News from the Church in Malta
Archbishop’s message on Mission Day
Parroċċa ta’ Ħaż-Żebbuġ
20 ta’ Ottubru 2013
Huti, aħna llum qegħdin niċċelebraw jum il-missjoni. Nirringrazzjaw lil ħutna mill-Ghana li ġew jagħtuna ħjiel ta’ kif il-quddiesa tkun imsebbħa fl-art tal-missjoni…
Archbishop’s Message on the occasion of the Religious Profession of Sr Daniela Fardell
Sorijiet ta’ S. Ursola, Valletta
19 ta’ Ottubru 2013
Ħuti aħna ġejna hawnhekk biex inkunu xhieda tal-profesjoni solenni li se tagħmel illum Sr Daniela. Dan huwa unur kbir għaliha li l-Mulej għażilha…
13 ta’ Ottubru 2013
Aħna qegħdin fil-bidu taż-żjara pastorali tiegħi fil-parroċċa. X’inhi l-paroċċa? Il-parroċċa hija żewġ affarijiet. L-ewwelnett hija l-komunità li tiltaqa’ hawn, imma mbagħad il- parroċċa tfisser ukoll it-territorju li l-Isqof ikun ta lil din il-komunità biex tevanġeliżżaha. Per eżempju għaliex in-Nigret mhijiex parroċċa? …
L-Abbozz ta’ liġi, imressaq mill-Onorevoli Manuel Mallia, il-Ministru għall-Intern u Sigurtà Nazzjonali, f’isem il-Ministru għad-Djalogu Soċjali, Affarijiet tal-Konsumatur u Libertajiet Ċivili, u moqri għall-ewwel darba fis-seduta tat-30 ta’ Settembru 2013, għandu bħala għanijiet u raġunijiet l-introduzzjoni tad-dritt li l-persuni, kemm jekk tal-istess sess jew ta’ sess oppost, jidħlu f’unjoni ċivili.
Il-prinċipju taħt dan l-att jew l-abbozz, “hu li jekwipara l-unjoni ċivili u ż-żwieġ mil-lat ta’ proċedura u sustanza, b’mod li jiggarantixxi d-drittijiet ugwali lill-imsieħba f’unjoni ċivili hekk kif inhi garantita lill-konjugi fiż-żwieġ”…
In the context of the Vote today at the European Parliament of an own initiative Report on “Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights” which includes abortion, COMECE recalls that the EU has no competence in regard to this matter. EU citizens should not be misled.
Article 168 § 7of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU states that the ‘‘Union action shall respect the responsibilities of the Member States for the definition of their health policy and for the organisation and delivery of health services and medical care…
Riżorsi Finanzjarji għall-Pastorali
Wara r-riżultati finanzjarji negattivi ta’ dawn l-aħħar snin, fejn b’kollox ġie rreġistrat telf ta’ aktar minn €3,500,000 bejn l-2008 u l-2011, il-Knisja f’Malta rnexxielha tirreġistra riżultati finanzjarji pozittivi għas-sena 2012. Dawn ir-riżultati ser jgħinu biex il-Knisja tkompli toffri s-servizzi tagħha lil diversi kategoriji tas-soċjetà permezz tal-entitajiet tagħha u fl-istess ħin tikkompensa ftit għat-telf li seħħ fis-snin imsemmija…
The Cana Movement which, for years, has been offering its services to strengthen families, has considered the Draft Bill on Civil Unions proposed by Government and firmly believes in the following principles.
1. Any debate in respect of the regulation of personal relationships, including civil unions, should be conducted with utmost respect for the dignity of every person, regardless of sexual orientation or life preferences…
21 – 27 October
Monday
5.00 p.m. The Archbishop holds individual meetings with parishioners, as part of the Pastoral Visit being held in Zurrieq Parish.
7.00 p.m. The Archbishop presides over the Parish Assembly, at the Zurrieq Parish Church…
DISCERN Gaudium et Spes Lecture 2013
On Wednesday 23rd October 2013, at 7 p.m., the Institute for Research on the Signs of the Times (DISCERN) is organizing a lecture at the Hotel Phoenicia, on the theme ‘Oscar Romero – Witnessing to Faith and Promoting Justice’. The guest speaker will be Dr Julian Filochowski MA (Cantab), C.M.G., O.B.E., Chair of the Archbishop Romero Trust in England and Former Director of CAFOD…
During the 47th Chapter of the Maltese Dominicans held during the last few weeks, Fr Michael Camilleri OP, Fr Joe Cilia OP and Fr Vince Micallef OP were appointed as the new parish priests for the Dominican parishes in Valletta, Sliema and Guardamangia respectively.
Fr. Michael M. Camilleri OP was born on the 23 February 1966 in Pietà…
