Benedict XVI will grant Plenary Indulgence to the faithful participating in the 21st World Day of the Sick to be celebrated 7–11 February, in Altotting, Germany according to a decree published today and signed by Cardinal Manuel Monteiro de Castro and Bishop Krzysztof Nykiel, respectively penitentiary major and regent of the Apostolic Penitentiary.

Persons following the example of the Good Samaritan, who “with a spirit of faith and a merciful soul, put themselves at the service of their brothers and sisters who are suffering or who, if sick, endure the pains and hardships of life … bearing witness to the faith through the path of the Gospel of suffering” will obtain the Plenary Indulgence, once a day and under the usual conditions (sacramental Confession, Eucharistic communion and prayer in keeping with the intentions of the Holy Father), applicable also to the souls of deceased faithful:

A) each time from 7–11 February, in the Marian Shrine of Altotting or at any other place decided by the ecclesiastical authorities, that they participate in a ceremony held to beseech God to grant the goals of the World Day of the Sick, praying the Our Father, the Creed, and an invocation to the Blessed Virgin Mary… Read more »

Ċirkulari tal-Kurja tal-Arċisqof, maħruġa mill-Isqof Charles J. Scicluna, Isqof Awżiljarju u Vigarju Ġenerali tgħid li l-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona O.P. jixtieq ifakkar li, sabiex is-Saċerdoti u r-Reliġjużi kollha jkunu jistgħu jaqdu dejjem tajjeb il-missjoni tagħhom fil-Knisja u fis-Soċjetà, u jibqgħu dejjem sinjal u strument ta’ għaqda u mħabba fil-komunità:

1) F’ebda żmien m’għandhom jattendu ‘meetings’ u attivitajiet oħra politiċi.

2) Skond in-Normi tal-Konferenza Episkopali Maltija dwar l-użu ta’ mezzi tal-komunikazzjoni soċjali, m’għandhomx jieħdu sehem fi programmi jew xandiriet politiċi, jew jiktbu f’gazzetti jew perjodiċi politiċi, jew jieħdu sehem f’’programmi mxandra fuq stazzjonijiet ta’ radju jew televiżjoni mmexxija minn partiti politiċi, ħlief biss fejn is-sehem jew programm tagħhom ikun ta’ natura reliġjuża u bil-permess ta’ l-Ordinarji tagħhom… Read more »

1. F’Novembru 2012 intlaqgħu l-applikazzjonijiet tal-Ewwel Kriterju tal-Każijiet Umanitarji Gravi.  Minn dakinhar ‘l hawn, dawn il-każijiet ġew ipproċessati.

B’riżultat ta’ dan ix-xogħol nistgħu ninfurmaw lil dawk li se japplikaw għal Każ Umanitarju Gravi, għax it-tifel jew tifla għandu/ha bzonn ta’ LSA, li baqa’ ftit postijiet fl-iskejjel imsemmija hawn taħt:

1.1 fl-ewwel sena Kindergarten subien u bniet l-iskejjel huma:

St… Read more »