On April 24th, 2018 the Board of Superintendence of the Institute for Works of Religion (IOR) unanimously approved the Financial Statements for 2017 and submitted to the Cardinals’ Commission a proposal to allocate all profits to the Holy See.

In 2017, the IOR continued with prudence to offer financial services to the Catholic Church across the world and the Vatican City State…

Il-poplu tal-gżejjer tagħna minn dejjem kien u għadu favur il-ħajja mill-bidu nett sat-tmiem naturali.

Waqt li l-membri parlamentari tagħna qed jiddiskutu l-hekk imsejjaħ ‘Att li jipproteġi l-Embrijuni’, l-Aid to the Church in Need tħoss li, f’din iċ-ċirkustanza, jeħtieġ li nirriflettu aktar flimkien bħal aħwa Maltin, iżda fuq kollox irridu nitolbu l-għajnuna ta’ Alla sabiex idawwal il-qlub u l-imħuħ ta’ kull min hu responsabbli għal dan l-Att…

3 abuse victims from Chile who have already met with Pope Francis.

In a communication issued on Wednesday by the Holy See’s Press Office, other victims of Fr Fernando Karadima’s abuse, or that of his followers, at the parish of Sagrado Corazón de Providencia (“El Bosque”) in Chile will meet with Pope Francis at the beginning of June…

Cardinal Robert Sarah has become the “proto-deacon”: that is to say that in case of conclave, he will be responsible for announcing the name of the future new pope, and will thus pronounce the famous “Habemus papam” from the balcony of St Peter’s Basilica, noted the newspaper La Croix on May 21, 2018. 

That, of course, is presuming that there would be a conclave before his tenure as proto-deacon ends and also presuming that he himself wouldn’t be elected the next pope! …

Pentekoste huwa sinjal li fih nagħrfu l-bidla milll-kotra għall-għaqda. Għalhekk, bħalma jsir kull sena fi żmien Pentekoste, il-Knejjes Insara differenti ser jingħaqdu flimkien għal talb ekumeniku, bit-tema ta’ din is-sena tkun “L-Ispirtu tal-Mulej fuqi” (Lq 4:18).

Is-servizz ekumeniku ser isir għada l-Ħamis, 24 ta’ Mejju, fis-6:30pm, fil-knisja tat-Trinità Mqaddsa, fi Triq Rudolfo, Tas-Sliema. Din iċ-ċelebrazzjoni ser tkun ippreseduta mir-Reverendu Ed Hanson…

Just like his father before him, my oldest son entered seminary — and just like me, he didn’t stay. I hope my other sons will give seminary a try also — and I pray that one is called to be a priest.

Here are the reasons I think they should want to receive that call.

Be a priest because the world needs heroes

I noticed something at this year’s commencement at Benedictine College in Kansas, where I work…

Illum il-Knisja Kattolika qed tiċċelebra għall-ewwel darba t-tifkira ta’ Marija bħala “Omm il-Knisja”.

Kien il-Papa Franġisku li f’Marzu li għadda ddeċieda li din il-festa għandha tiġi mfakkra t-Tnejn li jaħbat l-għada tal-Għid il-Ħamsin.

Digriet tal-Kongrezzjoni Vatikana għall-Orazzjoni Divina u d-Dixxiplina tas-Sagramenti juri li l-qima lejn Marija bħala Omm il-Knisja għandha għeruq antiki fit-tradizzjoni Kattolika, li twassal sa żmien Santu Wistin u San Ljun il-Kbir…

Pope Francis has set the date for the canonization of both Pope Paul VI and Archbishop Oscar Romero for October 14, during the synod on young people.

Pope Paul VI was the pope who closed the Second Vatican Council in 1965.

He died at the papal residence of Castel Gandolfo on August 6, 1978, after being pope for 15 years…

In his homily on Pentecost Sunday delivered before thousands of the faithful gathered in St Peter’s Basilica, Pope Francis focused on the action of the Holy Spirit expressed in the Scripture readings from the Acts of the Apostles, St Paul’s letter to the Galatians, and St John’s Gospel.

The Holy Spirit changes hearts

The Spirit transforms the hearts of the timid disciples from fearful men, “huddled behind closed doors”, to bold men who “bear witness to [Jesus]” (Jn 15:27), the Pope said…