December 2014 Archives

Advent Retreat for employees in Archbishop’s Curia, Caritas and the Ecclesiastical Tribunal

12/12/2014

Il-Ġimgħa 12 ta’ Diċembru 2014, il-ħaddiema tal-Kurja, tat-Tribunal Ekkleżjastiku u tal-Caritas kellhom l-irtir li jsir għal żmien l-Avvent, f’St Joseph Retreat House, ir-Rabat. Ir-riflessjonijiet tal-irtir tmexxew minn Fr Raymond Pace SJ, fil-preżenza tal-Amministratur Appostoliku l-Isqof Charles J. Scicluna, u L-isqfijiet Emeriti Pawlu Cremona O.P., u l-Isqof Ġużeppi Mercieca. Fl-irtir l-Arċisqof Emeritu Pawlu Cremona iċċelebra quddiesa u tenna r-ringrazzjament tiegħu lejn il-ħaddiema kollha li ħadmu miegħu kemm dam Arċisqof tal-Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta.
Ritratti: Liam Farrugia, Uffiċċju Komunikazzjoni

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12/12/2014

Is-Segretarjat għall-Edukazzjoni Nisranija jtenni l-pożizzjoni tiegħu dwar dokument li rriferew għalih l-Unjin tal-Għalliema u l-General Workers Union, li l-abbozz ta’ dan id-dokument huwa parti minn proċess kontinwu ta’ konsultazzjoni fil-Knisja u l-awtoritajiet tal-iskejjel tal-Knisja. Is-Segretarjat jirrizerva d-dritt li jwettaq din il-konsultazzjoni b’mod ħieles, u li jikkumenta meta l-Knisja tkun f’pożizzjoni li twassal lill-pubbliku xi policies li jikkonċernaw l-iskejjel tagħha, fid-dawl tal-identità u l-missjoni tagħhom, u fir-rispett tad-drittijiet fundamentali tal-bniedem.

Is-Segretarjat jappella għar-responsabilità biex l-istqarrijiet li jsiru jkunu vverifikati u ma jsirux abbazi ta’ rapporti fil-media li jagħtu lok għal konkluzzjonijiet żbaljati…

11/12/2014

“Those of you who work in the field of youth pastoral ministry, carry out valuable work for the Church. The young need this service: both adults and other young people of mature faith who accompany them on their path, helping them to find the road that leads to Christ”, writes the Pope in his message to Cardinal Stanislaw Rylko, president of the Pontifical Council for the Laity, and to the participants in the 4th European Congress on Youth Pastoral Ministry, promoted by the same dicastery and in collaboration with the Council of Episcopal Conferences of Europe, held in Rome from 11 to 13 December on the theme: “A young Church, witness to the joy of the Gospel”…

11/12/2014

Ġentilment ninfurmawkom li nhar il-Ġimgħa 12 ta’ Dicembru 2014, il-Kurja tal-Arċisqof u l-uffiċċji tal-Caritas, il-Furjana, u t-Tribunal Ekkleżjastiku, il-Belt Valletta, ser ikunu magħluqa. L-Isqfijiet, is-saċerdoti u l-impjegati lajċi tal-Kurja, tat-Tribunal Ekkleżjastiku u tal-Caritas ser jattendu irtir fl-okkażjoni ta’ żmien l-Avvent. L-uffiċċji tal-Caritas biss jerġgħu jiftħu fl-4.00 p.m.

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11/12/2014

Following a series of reflections concentrating on the Church, Pope Francis at his weekly General Audience in St Peter’s Square on Wednesday opened a new Chapter, a weekly catechesis focusing on the Family. He began this new cycle by recalling the Extraordinary Synod of Bishops on the Family which took place in October.
The Holy Father told the thousands of faithful present that he wanted to share with them what took place and what the Synod has produced. He continued saying, that during this time there was much media attention on the work being done at the Synod and for that the Pope expressed his thanks…

10/12/2014

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Direttur: Peter Jackson
Atturi: Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Evangeline Lilly, Lee Pace, Luke Evans, Benedict Cumberbatch, James Nesbitt u Cate Blanchett
Ħin tal-Film: 144 min.

Klassifika taċ-Ċensura: 12A
Klassifika tal-Knisja: 12A

Wara li rrnexxielhom jieħdu lura pajjizhom mid-Dragun Smaug, Bilbo Baggins u t-tlettax in-nanu taħt it-tmexxija ta’ Thorin Oakshield, bla ma riedu, jqajmu forza qawwija kontra belthom: Laketown…

10/12/2014

Nhar l-10 ta’ Diċembru 2014, l-Amministratur Apostoliku l-Isqof Charles J. Scicluna iċċelebra Quddiesa għall-istudenti fl-iskejjel primarji u sekondarji tal-Knisja, tal-Istat u indipendenti, fil-ftuħ tal-kampanja Milied Flimkien. Għal din il-Quddiesa kienet preżenti l-President ta’ Malta u s-Sur Preca. Fi tmiem il-Quddiesa, il-President laqgħet id-donazzjonijiet għal din il-kampanja, mir-rappreżentanti tal-iskejjel.
Photos: Photocity, Valletta
www.photocitymalta.com

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10/12/2014

The joy of the Church is to be a mother, to go out and seek the lost sheep. That was the message of Pope Francis during Tuesday’s morning Mass at the Casa Santa Marta. The Pope said that the Church does not need to have “a perfect organizational chart” if that would make her sorrowful and closed on herself, if that would make her “not a mother.” He then invited his listeners to be “joyful Christians,” with the “consolation of the tenderness of Jesus.”

“Open the doors to the consolation of the Lord.” In this passage, which served as the starting point for the Pope’s homily, Isaiah is speaking about the end of the tribulation of Israel after the Babylonian exile…

10/12/2014

10/12/2014

The document referred to by the Malta Union of Teachers (M.U.T.) is a draft document subject to an ongoing process of internal consultation within the Church and its School authorities. We reserve our comments until this process is duly and freely concluded and the local Church is in a position to make public its official policies regarding its schools in view of their spiritual and religious identity and mission, in full respect of the fundamental human rights…