News from the Church in Malta
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 »
(Un)silenced is a project by St Jeanne Antide Foundation and APS Bank and is held in the foyer of APS Bank Centre in Swatar till 4 July 2022.
It is an intimate exploration of the unsaid, the repressed and the unheard. It is a commentary on the lived experiences of those women whose identities have been eroded by narcissistic abuse and whose mental health has been ravaged by the toxic osmosis of being in the presence of a narcissist… Read more »
Registration of School – Kinder 2 Boys at 9:30am
Registration of School – Kinder 1 Boys at 11:00am
Registration of School – Kinder 1 Girls at 12:00
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Doctors for Life issued a statement proposing Polar Body Testing over Prenatal Genetic Diagnosis (PGD).
Polar Body Testing is a method for the genetic analysis of oocytes before the end of fertilization (preconception diagnosis). A polar body is a small haploid cell that is formed concomitantly as an egg cell during oogenesis, but which generally does not have the ability to be fertilized… Read more »
On the occasion of Environment Day 2022, which is observed annually on the 5th June, the Interdiocesan Environment Commission (KA) appeals to the authorities to protect agricultural land and open spaces, to focus on alternative sources of energy and urgently revise current policies that are, by design, intended to serve narrow interests and irrevocably compromise the natural heritage of the Maltese Islands.
Decisive action to shift towards renewable sources of energy but not at the expense of agriculture
The current senseless war against Ukraine has brought to the fore the importance of being less reliant on fossil fuels and the importance of agricultural activity that feeds populations… Read more »
