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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 »

Live: Mass at the inauguration of the 14th legislature – 7th May, 9am

07/05/2022   St John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta

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Prayer for Spiritual Communion

My Jesus, I believe that you are present in the most Blessed Sacrament.
I love You above all things.
I desire to receive You into my soul.
Since I cannot now receive You sacramentally,
come at least spiritually into my heart… Read more »

21 mothers receive help from Dar Tgħanniqa ta’ Omm

Auxiliary Bishop visits the premises in Mosta

06/05/2022

L‑Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea‑Curmi żar ir‑residenza ‘Dar Tgħanniqa ta’ Omm’ fil‑Mosta, li tgħin ommijiet li minkejja d‑diffikultajiet li jiltaqgħu magħhom waqt it‑tqala jagħtu prijorità l‑ħajja tat‑tarbija fil‑ġuf. F’din id‑dar, li hija mmexxija mill‑Fondazzjoni Life Network, mal‑21 omm ingħataw l‑għajnuna f’dawn l‑aħħar tliet snin. F’dawn il‑jiem, ‘Dar Tgħanniqa ta’ Omm’ hi miftuħa sabiex kull min jixtieq jagħti donazzjoni u jara b’għajnejh l‑għajnuna li qed tingħata lil dawn l‑ommijiet u t‑trabi tagħhom… Read more »

A programme of activities for the feast of St George Preca 2022

05/05/2022   The Chapel of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, Blata l-Bajda

A programme of activities by the Society of Christian Doctrine for the feast of St George Preca will start today. The programme will be held in the Chapel of the Miraculous Medal where the remains of this Maltese saint and founder of the Society of Christian Doctrine M.U.S.E.U.M. are found.

Thursday 5 to Saturday 7 May 2022
Adoration at 5pm. Triduum Mass at 6pm in the Chapel of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal at Blata l-Bajda… Read more »

The Salesian Provincial Chapter comes to an end

05/05/2022

Nhar l-Erbgha 4 ta’ Mejju 2022, intemm il-Kapitlu Provinċjali tas-Salesjani ta’ Dun Bosco f’Malta, li sar fid-dar tat-talb tal-Lunzjata, ir-Rabat. Matul il-Kapitlu rappreżentanti minn kull komunità Salesjana rriflettew, fi spirtu ta’ smigħ u dixxerniment, dwar numru ta’ proposti li huma l-frott ta’ proċess ta’ riflessjoni li kull komunità wettqet wara l-Kapitlu Ġenerali ta’ Turin li sar fi Frar tal-2020.

It-tema What kind of Salesian for the youth of today? … Read more »

Pope at Audience: Faith is not a symbol of our weakness but rather a sign of its strength

04/05/2022   The Vatican

Catechesis on Old Age

Dear brothers and sisters, good morning!

On the path of these catecheses on old age, today we meet a biblical figure – and old man – named Eleazar, who lived at the time of the persecution of Antiochus Epiphanes. He is a wonderful character. His character gives us a testimony of the special relationship that exists between the fidelity of old age and the honour of faith… Read more »

Pope Francis: ‘I am ready to meet Putin in Moscow’

04/05/2022

“I have a torn ligament; I will have an operation with infiltrations and we will see… I’ve been like this for a long time; I can’t walk. There was a time when popes used to go with the gestatorial chair. It requires a little humiliation.”

This is how Pope Francis justified the fact that he could not get up to greet Luciano Fontana and the deputy director Fiorenza Sarzanini of the Corriere della Sera, whom he received at the Casa Santa Marta for an interview that the newspaper published on Tuesday… Read more »

Research by Caritas on the cost of food and medicine for low-income families

Purchases have risen by more than €100 according to the study of the Minimum Essential Budget for a Decent living

04/05/2022

Kull erba’ snin Caritas Malta, mill-2012, għamlet studju magħruf bħala Minimum Essential Budget for a Decent Living (MEBDL). L-iskop ta’ din ir-riċerka hu biex jiddentifika prezz ta’ baskett ta’ servizzi u oġġetti li familji bi dħul baxx, għandhom bżonn biex jgħixu ħajja diċenti. Dan l-istudju jiffoka fuq tliet tipi ta’ familji: żewġ adulti u żewġt itfal, adult u żewġt itfal, u żewġ anzjani… Read more »