On this year’s Workers’ Day, the Justice and Peace Commission would like to draw attention once again to the tragic fate of those construction workers who, in a pattern which sadly continues to repeat itself all too often, are losing their lives whilst trying to make a living. Serious workplace injuries and fatalities occur also in other economic sectors such as manufacturing. However, the highest number of workplace fatalities happen on construction sites. 

Whilst acknowledging that construction is an inherently hazardous job, as testified also by the 369 non-fatal workplace accidents reported in this sector in 2021, as a country we cannot afford to reach a point where these tragedies are normalised by being presented as faceless statistical numbers… Read more »

L‑Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna ltaqa’ ma’ persuni li għaddejjin minn separazzjoni fiż‑żwieġ u li bħalissa qed jattendu gruppi ta’ sapport immexxija minn Caritas Malta, kif ukoll fil‑parroċċi tal‑Mosta u Ħal Tarxien.

Waqt il‑laqgħa, l‑Arċisqof sema’ d‑diversi esperjenzi ta’ dawk li għaddew jew għaddejjin mis‑separazzjoni u l‑isfidi li jiltaqgħu magħhom f’dan il‑mumentta’ ħajjithom. Huma wrew apprezzament lejn il‑Knisja li taħdem mill‑qrib mal‑persuni separati u li fil‑parroċċi hemm għadd ta’ saċerdoti li huma sensittivi għal dawk li għaddejjin mis‑separazzjoni… Read more »

Minn nhar it‑Tnejn, 2 ta’ Mejju, il‑miżuri ta’ prevenzjoni kontra l‑imxija tal‑COVID‑19 mhux se jibqgħu fis‑seħħ waqt il‑quddiesa u ċelebrazzjonijiet oħra bil‑preżenza tal‑pubbliku fil‑knejjes. Dan wara t‑tibdil fil‑liġijiet mħabbra mill‑awtoritajiet tas‑saħħa l‑ġimgħa li għaddiet u sakemm ma jinħarġux miżuri oħra.

Hu rrakkomandat li fil‑knejjes jibqa’ jintuża s‑sanitiser speċjalment minn dawk involuti direttament fiċ‑ċelebrazzjoni tal‑quddiesa, fosthom dawk li jqarbnu.

L-Insara huma mħeġġa sabiex jattendu għaċ-ċelebrazzjoni tal-quddiesa fil-knejjes, b’mod partikolari fil-jum tal-Ħadd… Read more »

The Archdiocese categorically denies an allegation made by The Shift News website that Archbishop Charles Jude Scicluna requested a postponement of the visit to Malta by His Holiness Pope Francis.

A spokesperson for the Archdiocese said: “Nothing could be further from the truth. The visit had the Archbishop’s full support and it is hugely disappointing that a media outlet relies on anonymous and uninformed sources to erroneously state that the Apostolic Nuncio ‘overruled’ the Archbishop”… Read more »