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Church Schools welcome back all students and educators

Beginning of scholastic year 2022-2023

29/09/2022

Matul dawn il‑jiem ’il fuq minn 16,000 student u iktar minn 3,000 edukatur qed jerġgħu lura fl‑iskejjel tal‑Knisja għal sena skolastika b’tamiet imġedda. Wara sentejn u nofs ta’ miżuri imposti biex nilqgħu għall‑pandemija, il‑55 skola tal‑Knisja f’Malta u Għawdex fetħu l‑bibien tagħhom biex jilqgħu fiżikament lill‑komunitajiet tagħhom. Minn dawn, 1,973 huma studenti li qed jingħaqdu fl‑iskola tal‑Knisja, wara li ħadu sehem fil‑proċess tad‑dħul permezz tal‑kriterji u l‑poloz immexxi mis‑Segretarjat għall‑Edukazzjoni Nisranija matul is‑sena li għaddiet… Read more »

A Mass organised by Caritas on the International Day for the Elderly

28/09/2022   The Basilica of Christ the King, Paola

Caritas Malta se tkun qed torganizza quddiesa fil-Jum Internazzjonali għall-Anzjani fl-1 ta’ Ottubru.

Din il-ġurnata titfa’ dawl fuq l-importanza tas-sehem u l-integrazzjoni tal-persuni anzjani fis-soċjetà u jsiru diversi attivitajiet biex jinħoloq iktar għarfien dwar dak li l-aktar jolqot lill-anzjani b’mod speċjali l-integrazzjoni, u sfortunatement l-abbuż.

“Fuq kollox hi ċelebrazzjoni għall-kontribut kbir li taw u għadhom jagħtu fis-soċjetà din il-ġenerazzjoni,” qalet Caritas Malta… Read more »

Archdiocese sets up €30,000 fund for migrant hospitality initiatives

27/09/2022

The Archdiocese of Malta has established a fund of €30,000 to promote hospitality initiatives within parishes and other communities. The Church will be using the fund – set up to mark 2022 World Day of Migrants and Refugees themed ‘Building the Future with Migrants and Refugees’ – to encourage collaborative initiatives within the community between citizens and migrants.

A spokesperson said that this fund is being set up as a follow-up to Pope Francis’s message during his visit to Malta, which recalled how St Paul had been received with ‘unusual kindness’… Read more »

More than 200 families seeking help from Millennium Chapel – Fr Hilary

26/09/2022

More than 200 families are seeking assistance from the Millennium Chapel, Fr Hilary Tagliaferro told Newsbook.com.mt.

This newsroom sat down with Fr Hilary and discussed the services offered by the Millennium Chapel, including WOW – Wishing Others Well.

The coronavirus pandemic followed by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have left their impact on the global economy. The latter has had an outsized impact on the global supply chain, impeding the flow of goods, fueling dramatic cost increases and product shortages, and creating catastrophic food shortages around the world… Read more »

Let us pray to never harden our hearts against each other – The Archbishop

Mass on World Day of Migrants & Refugees

25/09/2022   The Chapel of Our Lady of Immaculate Conception, Baħrija

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Il-parabbola li għadna kemm smajna, Ġesù jgħidha lill-Fariżej, jgħidha lill-kapijiet, imma aħna nistgħu nifhmu li l-messaġġ tiegħu jgħodd għal kull wieħed u waħda minna.

Xi jrid jgħid Ġesù b’din il-parabbola li fiha jsemmi żewġ persuni; wieħed għandu isem li għal Ġesù kien għażiż ħafna għax jgħid li l-fqir kien jismu Lazzru (Lq 16:20). Issa aħna nafu li wieħed mill-ħbieb il-kbar ta’ Ġesù kien jismu Lazzru wkoll u nistgħu nifhmu li l-għażla li Ġesù jagħmel f’din l-istorja li jirrakkonta, lill-fqir jagħtih l-isem ta’ wieħed mill-ħbieb il-kbar tiegħi… Read more »

More than 12 courses offered by PFI in first semester 2022/2023

24/09/2022

Fl‑ewwel semestru tas‑sena akkademika li se tibda f’Ottubru li ġej, l‑Istitut ta’ Formazzjoni Pastorali se joffri aktar minn 12‑il kors li se jiġu offruti b’modi differenti: personalment, hybrid u online. Il‑korsijiet huma:

  • Benedictine Spirituality Today: introduzzjoni dwar il‑ħajja, it‑tagħlim u l‑kitbiet ta’ San Benedittu ta’ Nocia. Dan il‑kors se jkun mifrux fuq disa’ ġimgħat.
  • Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults: kors indirizzat għal kull min hu f’kuntatt ma’ tfal jew adulti vulnerabbli jew jamministra d‑dettalji tagħhom…

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Life Network urges government to lawyer up as US woman denied abortion opens court case

23/09/2022

Life Network Foundation Malta has called on the government to “choose top legal advisers to defend life” as a US woman who was denied a request to terminate a non-viable pregnancy in Malta has initiated a constitutional court case.

Andrea Prudente and her partner were on holiday in Malta to celebrate the upcoming birth of their daughter last June, but she suffered symptoms of a miscarriage, including heavy bleeding, and her waters broke prematurely… Read more »

Contingency plan for St Albert the Great College

22/09/2022

The Archdiocese of Malta is preparing a contingency plan to cater for students and staff of St Albert the Great College within its educational structures should the school not be in a position to function at the beginning of the 2022/23 scholastic year. 

The Archdiocese, through its Secretariat for Catholic Education, has for several weeks been actively involved in talks aimed at identifying a way forward acceptable to all parties following the decision by the Dominican Order — which owns and operates the college — to dismiss its former headmaster but is disappointed to note that the issue has not been resolved just days ahead of the new term… Read more »

Id-Dar tal-Providenza celebrates 57 years of service to Maltese society

22/09/2022

L-Isqof Emeritus ta’ Garissa fil-Kenja, Mons. Joseph Alessandro qal li d-Dar tal-Providenza hija eżempju ċar ta’ kif Alla fil-providenza tiegħu jinqeda bil-bnedmin u jagħti ħafna opportunitajiet biex jagħmlu l-ġid lil ħaddieħor. Huwa qal dan waqt l-omelija tiegħu fiż-żjara li għamel fid-Dar tal-Providenza t-Tnejn, 19 ta’ Settembru 2022.

L-Isqof żar din id-dar fl-okkażjoni tal- 57 anniversarju mit‑twaqqif tad‑Dar u l‑beatifikazzjoni tal‑Papa Ġwanni Pawlu I, li Villa Papa Luciani ġġib kunjomu… Read more »

Listen to the voice of creation: Journey with Hildegard of Bingen

Celebrating the Season of Creation 2022

20/09/2022

On the occasion of the Season of Creation, the Church’s Environment Commission and the Justice and Peace Commission are organising a seminar inspired by the figure of Saint Hildegard of Bingen and her contribution to the development of eco-spirituality.

During this seminar, different workshops will be held during which participants will be able to explore in more detail the writing, music, art and appreciation of medicinal herbs of a woman with a strong message and contribution to our time… Read more »