Rev. Prof. Emmanuel Agius, Dean of the Faculty of Theology at the University of Malta, was one of the main speakers at the seminar titled “The contribution of workers’ organisations to the European Pillar of Social Rights” organised by the Union Ħaddiema Magħqudin (UĦM).

Prof. Emmanuel Agius spoke about the Church’s position on the European Pillar of Social Rights. The Pillar is designed as a compass for a renewed process of upward convergence towards better working and living conditions in Europe…

135 persuna temmew b’suċċess wieħed minn 16‑il kors li ġew offruti matul l‑aħħar sena akkademika mill‑Istitut ta’ Formazzjoni Pastorali flimkien ma’ entitajiet oħra tal‑Knisja f’Malta. Iċ‑ċerimonja annwali tal‑gradwazzjoni saret nhar il‑Erbgħa, 22 ta’ Novembru 2017, fil‑Kappella tas‑Seminarju, Tal‑Virtù, ir‑Rabat, u tmexxiet mill‑Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna. Iċ‑ċerimonja bdiet b’Quddiesa ta’ ringrazzjament u wara saret il‑preżentazzjoni taċ‑ċertifikati.

Il‑korsijiet li temmew il‑parteċipanti kienu tar‑raba’, il‑ħames u s‑sitt livell tal‑Malta Qualifications Framework (MQF) u tal‑European Qualifications Framework (EQF), fl‑oqsma tal‑familja, it‑tagħlim soċjali tal‑Knisja, it‑Teoloġija, l‑ispiritwalità Franġiskana, l‑evanġelizzazzjoni, il‑liturġija, il‑ħidma mal‑adolexxenti u ż‑żgħażagħ, l‑istudji fl‑ispiritwalità Karmelitana u l‑istudju tal‑Bibbja…

L‑Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ħatar tmien religious counsellors ġodda sabiex jikkontribwixxu fil‑ħidma pastorali f’għadd ta’ skejjel tal‑istat. Huma ser jingħaqdu mat‑tim ta’ 21 religious counsellor li qed jagħmlu ħidma pastorali fid‑diversi skejjel medji u sekondarji.

It‑tmien religious counsellors ġodda huma:

• Dun Sergio Fenech u Dun Joe Mifsud ser jaqdu ħidma fl‑iskola Medja tal‑Kulleġġ San Injazju tal‑Ħandaq,
• Dun Mark Mallia Pawley fl‑iskola medja tal‑Kulleġġ ta’ San Benedittu f’Ħal Kirkop,
• Patri Ivan Attard OP fl‑iskola sekondarja tal‑Kulleġġ ta’ San Benedittu f’Ħal Kirkop,
• Dun James Saydon fl‑iskola sekondarja fil‑Kulleġġ Santa Klara f’Pembroke,
• Dun Claude Mifsud fl‑iskola medja tal‑Kulleġġ San Nikola fir‑Rabat,
• Dun Gilbert Scicluna fl‑iskola medja tal‑Kulleġġ Santa Margerita f’Bormla, u
• Dun Chris Ellul fl‑iskola sekondarja tal‑Kulleġġ San Tumas Moore f’San Luċija…