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The Seminary Vocations Centre celebrates the closure of its pastoral year

19/09/2020   Seminary Vocations Centre, Tal-Virtù, Rabat

F’għeluq is-sena pastorali taċ-Ċentru Vokazzjonijiet tas-Seminarju, is-seminaristi organizzaw attivitajiet differenti għall-adolexxenti u ż-żgħażagħ, li saru fis-Seminarju tal-Arċisqof, tal-Virtù.

L-attivitajiet intemmu b’laqgħa ta’ diskussjoni mal-Arċisqof Charles Scicluna li matulha ż-żgħażagħ iddiskutew temi attwali li jolqtuhom fil-ħajja ta’ kuljum, fosthom il-fidi llum, il-valur tal-ħajja u kif nagħrfu s-sejħa ta’ Alla.

Wara din id-diskussjoni l-Arċisqof iċċelebra quddiesa fil-ġonna tas-Seminarju li fiha ħadu sehem il-ġenituri taż-żgħażagħ u l-adolexxenti… Read more »

Home for refugee single mothers inaugurated

25/09/2020

L‑Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna inawgura r‑residenza Blessed Gerard li bdiet tilqa’ ommijiet refuġjati li qed irabbu weħidhom lil uliedhom. Il‑proġett twettaq mill‑Maltese Cross Corps u l-Malteser International tal-Ġermanja b’ħidma mal‑Kummissjoni Emigranti.

Ir‑residenza, li tinsab fi Gwardamanġa, tilqa’ fiha tliet familji li għandhom kmamar individwali u faċilitajiet oħra komuni fosthom kamra tal‑ikel, kċina u play area. L‑għan tal‑proġett hu li jipprovdi akkomodazzjoni u ħtiġijiet bażiċi oħra, u jgħinhom jintegraw u jkunu indipendenti… Read more »

Pope: ‘The only way out of the current crisis is altogether’

23/09/2020

Dear Brothers and Sisters, it does not seem that the weather is that great, but I wish you a good morning all the same!

To emerge better from a crisis like the current one, which is a health crisis and is, at the same time, a social, political and economic crisis, every one of us is called to assume responsibility for our own part, that is, to share the responsibility… Read more »

“Euthanasia is a crime against human life, incurable does not mean end of care”

22/09/2020

On Tuesday, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith announced the publication of a Letter approved by Pope Francis on 25 June and entitled Samaritanus bonus (“The Good Samaritan”): On the Care of Persons in the Critical and Terminal Phases of Life”. It bears 14 July as its publication date, in honor of St Camillus de Lellis, the patron saint of the sick, hospitals, nurses, and physicians… Read more »

Restoration works on Ħal Balzan parish church inaugurated

20/09/2020

Tlesta xogħol ta’ restawr tal‑Knisja Parrokkjali ta’ Marija Annunzjata f’Ħal Balzan, xogħol li sar b’investiment ta’ ftit aktar minn €122,000 b’kofinanzjament minn fondi tal‑Unjoni Ewropea. Dan il‑proġett ġie inawgurat dalgħodu mill‑Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea‑Curmi u mis‑Segretarju Parlamentari għall‑Fondi Ewropej Stefan Zrinzo Azzopardi. Preżenti wkoll għall‑konferenza tal‑aħbarijiet kien hemm is‑Segretarju Amministrattiv tal‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta Michael Pace Ross.

Permezz ta’ dan il‑proġett li għalih ikkontribwixxa wkoll il‑poplu ta’ Ħal Balzan, twettaq xogħol ta’ restawr fuq il‑kappelluntal‑Kurċifiss, il‑ħitan tas‑sagristija minn barra, u l‑kampnar… Read more »

Cleaning up the environment and our conscience to truly protect the world

Statement by the Interdiocesan Environment Commission

19/09/2020

Waqt attività ta’ tindif li saret dalgħodu fuq il‑Bajja tal‑Għadira, il‑Kummissjoni Interdjoċesana Ambjent (KA) qalet li ħadd ma jieħu gost jiġbor skart li ħalla ħaddieħor, u għalhekk il‑Kummissjoni tħoss li attivitajiet bħal dawn għandhom iħeġġuna biex nagħmlu eżami tal‑kuxjenza fuq il‑ħarsien tal‑ħolqien.

Iċ‑Chairperson tal‑Kummissjoni Ambjent, Mario Camenzuli, wera x‑xewqa li bis‑sehem ta’ kulħadd naslu f’sitwazzjoni fejn dawn il‑clean‑ups ma jkunx hemm għalfejn isiru… Read more »

Health and safety in schools remains a main priority

Statement by the Secretariat for Catholic Education

18/09/2020

Church Schools have been working relentlessly to welcome students and educators in the safest environment possible. In order for this to be done, a lot of work has been carried out and a lot of expenses have been incurred. Church Schools have been holding discussions with the Ministry for Education and Employment, and the Malta Union of Teachers.

The health and safety of all students, staff, their families, and the community at large, remains a priority for Church Schools. The increased community transmission of COVID-19 in recent days is of serious concern. Unfortunately, these circumstances may be precluding the safe physical opening of schools… Read more »

Pope Francis thanks elderly and sick priests for their faithful witness

18/09/2020

In the message addressed to “brother priests,” the Pope thanks the Episcopal Conference of Lombardy, which for six years has organized the Day of Prayer and Fraternity with elderly and sick clergy.

“It is beautiful,” Pope Francis says, the attention that is shown to those priests who are physically more fragile.

The Pope expresses his delight that elderly and sick priests were able to travel with their Bishops to the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Caravaggio, despite restrictions due to the coronavirus… Read more »

Bishop Mario Grech appointed as the General Secretary of the Synod of Bishops

16/09/2020

Il-Q.T. il-Papa Franġisku ħatar uffiċjalment lill-E.T. Mons. Mario Grech, Isqof emeritu ta’ Għawdex, bħala Segretarju Ġenerali tas-Sinodu tal-Isqfijiet. L-aħbar ġiet imxandra fil-Bullettin tas-Sala Stampa tal-Vatikan illum f’12.00pm.

Huwa qed jissuċċiedi lil-Em.T. il-Kardinal Lorenzo Baldisseri, li serva f’din il-kariga sa mill-21 ta’ Settembru 2013 u fi żmienu nżammu erba’ Sinodi, li tlieta minnhom ħa sehem fihom l-Isqof Grech bħala Isqof ta’ Għawdex u President tal-Konferenza Episkopali Maltija… Read more »