October 2013 Archives

Witnessing to the faith through charity

30/10/2013

Witnessing to the faith through charity
Meeting of bishops and delegates from Europe’s Bishops’ Conferences with responsibility for works of charity

Trieste, Italy, 4-6 November 2013

Like that of many charities, the Church’s charitable activity usually and unanimously finds consent in public opinion. The care of those many people in need is not mere philanthropy, or proselytism, nor least of all the fruit of a communication or marketing strategy: first of all it stems from faith…

30/10/2013

Pope Francis on the family: an inestimable and irreplacable good
Pope Francis celebrated Mass in St Peter’s Square on Sunday, October 27th, 2013, to mark the 30th Sunday of Ordinary Time and the World Family Day at the close of the 21st Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Council for the Family, which met in Rome this past week to reflect on the theme of living the joy of the Faith…

27/10/2013

Ceremony in rememberance of the immigrants who died at sea
Nhar il-Ġimgħa 25 ta’ Ottubru 2013, l-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona attenda ċerimonja fix-xatt qrib ta’ Liesse, fil-Belt Valletta, b’tifkira tal-immigranti li mietu fil-baħar aktar kmieni dan ix-xahar. Għal din iċ-ċerimnoja attendew ukoll l-Imam u l-Ministru Ortodoss, rapprezentanti tar-refuġjati Sirjani, Somali, Sudaniżi, Eritrej u Etjopiċi.
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27/10/2013

28 ta’ Ottubru – 3 ta’ Novembru
It-Tnejn

9.15 a.m.         L-Arċisqof jippresiedi laqgħa tal-uffiċċjali prinċipali tal-Kurja, fir-residenza tiegħu, Ħ’Attard.

4.30 p.m.         L-Arċisqof iżur iċ-Ċentru Kateketiku tal-Bniet, bħala parti miż-żjara pastorali fil-parroċċa tal-Qrendi…

25/10/2013

25/10/2013

Caritas Malta Council’s statement on the 2014 Budget
Il-Kunsill Caritas Malta:
- jagħraf u japprezza il-miri tal-Budget 2014 kif imfissra fil-Pre-Budget Document;
- jemmen illi biex jiġi stimulat l-iżvilupp komuni u personali ta’ kull bniedem huwa meħtieġ li jintrefa’ ż-żgħir;
- ifakkar fil-ħtieġa illi persuni u familji vulnerabbli fis-Soċjet Maltija għandhom jingħatawlhom opportunitajiet indaqs u l-għajnuniet finanzjarji u ambjentali meħtieġa biex jilħqu livell deċenti tal-għajxien u jkunu jistgħu jipparteċipaw fl-iżvilupp tal-pajjiż;
- isostni illi l-impjieg huwa dmir u dritt ta’ kull bniedem…

25/10/2013

Lecture by Cardinal Prospero Grech OSA
L-Istitut Agostinjan, flimkien mal-Provinċja Agostinjana Maltija, il-Fakultà tat-Teloġija tal-Univeristà ta’ Malta u l-Fundazzjoni tal-Arċidjoċesi għall-Istudju Teoloġiku, bi pjaċir iħabbru li s-17th Annual Saint Augustine Lecture 2013 ser ikun mogħti mill-Eminenza Tiegħu l-Kardinal Prospero Grech OSA…

25/10/2013

Prime Minister Inaugurates Caritas Art Exhibition
On Wednesday 23rd October, the Prime Minister of Malta, Joseph Muscat, inaugurated an exhbition which is being held by Caritas to raise funds for their services at the Auberge de Castille. The exhibition includes paintings by Wayne Attwood, Anton Calleja, Debbie Caruana Dingli, Joe Pace Ross, Arnold Sultana and Nicola Sultana. There is also a selection of works by Carmelo Mangion, F.X…

25/10/2013

Appell miċ-CCEE għad-difisa tal-Kristjani u gruppi reliġjuzi ta’ minoranza fid-dinja
The Plenary Assembly of the Council of European Bishop’s Conferences – CCEE, (Bratislava, Slovakia, 3-6 October 2013) together with the Appeal of Conscience Foundation adopted a joint declaration brought in these days to the attention of the leaders of the United Nations.

Taking into account the constant increase in forms of violence, the persecution of Christians and other religious groups in various parts of the world, the signatories of the declaration call on the United Nations to promote with urgency a political and social commitment in defence of these peoples and in support of religious freedom, adopting in particular a Resolution for the protection of religious minorities…

24/10/2013