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€519,721 raised from Volleyball Marathon in aid of Dar tal-Providenza

04/07/2022

The 12th edition of the Volleyball Marathon came to an end at midnight on Sunday. The sum of €519,721 was raised for Id-Dar tal-Providenza and was collected during the 53 hours of the marathon, in which 40 players and around 200 volunteers participated.

Fr Martin Micallef, Director of the Home, said this marathon was indeed a marathon of solidarity and sport, and the altruistic spirit was reflected in the number of players and volunteers… Read more »

Any investigation into reports of abuse must be independent – Head of Safeguarding Commission

01/07/2022

Il-Kap tas-Safeguarding Commission Andrew Azzopardi qal li kull investigazzjoni f’rapporti ta’ abbuż minn persuni reliġjużi trid tkun indipendenti minn kull tip ta’ indħil.

F’intervista ma’ Newsbook.com.mt, Azzopardi tkellem dwar konferenza li saret f’Ruma għal persuni li jaħdmu fil-qasam tal-ħarsien tat-tfal u tal-adulti vulnerabbli fil-Knisja. Għal din il-konferenza attendew 80 persuna li sitta minnhom kienu qed jirrappreżentaw lill-Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta u lill-Kunsill tas-Superjuri Maġġuri Reliġjużi, jiġifieri l-ordnijiet reliġjużi f’Malta… Read more »

The Volleyball Marathon in aid of id-Dar tal-Providenza begins tomorrow

30/06/2022

After an absence of two years due to the pandemic, Dar tal-Providenza this year is bringing back the Volleyball Marathon in aid of the Home. This was announced by Fr Martin Micallef, director of Dar tal-Providenza, during a press briefing during which details of the 12th edition of the Marathon were given.

The marathon is once again taking place at the Home’s carpark in Siġġiewi from tomorrow Friday, 1st July till Sunday, 3rd July, 2022… Read more »

Luminous Kindness – Official publication commemorating Pope’s visit launched

29/06/2022

An official publication commemorating Pope Francis’s Apostolic Journey to Malta through a series of evocative photographs and text has been launched by Archbishop Charles Scicluna.

Published by Beacon Media – the Church media group that owns Newsbook, 103 Malta’s Heart and Media Centre – the 168-page book entitled Luminous Kindness also features all the speeches and prayers made during the Pope’s visit to a number of locations in Malta and Gozo, on April 2 and 3… Read more »

Interested in Business Ethics or Environmental Ethics?

28/06/2022

The Professional Ethics Platform at the University of Malta is offering two inter-disciplinary postgraduate programmes coming October 2022.

The M.A. in Business Ethics aims to introduce candidates to the important ethical issues, concepts and theories linked to the context of business activities and related economic environments. The Master is an inter-faculty project—offered by the Faculty of Theology, in collaboration with the Faculty of Economics, Management and Accountancy (FEMA) and the Faculty of Laws—and brings together the fields of business studies, marketing, public policy, philosophical ethics, law, and moral theology… Read more »

Hundreds attend Christ the Redeemer procession in Senglea

27/06/2022

Archbishop Charles celebrated Mass on the feast of Christ the Redeemer in Senglea on Sunday afternoon. Mass was followed by a procession around the streets of Senglea during which prayers were recited for the country, the Church, and for vocations.

This was the first time the procession behind the statue of Christ the Redeemer was held in Senglea since 2019.

Earlier this week, the Archpriest of Senglea, Rev… Read more »

12 residents completed successfully Caritas’ drug rehabilitation programme

25/06/2022   San Blas Therapeutical Centre, Ħaż-Żebbuġ

Iċ-ċerimonja ta’ gradwazzjoni ta’ 12-il resident li lestew b’suċċess il-programm ta’ rijabilitazzjoni mid-droga, organizzata minn Caritas Malta u li saret ilbieraħ filgħaxija fiċ-Ċentru Terapewtiku ta’ San Blas f’Ħaż-Żebbuġ. It-tema taċ-ċerimonja ta’ din is-sena kienet: ‘Inħarsu ’l Quddiem’, b’referenza għall-pandemija imma wkoll għall-għanijiet li ta’ kuljum irridu naħdmu għalihom sabiex jagħtu sens lil ħajjitna.

Fil-messaġġ tiegħu, l-Arċisqof Charles Scicluna qal li “waħda milll-affarijiet li tolqotni meta nisma’ l-esperjenzi tar-residenti hawnhekk hija kemm jitkellmu mill-qalb u kemm japprezzaw il-fatt li din il-mixja għallmithom mod ġdid kif jaħsbu u jħobbu”… Read more »

“We should be gentle and humble in heart” – The Archbishop at Caritas graduation ceremony

12 people graduate from Caritas Malta rehabilitation programme

24/06/2022   San Blas Therapeutic Centre, Ħaż-Żebbuġ

Il-messaġġ tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

L-ewwel nett nixtieq insellem lil kull wieħed u waħda minnkom b’mod speċjali lilek Eċċ. President tar-Repubblika, lill-Onorevoli Ministri, grazzi ħafna tal-preżenza ġentili tagħkom. Imma tislima kbira ħafna tmur lill-istaff kollu tal-Caritas. Grazzi ħafna lilek, Anthony, tal-kliem tiegħek ċar ħafna li hemm bżonn naħsbu ħafna fuqu. Imma grazzi anke lilek Dun Charles Cordina, li naf kemm hi għal qalbek il-missjoni li twassal il-qalb tal-Knisja f’tant ambjenti li aħna qaddejja tagħhom… Read more »

US Bishops welcome Supreme Court decision to end constitutional right to abortion

25/06/2022

“This is a historic day in the life of our country,” reads a statement from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, in response to the decision by the US Supreme Court to overturn controversial rulings on abortion that had effectively permitted abortion on demand throughout the country.

On Friday, the Court released its decision in the case of Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization, ruling that the US Constitution does not protect a so-called “right” to abortion… Read more »