The Secretariat for Catholic Education has approved its wide-ranging environmental policy, placing climate change as its key priority for the years ahead. Echoing Pope Francis’ belief that the world faces “the challenge of civilisation”, the policy argues that as an educational institution it has a responsibility to support, participate in, and where possible create initiatives that can help restore our ailing Earth… Read more »

The six days Pope Francis will spend in Canada will be intense. An entire country is awaiting him, a part of which has been wounded by the horrors of the past, in which indigenous peoples suffered violence and deprivation at the hands of a colonialist mentality which employed policies and practices of cultural assimilation with the goal of annihilating indigenous identities.

Pope Francis himself has called his Apostolic Visit to Canada a “penitential pilgrimage” which seeks to “contribute to the journey of reconciliation and healing already underway.”

The Pope will once again embrace the pain and suffering of indigenous communities, following his recent meetings with them in the Vatican… Read more »

F’Ottubru 2022, il-Fakultà tat-Teoloġija—bil-kollaborazzjoni ta’ fakultajiet, istituti u ċentri oħra fl-Università ta’ Malta—qed toffri Postgraduate Diploma fil-Psikoloġija Pastorali, Master fl-Etika Ambjentali u Master fl-Etika tan-Negozju. Il-korsijiet huma fuq bażi part-time filgħaxija. L-applikazzjonijiet miftuħin.

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• tikteb lil [email protected] dwar id-Diploma PG fil-Psikoloġija Pastorali
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The St John’s Co-Cathedral Foundation announces that it has been recognised by Tripadvisor as the overall ‘2022 Travelers’ Choice Best of the Best’ award winner and is listed on the top 25 Attractions in Europe.

In a year of heavy competition and changing traveller priorities, St John’s Co-Cathedral exceeded expectations and has been lauded as one of their favourites. Based on a full year of Tripadvisor reviews, the Travellers’ Choice Awards honour the best in travel, recognising the places that delivered the most exceptional experiences… Read more »

DISCERN, the Diocesan Research Institute on the Signs of the Times, is convening a round table on Thursday, 21 July 2022, to reflect on the findings of a study of representations of Catholicism in Malta. In the words of the research report, “The study of representations of Catholicism in Malta is important. By studying such representations, one opens a window into the Maltese cultural milieu… Read more »

Il-President ta’ Malta George Vella inawgura monument f’Tas-Sliema li jfakkar lill-anzjani li tilfu ħajjithom matul il-pandemija tal-Covid-19. Il-President qal li din il-pandemija kienet kiefra għall-anzjani, l-aktar dawk f’residenzi jew l-isptarijiet minħabba n-nuqqas ta’ kuntatt fiżiku ma’ dawk l-aktar qrib tagħhom.

Appella biex bħala soċjetà nsibu mezz ta’ kif insaħħu l-preżenza tagħna fil-ħajja tal-anzjani. “Kull wieħed u waħda minna jista’ jagħti sehmu biex il-kwalità tal-ħajja tal-anzjani tagħna tmur dejjem għall-aħjar,” qal il-President… Read more »

Bejn l-2010 u l-2022, Din l-Art Ħelwa mexxiet il-proġett ta’ restawr tal-Knisja ta’ Sarria fil-Furjana u s-seba’ pitturi ta’ Mattia Preti li hemm fiha.

Il-Kardinal Mario Grech żar il-knisja nhar it-Tlieta filgħaxija u bierek it-tlestija ta’ dan il-proġett ta’ restawr, li sar grazzi għall-appoġġ ta’ Shireburn Software Ltd, l-Ajruport Internazzjonali ta’ Malta, Middlesea Insurance Ltd., Sparkasse Bank Malta Ltd u r-Rotary Clubs ta’ Palermo u Malta… Read more »