October 2015 Archives

Clarification about the criteria of refugee children in need of an LSA

28/10/2015

B’referenza għall-artiklu “Diskriminazzjoni ma’ Studenti Refuġjati”, ippublikat nhar il-Ħadd 18 ta’ Ottubru 2015, fil-ġurnal “It-Torċa”, is-Segretarjat għall-Edukazzjoni Nisranija jixtieq jikkjarifika dan li ġej.

Fl-applikazzjonijiet għad-dhul fl-iskejjel tal-Knisja ma ssir l-ebda distinzjoni bejn tfal Maltin, barranin u dawk refuġjati. Dan ifisser li tfal refuġjati nkluż dawk li jew huma jew xi ħadd mill-ġenituri tagħhom qed ifittxu ażil, dejjem setgħu japplikaw taħt il-kriterju “applikanti ohra”…

28/10/2015

Pope Francis has expressed his sorrow at “the tragic loss of life in Afghanistan and Pakistan as a result of the earthquake in the region.” The Pope’s remarks were conveyed in a telegram from Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin, addressed to Archbishop Ghaleb Moussa Abdalla Bader, the Apostolic Nuncio to Pakistan.

Below, please find the full text of the telegram:

His Holiness Pope Francis was deeply saddened to learn of the tragic loss of life in Afghanistan and Pakistan as a result of the earthquake in the region…

28/10/2015

Saint Luke 6:12-16

Jesus went up to the mountain to pray, and he spent the night in prayer to God. When day came, he called his disciples to himself, and from them he chose Twelve, whom he also named apostles: Simon, whom he named Peter, and his brother Andrew, James, John, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon who was called a Zealot, and Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor…

27/10/2015

- On Saturday 31st October 2015, at 10:00 a.m., The Faculty of Theology and the Foundation for Theological Studies are launching a publication ‘The Quest for Authenticity and Human Dignity’, edited by Rev. Professor Emmanuel Agius, Dean of the Faculty of Theology, and Rev. Professor Hector Scerri, Deputy Dean and Foundation Director.
  
  The 500-page volume consists of a collection of 26 essays – on a variety of themes: Scripture, bioethics, moral theology, systematic theology, political history, sacred art, philosophy – in honour of Rev…

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Pope Francis on Monday urged the “abolition of war” while meeting participants in a training course for military chaplains jointly organized by the Congregation for Bishops, the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace and the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue.

The course explored some of the current challenges of international humanitarian law regarding the protection of human dignity during internal armed conflicts and the so-called “new conflicts.”

Pope Francis told the participants the issue is “unfortunately, very topical” due to the increased violence and armed conflicts in different parts of the world, such as Africa, Europe, and the Middle East…

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27/10/2015

- Saint Luke 13:18-21
  
  Jesus said, “What is the Kingdom of God like? To what can I compare it? It is like a mustard seed that a person took and planted in the garden. When it was fully grown, it became a large bush and ‘the birds of the sky dwelt in its branches.’” Again he said, “To what shall I compare the kingdom of God? It is like yeast that a woman took and mixed in with three measures of wheat flour until the whole batch of dough was leavened.”
  
  Saint of the day: St…

26/10/2015

On Monday 26th October 2015, The Għaqda Studenti tat-Teoloġija (Għ.S.T.) celebrated 70 years and organised a debate about the the local Church and the Second Vatican Council, as part of the Foundation Day celebrations at The Archbishop’s Seminary, ir-Rabat, under the patronage of the Archbishop of Malta.

The panel consisted of Rev. Dr Joe Galea Curmi, the Vicar General who was secretary to the Synod Implementation Commission of the Archdiocese of Malta between 1999 and 2004, and editor of the synod documents; Dr Pauline Dimech, a former member of the central Commission for the Diocesan Synod and of the Secretariat for the Laity, is also a member of the Society of Christian Doctrine; and Rev…