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European conference on catechesis held in Malta

12/05/2022

20 delegat għall‑katekeżi fl‑Ewropa attendew konferenza ta’ tliet ijiem f’Malta fejn ddiskutew il‑ministeru tal‑katekist u l‑irwol importanti li għandu fid‑dinja tal‑lum biex titwassal l‑Aħbar it‑Tajba. Il‑konferenza ġiet organizzata mit‑Taqsima tal‑Katekeżi fi ħdan is‑CCEE (Kunsill tal‑Konferenzi Episkopali Ewropej) flimkien mal‑Konferenza Episkopali Maltija u mas‑Segretarjat għall‑Katekeżi tal‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta. Din kienet l‑ewwel darba li d‑delegati ltaqgħu fiżikament minn wara l‑pandemija. 

Fil‑laqgħat u d‑diskussjonijiet ta’ dawn it‑tlitt ijiem ħarġet is‑sbuħija tal‑Knisja Kattolika fid‑diversità tagħha fl‑Ewropa u l‑modi differenti kif il‑Kelma qed tixxandar fil‑konkret f’dawn il‑pajjiżi… Read more »

Pope: Concrete measures needed to revive hope in family and birth

12/05/2022

At the “General States of Birth” meeting, Pope Francis calls for joint efforts to reverse the course of the “cold demographic winter” as birth rates decline in several nations, stressing that “it can be done” through mutual collaboration at all levels of society.

Addressing participants at the second edition of the “General State of Births” meeting held on Thursday at the Auditorium della Conciliazione in Rome, Pope Francis highlighted that the issue of the birthrate represents a real social emergency that is not immediately perceptible like other problems that occupy the news… Read more »

Restoration of Naxxar parish church façade inaugurated

EU co-financed project

11/05/2022

Tlesta l‑proġett ta’ restawr fuq il‑faċċata, il‑koppla u l‑kampnari tal‑Knisja Parrokkjali tan‑Naxxar, proġett li sar b’investiment ta’ €155,500, li 80% minnhom kienu kofinanzjati minn fondi tal‑Unjoni Ewropea. Il‑proġett ġie inawgurat illum mill‑Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea‑Curmi u mis‑Segretarju Parlamentari għall‑Fondi Ewropej Chris Bonett. Preżenti wkoll is‑Segretarju Amministrattiv tal‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta Michael Pace Ross, u l‑Arċipriet Dun David Gauci.

Permezz ta’ dan il‑proġett, li għalih ikkontribwixxew ukoll il‑parruċċani tan‑Naxxar, tnaddfet il‑ġebla tal‑faċċata u tal‑kampnari u xi wħud mill‑ġebel, b’mod partikolari dak fin‑naħa ta’ fuq, kellu jinbidel minħabba deterjorazzjoni tal‑ġebla kawża tal‑espożizzjoni għall‑elementi naturali u t‑tniġġis tal‑arja… Read more »

The peace the Lord gives us is from now the taste of heaven – The Archbishop

10/05/2022   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

L-aħħar parti ta’ dan l-Evanġelju smajnieha l-Ħadd li għadda. Is-silta b’xi mod hi kompluta kif smajnieha llum għax tagħtina l-post, il-ħin u anki għaliex Ġesù qal il-kliem sabiħ li smajna fil-Ħadd tar-Ragħaj it-Tajjeb, ir-raba’ ħadd ta’ wara l-Għid. L-ewwel nett kienet ix-xitwa Ġesù, ovvjament immaġinaw żmien ix-xita u l-kesħa, ma jippritkax fil-beraħ imma jmur fit-tempju, fil-loġġa ta’ Salamun, xi ħaġa msaqqfa, u jitkellem hemmhekk jiltaqa’ man-nies u hemmhekk il-Lhud jistaqsuh ċar u tond: “Jekk inti l-Messija, għidilna ċar u tond” (Ġw 10:24)… Read more »

The ordination of three new priests

10/05/2022

Mix-xellug: Rev. Sean Abela, Patri Robert Calleja OFM Conv. u Rev. Jean Claude Attard

Il‑Knisja f’Malta se jkollha tliet saċerdoti ġodda. L‑ordinazzjoni presbiterali mill‑Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna se ssir nhar is‑Sibt, 14 ta’ Mejju 2022, fid‑9:30 a.m., fil‑Katidral ta’ San Pawl, l‑Imdina, u se tixxandar fuq Knisja.mt u Newsbook.com.mt.

It‑tliet djakni li ser jiġu ordnati saċerdoti huma: Rev… Read more »

Pope to LGBT Catholics: ‘God is Father who does not disown any of his children’

10/05/2022

“God’s style is closeness, mercy and tenderness” Pope Francis said answering three questions put to him by Jesuit Fr James Martin who ministers to LGBT Catholics. On 5 May Fr Martin had written to the Pope in Spanish asking him to answer some questions that he is most commonly asked by LGBT Catholics and their families.

He received a hand-written response a couple of days afterward, that was published in the form of a short interview on Fr Martin’s website Outreach… Read more »

Easter to Pentecost Reflections – Fourth Sunday of Easter

08/05/2022

Reflection for the Fourth Sunday of Easter by Bishop Joseph Galea-Curmi

Gospel: Lk 10:27-30

Jesus answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbour as yourself.” And he said to him, “You have given the right answer; do this, and you will live.”

But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbour?” Jesus replied, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell into the hands of robbers, who stripped him, beat him, and went away, leaving him half dead… Read more »

€358,366 raised by the Maltese and Gozitans for the Ukrainian people

08/05/2022

F’perjodu ta’ disa’ ġimgħat il-poplu Malti u Għawdxi ġabar is-somma ta’ €358,366 b’risq il-persuni fl-Ukrajna li bħalissa għaddejjin minn tbatija kbira minħabba l-gwerra u l-invażjoni Russa. Din hi waħda mill-inizjattivi li l-Knisja f’Malta ħadet biex tgħin lill-poplu Ukren. Din il-kampanja ta’ ġbir ta’ fondi kienet qed titmexxa minn Caritas Malta fuq talba tal-Isqfijiet ta’ Malta u Għawdex.

Id-donazzjonijet ingħataw minn individwi, parroċċi, skejjel, kumpaniji u entitajiet oħra privati li wasslu d-donazzjoni tagħhom dirett għand Caritas Malta… Read more »

New parish priest for St Julian’s parish

08/05/2022

L‑Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna ħatar lil Dun Paul Mizzi bħala kappillan tal‑parroċċa ta’ San Ġiljan waqt li rringrazzja lil Dun Claude Portelli, li serva bħala kappillan għal dawn l-aħħar 13-il sena u viċi kappillan għal sitt snin.

Dun Paul Mizzi twieled Tas‑Sliema fl‑24 ta’ Awwissu 1967. Huwa rċieva l‑edukazzjoni primarja fl‑iskola ta’ St Joseph, Tas‑Sliema, l‑edukazzjoni sekondarja fil‑Kulleġġ Santu Wistin, fil‑Pietà, u l‑edukazzjoni postsekondarja fil‑Junior College, l‑Imsida… Read more »