News from the Church in Malta
First Reading: Gen 14, 18-20
Psalm: 109 (110), 1.2.3.4
Second Reading: 1 Cor 11, 23-26
Gospel: Lk 9, 11b-17
Jesus spoke to the crowds about the kingdom of God, and he healed those who needed to be cured…
Shrine of Madonna tal-Ħerba, Birkirkara
21st June 2019
Celebrating St Josemaria Escriva, Founder of Opus Dei, one cannot fail to see how close his writings are to the teachings of Pope Francis, particularly on one important subject on which I would like to focus today: our call to holiness – a subject in which St Josemaria was a precursor of the Second Vatican Council, particularly the Dogmatic Constitution Lumen gentium…
Il-Ħadd, 23 ta’ Ġunju 2019, l‑Arċisqof jiċċelebra Pontifikal fis‑Solennità tal‑Ġisem u d‑Demm Imqaddes ta’ Ġesù (Corpus Christi) fil‑Katidral tal‑Imdina. Il‑Quddiesa tibda fid-9:30am u tkompli bil‑purċissjoni bl‑Ewkaristija mat‑toroq ewlenin tal‑Imdina.
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The Pope’s speech concluded the two-day conference in Naples on the theme “Theology after Veritatis Gaudium in the context of the Mediterranean”. With that Apostolic Constitution, Pope Francis provided for a renewal of theological studies in the context of a Church that goes forth.
Pope Francis began his reflection by recalling that “the Mediterranean has always been a place of transit, exchange, and sometimes even conflict” and today it is a place that “poses a series of questions, often dramatic…
“Everyone has the right to respect for his private and family life, his home and his correspondence” (Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights). It is the right of every individual to live peacefully and to enjoy his or her own property, safely. It is, therefore, an obligation of all players in the construction industry, including contractors, developers, policymakers, site managers, architects and other professionals and workers employed in the construction industry to leave no stone unturned to ensure apart from their own safety, that of people in spaces being developed/redeveloped and those adjacent to construction sites…
First Reading: 2 Cor 12, 1-10
Psalm: 33 (34), 8-9.10-11.12-13
Gospel: Mt 6, 24-34
Jesus said to his disciples: “No one can serve two masters. He will either hate one and love the other, or be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon…
How do we deal with and communicate a crisis situation? Are there standard strategies? What is the role of the Press Office? These are some of the questions that opened the annual meeting of the Press Officers and Spokespersons of the Episcopal Conferences of Europe.
53 participants, coming from 27 European countries, arrived in Malta from the 17th to 19th June to discuss important issues related to communication and the media
The meeting, entitled “Communication in crisis situations”, kicked off at the Curia of the Archdiocese of Malta with the greetings of the Auxiliary Bishop, H. E. Mgr…
First Reading: 2 Cor 11, 18.21b-30
Psalm: 33 (34), 2-3.4-5.6-7
Gospel: Mt 6, 19-23
Jesus said to his disciples: “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and decay destroy, and thieves break in and steal.But store up treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor decay destroys, nor thieves break in and steal…
The second day of the CCEE meeting in Malta started with the media officials sharing and discussing their experiences on how they dealt with crisis situations related to economic and transparency issues, child and sexual abuse, refugee arrivals and the relationship with the institutions.
Dr Paolo Ruffini, Prefect of the Dicastery for Communication of the Holy See, spoke about the ongoing process of reforming the Vatican’s communications structure and suggested tools for working together to continue the mission of the Church…
Abortions in England and Wales have hit a record level, according to statistics released by the British government.
Figures published online June 13 by the Department of Health revealed that abortions in 2018 rose by 4 per cent from the previous year.
The 205,295 abortions represented the first time that more than 200,000 have been carried out in a single year…
