Pope Francis has appointed Sister Simona Brambilla as secretary of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, the Holy See Press Office announced on October 7, 2023.

The Italian nun, former superior general of the Missionary Sisters of the Consolata, replaces Archbishop José Rodriguez Carballo, ‘number 2’ of this dicastery since 2013. Since 2011, Cardinal Joao Braz de Aviz has been at the head of this structure, which employs around 40 civil servants… Kompli aqra »

Caritas Malta ospitat b’suċċess il-Caritas Communications Forum u Fundraising Forum, attività ta’ ġimgħa li fiha laqgħet mal-50 parteċipant minn pajjiżi membri minn madwar l-Ewropa. Il-forum li beda fit-3 ta’ Ottubru 2023, ġie fit-tmiemu lbieraħ il-Ġimgħa 6 ta’ Ottubru 2023, fejn ġew diskussi diversi suġġetti varji u kruċjali, fosthom l-Intelliġenza Artifiċjali, strateġiji dwar mod effettiv ta’ midja soċjali, u l-mod kif permezz tal-istejjer ta’ persuni li jieħdu servizzi jitwasslu l-ħtiġijiet għand is-soċjetà. 

L-attività bdiet b’merħba sabiħa mid-Direttur ta’ Caritas Malta, is-Sur Anthony Gatt, li wassal il-gratitudni tiegħu lill-parteċipanti li attendew u tal-impenn biex jippromwovu l-kawża li dan isir permezz tal-komunikazzjoni fl-aspetti kollha tax-xogħol ta’ Caritas madwar l-Ewropa. 

Fil-forum spikka l-messaġġ indirizzat mill-President tal-Parlament Ewropew, Dr Roberta Metsola… Kompli aqra »

Following the large-scale attack on Israel by Palestinian Hamas militants, the Patriarchs and heads of Churches in Jerusalem call for the immediate cessation of all violence and military activities, reiterating that everything is lost with war.

Pope Francis’ impassioned appeal for peace in the Holy Land during the Angelus on Sunday is one of the several voices from Churches around the world calling for an immediate de-escalation of the violence unleashed on 7 October by an Hamas attack which prompted Israel to issue an official declaration of war (“Operation Swords of Iron”)… Kompli aqra »