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 »

In its contribution to the ‘Consultation on the White Paper on Artificial Intelligence – A European Approach’, COMECE calls the EU institutions to adopt a human-centric approach to Artificial Intelligence (AI) in order to promote the common good and serve the lives of all human beings both in their personal and community dimensions.

The COMECE contribution, published on 14 June 2020, welcomes the White Paper’s general intention to establish a solid European approach to Artificial Intelligence (AI) deeply grounded on human dignity and protection of privacy… Kompli aqra »

The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) publishes an “instruction manual”, a step-by-step guide to help ascertain the truth in cases of minors who have suffered abuse on the part of a member of the clergy.

Substantially, the Vademecum provides precise responses to what can be called the most frequently asked questions. It is an instruction manual which, in a bit, more than 30 pages and 9 chapters, responds to the main questions to several procedural steps regarding how cases of the sexual abuse of minors committed by members of the clergy should be handled… Kompli aqra »

The coronavirus pandemic is wreaking havoc on the health and diets of millions of people around the world.

Strict lockdowns have upset all levels of the food chain, from production and distribution to shopping and food consumption. Several United Nations agencies teamed up to produce the annual State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World.

Adding to the ranks of the hungry

The report says it is too soon to assess the full impact of the Covid-19 pandemic… Kompli aqra »

Il-kapijiet tal-iskejjel tal-Knisja f’Malta u Għawdex inġabru fis-Santwarju tal-Madonna ta’ Pinu għal quddiesa ta’ radd il-ħajr lil Alla fi tmiem is-sena skolastika 2019/2020.

Il-quddiesa, li tmexxiet mill-Amministratur Appostoliku għal Għawdex Mons. Mario Grech, attendew għaliha aktar minn 50 kap kif ukoll il-ħaddiema tas-Segretarjat għall-Edukazzjoni Nisranija.

Fl-omelija tiegħu, Mons. Grech saħaq li l-iskejjel huma waħda mid-diversi uċuh li l-Knisja għandha fid-dinja. “Huma arterji vitali tal-Knisja ta’ Kristu u dawk kollha li jirfsu fuq l-għatba tal-iskejjel tagħna jafu li qed imiddu riġlejhom fil-Knisja”… Kompli aqra »

Għeżież ħuti, il-jum it-tajjeb!

Fl-Evanġelju ta’ dal-Ħadd (cfr Mt 13,1-23), Ġesù jirrakkonta l-parabbola – li lkoll nafuha tajjeb – tal-bidwi li jiżra’, li jitfa’ ż-żerriegħa fuq erba’ tipi ta’ art, lil-folla kbira.  Il-Kelma t’Alla, mxebbħa maż-żerriegħa, mhix kelma astratta iżda hija Kristu stess, il-Verb tal-Missier li sar laħam fil-ġuf ta’ Marija.  Għalhekk, li nilqgħu l-Kelma t’Alla jfisser li nkunu qed nilqgħu l-persuna ta’ Kristu, lil Kristu nnifsu… Kompli aqra »