On Friday 19 July 2024, H.E. Dr Myriam Spiteri Debono, officially inaugurated the 14th edition of the BOV Volleyball Marathon in aid of Id-Dar tal-Providenza. Forty players, selected from a total of seventy applicants, started the challenge of fifty-three hours of non-stop volleyball for a noble cause.

In his welcome speech, Fr Martin Micallef while greeting the President of Malta, on her first visit to Dar tal-Providenza, said that the commitment of the players and volunteers sends a positive message to Maltese society that it is rewarding to give.  He added that it is wonderful to see young people filled with a great sense of generosity and altruism, who are ready to commit themselves in favour of initiatives in favour of people who need some kind of support, solidarity, or help… Read more »

This year Rev. Anġ Seychell turned 91 years old and Newsbook Malta visited him to find out more about his work with Caritas, the Clergy House, and the Nazareth Foundation for people with disabilities, which he established in his own home.

In a bed surrounded by hundreds of large books, next to the office he used in his home in Żejtun, Dun Anġ spoke to us about his life and what books mean to him… Read more »

Ta’ 84 sena, Sister Annie Catania qed tkompli bil-ħidma tagħha qalb il-foqra u l-morda fil-Filippini. Ma’ Newsbook.com.mt qasmet uħud mill-esperjenzi tagħha filwaqt li tgħid li ħajjitha hija l-missjoni.

Minn mindu kienet żgħira, Sister Annie Catania kienet tiġbor għall-Missjoni. Meta daħlet fil-ħajja reliġjuża kompliet tiġbor u saħansitra għamlet madwar 20 sena fil-Moviment Missjunarju fejn għal żmien twil kienet il-President ta’ din l-għaqda li kienet impenjata biex jinġabar ikel u bżonnijiet li kienu jitwasslu fl-artijiet tal-missjoni, fosthom l-Eġittu, fejn Sister Annie u l-voluntiera kienu jaħdmu mal-lebbrużi… Read more »

Pope Francis met Monday morning with members of six religious congregations – Minims, Clerics Regular Minor, Augustinian Sisters of Divine Love, Clerics of Saint Viator, Reparatrix Sisters of the Sacred Heart and Missionary Sisters of Saint Anthony Mary Claret – who are in Rome for General or Provincial Chapters.

At the beginning of the encounter, the Holy Father asked them how many novices they have – and warned them that, without “children,” their orders will die… Read more »

Caritas Malta bħalissa għaddejja bil-kampanja ta’ 3rd party events, fejn individwi, kumpaniji, jew gruppi, eċċ… javviċinaw lil Caritas b’xi attività li jkunu se jagħmlu u b’hekk jinġabru fondi b’risq din l-entità.

Dawn il-fondi jkunu ferm ta’ sostenn għall-ħidma ta’ Caritas Malta fejn minbarra s-servizzi bi djar terapewtiċi residenzjali kontra l-abbuż ta’ droga, Caritas Malta toffri servizzi psiko-soċjali miċ-ċentru fil-komunità, il-Ħamrun, (Caritas Community Centre), liema servizzi huma kollha mingħajr ħlas… Read more »

Il-Ġimgħa waranofsinhar, 12 ta’ Lulju 2024, se tibda t-22 edizzjoni tal-maratona ta’ xandir Oħloq Tbissima, li se tibqa’ għaddejja sal-Ħadd, 14 ta’ Lulju 2024, fuq diversi stazzjonijiet lokali tat-televixin.

Din hi 22 sena ta’ għajnuna lill-missjunarji Maltin li għal ħafna snin ilhom jaħdmu mal-familji fqar fil-Perù, Pakistan u l-Filippini.  Familji li li kieku ma kienx għal dawn il-patrijiet qalbiena, tkun diffiċli ħafna għalihom biex jgħixu b’dinjità. Diffiċli biex jieħdu kura medika, biex jibgħatu lit-tfal tagħhom l-iskola, u biex ikollhom almenu ikla kuljum… Read more »

The Synod on Synodality

How to be a missionary synodal Church? That’s the question at the heart of the Instrumentum laboris (IL) for the upcoming session of the Synod of Bishops, which will take place from October 2 to 27.

It will be the second session of the XVI Ordinary General Assembly, following the one in 2023. The IL – published today, Tuesday, July 9, and presented at the Holy See Press Office – does not offer any “pre-packaged answers” but rather “indications and proposals”… Read more »

The live-in for SDC Candidates took place between the 27-30 June 2024 in Għarb, Gozo. These days provided an experience where the Candidates had the chance to interact for a few days together in the SDC spirit. Despite the fact that the Candidates come from different Centres in Malta and Gozo, these days help them to get to know each other better and above all to learn from each other both in formal moments and social times… Read more »