Monthly Archives: August 2011

1,399 CASES OF ABUSE ON CHILDREN IN 2010

Ċifri mogħtija mill-Aġenzija Appoġġ lil IL-ĠENSillum online juru li matul is-sena li għaddiet Appoġġ kellha quddiemha 1,399 każ ta’ abbuż ta’ tfal, jew li kienu f’riskju li jkunu abbużati. Dan hu f’kuntrast ma’ ħames snin ilu, meta l-każi rrappurtati lil Appoġġ kienu 995, li jfisser żieda ta’ 404 każ f’temp ta’ ħames snin.

Ħarsa lejn iċ-ċifri għal dawn l-aħħar snin turi li minn sena għal oħra quddiem Appoġġ kien hemm żieda kostanti fl-għadd ta’ dawn il-każi… Read more »

HOLY SEE REMINDS UN OF PARENTS’ RIGHT TO TEACH SEXUALITY

U.N. policies on youth should respect parents’ right to educate their children, including in the realm of human sexuality and “reproductive health,” says the Holy See.

Archbishop Francis Chullikatt, the permanent observer of the Holy See at the United Nations, affirmed this today when he addressed the U.N. high-level meeting on youth.

“Each and every young person should be able to be brought up in an environment in which he or she is able to grow and learn, that is, in a community and society characterized by peace and harmony, free from all violence and discord… Read more »

August 8 – 14

Monday

9.15 a.m. The Archbishop presides over a Curia senior staff meeting.

Tuesday

9.30 a.m. The Archbishop presides over a meeting of the Episcopal Conference at the Curia.

6.30 p.m. The Archbishop celebrates Mass on the occasion of the preparation for the Feast of The Assumption of Our Lady at Hal-Ghaxaq.

Wednesday

4.30 p.m… Read more »

WYD FOCUSES ON THE NEEDS OF THE FAMILY AND YOUTH

Il-familji u ż-żgħażagħ se jkunu l-benefiċjarji ta’ żewġ proġetti soċjali f’Madrid u l-Brażil li se jittellgħu matul il-Jum Dinji taż-Żgħażagħ f’Madrid bejn is-16 u l-21 ta’ Awwissu.

Madrid intagħżlet bħala s-sit ta’ bini għal familji f’riskju ta’ esklużjoni soċjali. Il-bini se jkun ta’ erba’ sulari u jkopri 127 dar.

Javier Hernando, il-Kordinatur Ġenerali ta’ Caritas Madrid, saħaq li “s-sitwazzjoni ekonomika preżenti qed taffettwa direttament l-impjiegi, il-ħtieġa tad-djar u l-ħtiġiet bażiċi tal-familja; għalhekk dan il-proġett jolqot problema li qed tkisser ħafna familji.”

Dan huwa t-tielet kumpless li Caritas Madrid għandha f’din il-belt, fejn wieħed fetaħ fl-2004 u l-ieħor fl-2006… Read more »

HELPING THE FAMILY OF ASHIH TEKLEAB HAILE

The refugee section within the Emigrants’ Commission of the Church in Malta shall be passing on €2,000 to Selemawit Hagu Belay, widow of Ashih Tekleab Haile, who died on July 20, whilst saving another man from drowning. The sum is the difference between the money collected and the expenses involved in the transfer of Ashih Tekleab Haile’s body to Eritrea, which amounted to €4,690… Read more »

ARCHBISHOP MEETS WITH MUT AND MALTESE EMIGRANTS

On Wednesday 3rd August, 2011,  Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. met the new Executive Committee of the Malta Union of Teachers (MUT), and later on met with emigrants on vacation in Malta, at the Curia.

Click on photos to enlarge… Read more »

DEEP SORROW

The Church in Malta has noted the sentence meted out by the Court by which two friars have been found guilty of child abuse at the time when these children were under their care.

Once again, the Church in Malta expresses its deep regret that such minors were abused while under her care and asks forgiveness for this abuse: primarily to all the victims who suffered abuse and also to Maltese society at large.  … Read more »

MEETING WITH THE SECRETARIAT FOR SOCIAL COMMUNICATIONS

On Monday 1st August 2011, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. met Council members of the Secretariat for Social Communications, at his residence in Attard.

Click on photos to enlarge. The photos of the Archbishop’s events may be obtained from PHOTOCITY, Valletta. Tel: 21236723… Read more »

SOCIETY IS SUFFERING FROM A VOID OF AUTHORITY

Skont l-Isqof ta’ Għawdex Mons Mario Grech, is-soċjetà ta’ llum qed issofri minn dak li hu sejjaħ ‘vojt’ ta’ awtorità, u dan mil-livell ta’ familja għal-livell ta’ pajjiż. Dan, fil-fehma tiegħu, qed iwassal għal dak li huwa sejjaħ bħala “kważi anarkija fis-soċjetà”. Fl-istess waqt hu kkundanna l-argument li kollox jiddependi mir-rieda tal-maġġoranza li qed twassal għal “reliġjon ċivili” li tiddetta x’inhi l-verità.

Mons Grech sostna dan il-Ħadd li għadda waqt l-omelija li għamel fir-raħal ta’ Sannat fl-okkażjoni tal-festa ta’ Santa Margerita… Read more »

ARCHBISHOP’S PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES

On Thursday 21st July, 2011, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. led a pilgrimage to Lourdes organized by the Association for the Transport of the Sick. The Archbishop was accompanied by Mons. Annetto Depasquale, Vicar General and by Archbishop Emeritus Guzeppi Mercieca. In all, 130 volunteers, sick and pilgrims attended.