Monthly Archives: December 2013

Exchanging Christmas greetings with the Bishops

  • Exchanging Christmas greetings with the Bishops

  • On the occasion of Christmas and the start of the New Year, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. the Auxiliary Bishop Charles J. Scicluna and Archbishop Emeritus Joseph Mercieca will receive members of the general public who wish to convey their good wishes for the season, on Sunday 29th December between 9.30am and noon…

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Bishop Charles Scicluna Celebrates Mass at the Detention Centre in Hal Far

  • Bishop Charles Scicluna Celebrates Mass at the Detention Centre in Hal Far
  • Nhar il-Ħadd 22 ta’ Dicembru 2013, l-Isqof Charles J. Scicluna ċċelebra quddiesa għall-kommunità Nisranija ta’ immigranti li hemm fiċ-ċentru ta’ detenzjoni f’Ħal Far. Il-Quddiesa tiġi iċċelebrata regolarment mill-JRS (Jesuit Refugee Service).

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Festa ta’ Ġenerożità

  • Festa ta’ Ġenerożità
  • Fl-1 ta’ Jannar 2014 mid-disa’ ta’ filgħodu ‘l quddiem se ssir maratona ta’ ġbir ta’ fondi b’risq id-Dar tal-Providenza. Jipparteċipaw diversi talenti lokali. Il-Maratona tiġi mxandra fuq l-istazzjonijiet lokali tat-televiżżjoni.

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Christmas and New Year functions at the Cathedral in Mdina 2013/2014

  • Christmas and New Year functions at the Cathedral in Mdina 2013/2014

  • Lejlet  il-Milied – It-Tlieta  24  ta’  Diċembru         
    05.00pm              L-ewwel Għasar  kantat.
    06.00pm              Quddiesa tal-ħin.
    10.00pm              Qrar.
    11.00pm              Kant ta’ Għanjiet tal-Milied u Prietka tat-tifel…

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A Church who listens to the people

  • A Church who listens to the people
  • Over the next few days, at the request of Pope Francis, the “Questionnaire for the Bishop’s Synod” will be sent out to all homes in Malta and Gozo.  This questionnaire aims to gather together information in preparation for the Extraordinary Synod of Bishops which will be held in 2014.  

    The Maltese Episcopal Conference has commissioned the Institute for Research on the Signs of the Times (DISCERN) to undertake this consultation in the Diocese of Malta and the Diocese of Gozo…

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The Birth of Jesus is not a Fairytale!

  • The Birth of Jesus is not a Fairytale!
  • Vatican City
    20 December 2013

    “There is no play without You” is the slogan adopted by the children of Italian Catholic Action, who met with the Holy Father this morning in the Consistory Hall of the Vatican Apostolic Palace. The children exchanged Christmas greetings with the Pope, who encouraged them always to be “living stones united with Jesus” within the Church…

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Party organised by RTK4Charity

  • Party organised by RTK4Charity
  • Il-Kampanja ta’ RTK4Charity b’risq Familji fil-bżonn tilħaq il-qofol tagħha bejn il-Ħamis u l-Ħadd 22 ta’ Dicembru.  Nhar il-Ħadd 22 ta’ Diċembru 2013, fl-Awditorju tas-Seminarju, madwar 250 tifel u tifla minn Familji fil-Bzonn jiltaqgħu għal party organizzat minn Radju RTK u li fih Father Christmas iqassmilhom ir-rigali.  Mons Arcisqof Cremona u l-Isqof Awziljarju Mons Scicluna mistennija jzuru lil dawn it-tfal.  Il-party jibda fid-9.30am…

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The Pope greets his football team

  • The Pope greets his football team
  • Vatican City, 18 December 2013

    Among the participants in today’s general audience there was a delegation from the Buenos Aires football team “San Lorenzo de Almagro”, of whom Archbishop Bergoglio was an official supporter, the holder of card no. 88235N-0, and who won this year’s league championship in Argentina, a trophy they have not held since 2007…

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The Interdiocesan Commision for the Environment’s reaction to the draft ODZ Policy

  • Il-Kummissjoni Ambjent tal-Knisja hija mħassba serjament dwar aspetti fundamentali ta’ din il-policy li bħalissa hija fl-istadju ta’ konsultazzjoni pubblika. Il-kummenti tal-KA huma kif ġej:

    1. Diskrezzjoni kbira għal min ser jiddeċiedi fuq l-applikazzjonijiet ta’ żvilupp

    Fl-Introduzzjoni tal-policy u b’ittri kbar qed jingħad li “PROPOSALS WHICH ARE NOT ADDRESSSED BY THIS POLICY DOCUMENT MAY BE CONSIDERED ON THEIR OWN MERITS BY THE DECIDING BODY IF IT FELT THAT THE PROPOSAL WILL GENERATE AN IMPROVEMENT TO THE AREA WHERE IT IS LOCATED”…

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