November 2015 Archives

Pope at Audience: For Strong Families, Put Away Cell Phone, Shut Off TV

12/11/2015

Spending time interacting within the family is important, and therefore, togetherness shouldn’t be replaced by having phones out and televisions blasting.
Pope Francis stressed this during his weekly General Audience in St. Peter’s Square today, as he continued his catechesis on the family. Last week, he looked at the importance of the family as the place where we learn the value of forgiveness, and this week, he considered the importance of togetherness.

Togetherness, he pointed out, involves sharing together the good things of life with your loved ones and being happy to do so, and also sharing the difficult times, such as loss of a loved one…

11/11/2015

Matul l-aħħar sena akkademika, 167 persuna temmew b’suċċess wieħed minn sittax-il kors differenti li offra l-Istitut ta’ Formazzjoni Pastorali flimkien ma’ entitajiet oħra tal-Knisja f’Malta. Iċ-ċerimonja annwali tal-gradwazzjoni saret nhar it-Tlieta 10 ta’ Novembru 2015, fis-Seminarju, tal-Virtù, u tmexxiet mill-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna. Iċ-ċerimonja bdiet b’Quddiesa ta’ ringrazzjament mill-Vigarju Ġenerali Mons. Joe Galea Curmi, u wara saret il-preżentazzjoni taċ-ċertifikati. Il-korsijiet li temmew il-parteċipanti kienu ta’ livelli erbgħa, ħamsa u u sitta tal-Malta Qualifications Framework (MQF) u tal-European Qualifications Framework (EQF).

Message by Archbishop Charles J…

11/11/2015

Now is the time to act. We, the undersigned NGOs, urge states participating in the Valletta Summit on Migration to act decisively and urgently so that people will no longer die in their desperate search for protection in Europe. Since October 2013, at least 6,892 men, women and children have perished in the Mediterranean attempting to reach Europe. The summit, convened by the European Council in response to the rising numbers of refugees and migrants arriving in Europe irregularly, is an opportunity to go beyond words to concrete action…

11/11/2015

Matul l-aħħar sena akkademika, 167 persuna temmew b’suċċess wieħed minn sittax-il kors differenti li offra l-Istitut ta’ Formazzjoni Pastorali flimkien ma’ entitajiet oħra tal-Knisja f’Malta. Iċ-ċerimonja annwali tal-gradwazzjoni saret nhar it-Tlieta 10 ta’ Novembru 2015, fis-Seminarju, tal-Virtù, u tmexxiet mill-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna. Iċ-ċerimonja bdiet b’Quddiesa ta’ ringrazzjament mill-Vigarju Ġenerali Mons. Joe Galea Curmi, u wara saret il-preżentazzjoni taċ-ċertifikati. Il-korsijiet li temmew il-parteċipanti kienu ta’ livelli erbgħa, ħamsa u u sitta tal-Malta Qualifications Framework (MQF) u tal-European Qualifications Framework (EQF)…

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Pope Francis during his one-day visit to Florence on Tuesday 10th November and spoke to the Fifth National Convention of the Italian Church gathered in St. Mary of the Flower Cathedral.

In his programmatic speech, Pope Francis laid out his vision for “a new humanism in Christ Jesus.”

Chiara Giaccardi is a member of the preparatory committee for the event and professor of sociology at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Milan…

10/11/2015

On Wednesday 11th November 2015, Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna, will celebrate Mass with students from the University of Malta who are going to graduate during the coming weeks. Mass will be held at St. John’s Co-Cathedral, Valletta at 6:30 p.m.

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10/11/2015

Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna will be instituting three seminarians in the Acolyte Ministry during a celebration at the parish church of Saint Philip of Agira, Ħaż-Żebbuġ, on Friday 13th November 2015. Mass starts at 6:30 p.m.

The three seminarians are Sinclair Bugeja from the Parish of the Holy Family, Iklin, Ryan Lee Pace from the Parish of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Gżira, and Mark Spiteri from the Parish of Saint Philip of Agira, Ħaż-Żebbuġ…