News from the Church in Malta
The Justice and Peace Commission welcomes the 2022 Budget, recognising the challenging times our country and the world have faced and will continue to face in the near future. The Commission is here offering its view in the light of the “Beyond GDP” initiative, launched in 2020, which promotes the need for our country to reorient our economic model towards a more holistic and sustainable vision… Read more »
L-Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta u Care Malta ffirmaw ftehim sabiex Dar Sant’Anna fl-Isla tiġi rrestawrata biex ’il quddiem tilqa’ tfal minn ambjent soċjali diffiċli li jkollhom bżonn protezzjoni u wens. Dan il-proġett soċjali ġie identifikat mill-parroċċa tal-Isla u se jitmexxa minn Care Malta. Sa ftit snin ilu din id-dar kienet tilqa’ lill-anzjani.
Il-ftehim ġie ffirmat mis-Segretarju Amministrattiv tal-Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta, Michael Pace Ross, u minn Nazzareno Vassallo u Natalie Briffa Farrugia f’isem Care Malta. Preżenti wkoll l-Arċipriet tal-Isla, il-Kanonku Robin Camilleri… Read more »
L‑Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna llejla se jiċċelebra quddiesa fil‑bidu tal‑ħidma pastorali ta’ Patri Joseph Zahra, Dumnikan, bħala kappillan tal‑parroċċa tal‑Madonna ta’ Fatima, Gwardamanġa.
Patri Joseph Zahra twieled fil‑25 ta’ Mejju 1974. Huwa studja l‑filosofija u t‑teoloġija fl‑Università ta’ Bologna fl‑Italja. Beda l‑formazzjoni reliġjuża fl‑1992 fil‑Kunvent tal‑Madonna tal‑Għar, ir‑Rabat, u sentejn wara għamel l‑ewwel professjoni solenni. Hu ġie ordnat saċerdot fit‑22 ta’ Lulju 2003 fis‑Santwarju tal‑Madonna ta’ Fatima fi Gwardamanġa, fejn serva bħala viċi kappillan għal erba’ snin… Read more »
Pope Francis has authorized the Congregation for the Causes of Saints to promulgate the decree on a miraculous healing attributed to the intercession of Pope John Paul I.
Pope Francis on Wednesday received in audience Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, the Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, and authorized his dicastery to promulgate the decree recognizing a miracle attributed to the intercession of Albino Luciani or Pope John Paul I… Read more »
An artistic impression of the proposed development at Ħal Ferħ
Should we be surprised at the Maltese Islands’ degradation of the natural and urban environment? The plain answer is ‘no’. Everybody has a part to play to safeguard our national heritage. However, the responsibility falls primarily on Government which is ultimately the overarching driver and decision-maker in all policy-making. The following is a summary of the recommendations and observations that the Interdiocesan Environment Commission (KA) made as part of the public consultation for the 2022 Budget to address the ‘uglification’ of the country that the Pre-Budget Consultation Document 2022 refers to… Read more »
16-il entità impenjati fil-ħidma soċjali qed jesprimu t-tħassib tagħhom dwar il-proposti għall-abozz ta’ liġi dwar l-użu hekk imsejjaħ responsabbli tal-kannabis. L-entitajiet jinsabu fi qbil mal-pożizzjoni ta’ Caritas Malta u Fondazzjoni OASI li nhar il-Ħamis, 7 ta’ Ottubru 2021, reġgħu tennew li l-liġi proposta se tkun aktar ta’ ħsara milli ta’ ġid għas-soċjetà Maltija.
Dawn l-entitajiet, li wħud minnhom jaħdmu direttament mat-tfal u ż-żgħażagħ vulnerabbli, jinsabu mħassba speċjalment dwar il-messaġġ li jkun qed jgħaddi lit-tfal u ż-żgħażagħ dwar l-użu u l-kultura tal-kannabis… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi
Fl-istorja tat-twelid ta’ Ġesù, fl-Evanġelju skont San Luqa, hemm dik is-silta fejn Marija u Ġużeppi kienu qed ifittxu post fejn seta’ jitwieled Ġesù. U hemm sentenza li hi verament ta’ swied il-qalb. Tgħid: “ma kienx hemm post għalihom fil-lukanda” (Luqa 2:7). Darba minnhom kont f’laqgħa ta’ talb, u kien hemm żagħżugħ li għamel din it-talba marbuta ma’ din il-ġrajja: “Mulej, agħmel li qalbna tkun bħal dak l-għar vojt u mhux bħal-lukanda mimlija… Read more »
The Secretariat for Catholic Education (SfCE) and the Church Schools Association (CSA) would like to express serious concerns at the direction taken by Government to rush through a bill on cannabis use at the tail end of this legislature. Furthermore, the Government has given very little indication of the feedback received after publishing a white paper in March.
Public reactions to the White Paper indicated that the majority of the feedback received was highly critical of the proposal and the negative impact this would have on children and youths… Read more »
Il-Papa Franġisku, nhar il-Ħadd 10 ta’ Ottubru 2021, se jniedi l-mixja sinodali lejn is-Sinodu tal-Isqfijiet li se jsir fl-2023, bit-tema: “Lejn Knisja Sinodali – Komunjoni, Parteċipazzjoni, u Missjoni”.
Il-Papa qed jistieden lil kull djoċesi biex tipparteċipa f’dan il-proċess ta’ tħejjija, u tagħti bidu għal dan nhar il-Ħadd 17 ta’ Ottubru 2021. Għalhekk, dakinhar, Mons. Arċisqof Charles Scicluna se jiċċelebra quddiesa fis-Santwarju tal-Madonna tal-Mellieħa fil-bidu ta’ dan il-proċess min-naħa tal-Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta… Read more »
L‑Istitut ta’ Formazzjoni Pastorali qed joffri l‑kors ta’ ‘Adolescent and Youth Ministry’ li se jkun qed jindirizza l‑isfidi li jiltaqgħu magħhom ż‑żgħażagħ illum. Dan il‑kors, li se jibda fit‑30 ta’ Ottubru, huwa mmirat għal dawk li jaħdmu jew jixtiequ jaħdmu mal‑adolexxenti u ż‑żgħażagħ.
Minn din is‑sena, il‑kors ser joffri spazju għal esperjenzi prattiċi fil‑gruppi taż‑żgħażagħ u kull parteċipant se jkun akkumpanjat minn mentor. It‑teorija u l‑esperjenza prattika ser jgħinu lill‑individwu jiżviluppa l‑ħiliet tiegħu bħala youth leader filwaqt li jiltaqa’ mad‑diversità ta’ kariżmi fil‑gruppi u l-movimenti fil‑Knisja f’Malta… Read more »
