Monthly Archives: July 2015

The European General Assembly of SIGNIS

  • L-Assemblea Ġenerali Ewropea ta’ SIGNIS bdiet is-Sibt 11 ta’ Lulju b’laqgħa mal-Isqof Awżiljarju ta’ Krakovja, Grzegorz Rys, li hu l-istess Isqof responsabbli mill-organizzazzjoni tal-Jum Dinji taż-Żgħażagħ fl-2016 – liema ċelebrazzjonijiet se jsiru fil-Polonja. Matul din il-laqgħa, minbarra li r-rappreżentanti minn kull stabbiliment tal-media mill-pajjiżi rispettivi introduċejna lilna nfusna, kellna wkoll l-opportunità niddiskutu dak li l-għada l-Ħadd 12 ta’ Lulju kien trattat f’ħafna iżjed dettall: ‘Post ir-reliġjon fil-media sekulari – perspettiva Pollakka’…
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The Archbishop visits the Notarial Archives

  • Il-Ġimgħa 24 ta’ Lulju 2015, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna żar l-Arkivji Notarili fil-Belt Valletta. Din iż-żjara saret fuq stedina tal-Kunsill tal-Arkivji Notarili, u fl-istess ħin ra l-ħidma li qed issir tal-NGO ‘Notarial Archives Resources Council’. Fuq inizjattiva personali, l-Arċisqof ‘addotta’ għar-restawr u l-konservazzjoni, dokument tal-Papa Pawlu V li jmur lura għall-1608, fl-iskema ‘Addotta Nutar’. Permezz ta’ din l-iskema qed jiġu restawrati u kkonservati manuskritti u dokumenti storiċi ta’ valur imprezzabbli, li hemm f’dan l-arkivju…

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Iraqi Patriarch says ISIS is growing each day

  • The Chaldean Patriarch of Baghdad, Louis Sako, says he is personally “very worried” about his nation’s future and warns that the so-called Islamic State, ISIS, “is growing” in strength and influence each day and nowadays the militant group is “like a real state.” In a recent gesture of solidarity, the Iraqi Patriarch donated food and medical supplies to displaced Muslims living in a refugee camp near the city of Ramadi…
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Pope and mayors sign declaration on climate and human trafficking

  • Pope Francis and mayors from cities across the globe have signed a common declaration of intent to combat environmental damage and human trafficking.

    The signing of the document followed a meeting Tuesday afternoon in the Vatican between the Pope and the mayors who are attending a two-day workshop entitled “Modern Slavery and Climate Change” organized by the Chancellor of the Pontifical Academies of Sciences and Social Sciences…

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Pope to mayors: put environment and human trafficking at top of your agenda

  • Pope Francis has urged mayors from big cities to direct their efforts towards the care for the environment and the fight against human trafficking. The Pope was speaking to some 70 mayors from around the world who are in the Vatican for a two-day workshop entitled “Modern Slavery and Climate Change” organized by the Chancellor of the Pontifical Academies of Sciences and Social Sciences…
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The Archbishop meets Maltese Missionaries

  • Nhar l-Erbgħa, 15 ta’ Lulju 2015, ġewwa Dar l-Emigrant, l-E.T. Mons. Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ltaqa’ mal-missjunarji Maltin. Din is-sena l-Arċisqof iltaqa’ ma’ ħdax -il missjunarju li qegħdin Malta f’dan iż-żmien. Il-missjunarji li kienu preżenti għal-laqgħa ġejjin minn diversi pajjiżi fosthom: Kenja, Filippini, Eġittu, Pakistan, Benin u anke familja membri tal-Mixja Neokatekumenali li jagħmlu ħidma missjunarja ġewwa l-Olanda. Matul din il-laqgħa huma spjegaw il-ħidma varjata u missjunarja tagħhom f’dawn il-pajjiżi…

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The Archbishop meets young people in Paceville

  • Nhar is-Sibt 18 ta’ Lulju 2015, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna iltaqa’ mal-komunità Abramo, f’Paceville, fejn f’attività msejħa ‘You Hope Party’ iż-żgħażagħ ta’ din il-komunità pparteċipaw f’ċelebrazzjoni ta’ żfin u kant marbut mat-tema tat-tama. Din l-attività saret b’kollaborazzjoni bejn il-Fgura Youth Centre u żgħażagħ mill-Parroċċa tal-Imqabba. Fil-messaġġ tiegħu, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna għamel kuraġġ liż-żgħażagħ u talabhom ikomplu jagħtu xhieda tal-ferħ tal-Vanġelu. Huwa rringrazzjhom tal-ħidma ta’ evanġelizzazzjoni u li bit-talenti tagħhom qed ixerrdu l-messaġġ ta’ tama lil żgħażagħ oħra. 
  • Sors: youhope.it, Fgura Youth Centre

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The Archbishop celebrates Mass with young people who attend Youth Fellowship

  • On Saturday 18th July 2015, Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna celebrated Mass with youths who attend Youth Fellowship, at Gattard House, Blata l-Bajda. The Archbishop’s Homily
  • Gattard House, Blata l-Bajda

    18 ta’ Lulju 2015

    Nixtieq naqsam magħkom żewġ ħsibijiet ispirati mill-Vanġelu li għadna kemm smajna, il-Vanġelu skont San Mark, Kapitlu 6…

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Pope to prisoners: Help one another

  • According to the United Nations High Commission on Human Rights, Bolivia has a total prison population of some 13,000 people who live in structures built to house less than half that number. Add to that figure the over 2,000 young children who live in the prisons together with their detained parents and you understand why Pope Francis began his speech at the Santa Cruz-Palmasola Rehabilitation Centre by saying “I could not leave Bolivia without first seeing you”…
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