News from the Church in Malta
Boosting self-reliance in vulnerable families is the annual report 2021 published by NGO St Jeanne Antide Foundation (VO/0005) highlighting the outcomes of the services it offers to families in distress beset by complex life challenges. The booklet includes a detailed account of the different supports offered by SOAR to survivors of domestic violence. SOAR is run by trained and mentored survivors of domestic violence… Read more »
Ix-xogħlijiet fuq il-Mużew Ekkleżjastiku fil-Mellieħa mistennija jkunu lesti sal-aħħar tas-sena. Il-proġett qed isir mill-Fondazzjoni għall-Patrimonju Kulturali tal-Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta b’investiment ta’ kważi €300,000 u hu ffinanzjat parzjalment mill-Fond Ewropew għall-Iżvilupp Reġjonali.
Is-Segretarju Amministrattiv tal-Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta Michael Pace Ross u l-Arċipriet tal-Mellieħa Dun Joe Caruana flimkien mas-Segretarju Parlamentari għall-Fondi Ewropej Chris Bonett żaru dawn ix-xogħlijiet fil-binja tal-Pellegrini fil-Mellieħa.
Fuq il-post ġie spjegat li fl-imgħoddi din il-binja kienet tintuża bħala post ta’ mistrieħ mill-pellegrini li kienu jżuru l-Madonna tal-Mellieħa wara vjaġġ twil ħafna, meta ma kienx hawn il-mezzi tat-trasport kif għandna llum… Read more »
The amendments to the IVF law undermine the dignity of embryos as they will allow embryos with specific genetic disorders to be frozen forever. Furthermore, through these amendments, a discriminatory choice will be made between which future baby will live and which will be frozen on the basis of their genetic condition.
This was stated by 35 multidisciplinary experts, including experts in medicine, science and embryology, in a position paper that has been prepared as part of a wider discussion that ought to be held as part of the Parliamentary debate on the proposed amendments to the Embryo Protection Act… Read more »
Archbishop Charles Scicluna will lead the 90th annual pilgrimage to Lourdes organised by the Malta Society for the Transport of the Sick in Lourdes (UMTAL) between 18 and 22 July 2022. The Archbishop will be accompanied by Fr Joe Mizzi, the spiritual director of UMTAL and the Archpriest of Rabat Parish. This will also be the first pilgrimage under the guidance of UMTAL’s new president, Dr Joseph Debono, consultant surgeon and Mater Dei Hospital director… Read more »
The government and Dar tal-Providenza have renewed an agreement for the running of Dar Akkwarell in Qawra, which will see the former paying €350,000 over three years for the running of the home.
Dar Akkwarell provides residents with the possibility of living semi-independently in the community. The residence, that opened its doors a decade ago, can take up to three people, however, at present there are two… Read more »
In view of the discussion scheduled for Wednesday 8 June 2022 in the European Parliament under the title “Global threats to abortion rights: the possible overturn of abortion rights in the US by the Supreme Court”, the Secretary General of COMECE, Fr Manuel Barrios Prieto, has made the following declaration:
We see with surprise that the European Parliament will discuss the impact of a leaked draft opinion of the US Supreme Court concerning abortion… Read more »
Ġie inawgurat proġett ta’ restawr li sar fuq sett ta’ seba’ pitturi li jinsabu fl-Oratorju tal-Konfraternità tal-Madonna tal-Karità. Din il-Konfraternità hi eretta fil-Kolleġġjata ta’ San Pawl Nawfragu tal-Belt Valletta.
L-inawgurazzjoni ta’ dan il-proġett saret il-Ġimgħa 27 ta’ Mejju, mill-Arċisqof Charles Scicluna, fl-okkażjoni tal-festa tal-Madonna tal-Karità. Dakinhar l-Arċisqof Scicluna qaddes quddiesa solenni fil-Kolleġġjata ta’ San Pawl Nawfragu.
Is-seba’ kwadri li ġew irrestawrati minn PrevArti, jikkonsistu f’sitt kwadri ta’ Giuseppe d’Arena li jinsabu mwaħħlin mal-ħitan tal-Oratorju u t-titular tal-Oratorju li jirrappreżenta l-ġrajja tat-Tieġ ta’ Kana… Read more »
Il‑kappillani tal‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta rriflettew fuq it‑tema ‘Knisja li tilqa’, Knisja inklussiva’, waqt il‑live‑in annwali. Huma ddiskutew kif bħala saċerdoti jista’ jkollhom attitudni pastorali li dejjem tilqa’ lill‑persuni ta’ madwarhom billi jkunu inklussivi fi kliemhom, fl‑atteġġjament tagħhom u fid‑deċiżjonijiet li jieħdu, kemm mal‑persuni li huma midħla tal‑Knisja u anke dawk li mhumiex. ‘Knisja li tilqa’ hi t‑tieni tema tad‑dokument ta’ tiġdid ekkleżjali tal‑Arċidjoċesi Knisja Waħda, Vjaġġ Wieħed.
L‑ewwel jum tal‑live‑in li sar fis‑Seminarju tal‑Arċisqof beda b’messaġġ mill‑Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna li tkellem dwar l‑isfond bibliku tal‑kelma ‘tilqa’… Read more »
Reflection for the Solemnity of Pentecost Sunday by Bishop Joseph Galea-Curmi
Gospel: Jn 14:15-16, 23b-26
“If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, to be with you forever.
Jesus answered him, “Those who love me will keep my word, and my Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them. … Read more »
Sr Michaela mis-Sorijiet tal-Ursolini qalet ma’ Newsbook.com.mt li s-sorijiet se jkomplu bil-ħidma tagħhom, minkejja l-bidliet fil-Creche ta’ Tas Sliema. Fi kliemha stess: “Hemm konna. Hemm għadna. Hemm se nibqgħu.”
Hi spjegat li s-sorijiet tal-Ursolini huma grati ħafna għal 119-il sena ta’ ħidma fil-Creche ta’ Tas-Sliema u huma taw dan is-servizz mill-qalb. “L-għajnuna tagħna se tinbidel – minflok inrabbu t-tfal li jkunu fil-kura tagħna 24 siegħa kuljum – issa se nkomplu naħdmu skont il-bżonn tas-soċjetà fi żminijietna.”
Sr Michaela qalet li minbarra l-ħidma mat-tfal vulnerabbli, issir ħafna ħidma ma’ persuni oħra fil-bżonn… Read more »
