Madonna, iżda għax hemmhekk ukoll hu l-post tat-tluq għal ħafna attrazzjonijiet oħra fil-Lbiċ ta’ Franza… Kompli aqra »

On 1st July, during a one-day conference, the Community Prevention Team within Fondazzjoni Sebħ concluded the project Our Community Our Space – Young People Speak Out. The project, financed by the Active Citizens Fund, was initiated in January 2021 and began with a study on stakeholders’ and residents’ perspective of safety within the communities of Ħamrun and Marsa. The project also included drama therapy sessions and Youth Platform meetings that offered a safe space for the young people to explore and discuss themes of safety in the community and the re-imagination of community spaces and how public space can truly become an inclusive, safe space for all… Kompli aqra »