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Pope signs Rome 2020 Appeal for Peace

21/10/2020

Pope Francis and religious leaders of the major world religions gathered in Rome on Tuesday 20 October for an international and interreligious Meeting for Peace organized by the Community of Saint Egidio.

Present at the Meeting in Rome’s Capitoline Square, were also political leaders who symbolically received a text of the 2020 Appeal for Peace.

The 2020 Appeal for Peace

Gathered in Rome, in “the spirit of Assisi”, and spiritually united to believers worldwide and to all men and women of good will, we have prayed alongside one another to invoke upon our world the gift of peace.  We have called to mind the wounds of humanity, we are united with the silent prayers of so many of our suffering brothers and sisters, all too often nameless and unheard.  We now solemnly commit ourselves to make our own and to propose to the leaders of nations and the citizens of the world this Appeal for Peace… Read more »

Presentation of the new Directory for Catechesis

Online meeting from the European Bishops' Conferences

20/10/2020

The meeting of the CCEE Catechesis Section, which was held by videoconference on the morning of Wednesday 14 October 2020, had as its theme the presentation of the new Universal Directory for Catechesis.

27 Bishops and National Directors, responsible for the catechesis of the Bishops’ Conferences of Europe, met online to reflect on the effects and challenges that the new Directory will bring to pastoral realities throughout Europe… Read more »

COMECE calls on the EU to keep fighting human trafficking

Statement by the Secretary General of COMECE on the eve of the EU Anti-Trafficking Day

19/10/2020

Trafficking in persons and other contemporary forms of enslavement are a worldwide problem that needs to be taken seriously by the international community. It represents one of the most dramatic manifestations of the commercialization of the other, a crime that disfigures both the victims as well as those who carry it out, and a source of shame for humanitythat our authorities and societies must no longer tolerate, as Pope Francis has emphasized… Read more »

Visit by the Broadcasting Authority to Archbishop Scicluna

19/10/2020

On the occasion of the 59th anniversary since the setting up of the Broadcasting Authority, the Chairman of the Authority, Mr Fank V. Farrugia together with the Chief Executive, Dr Joanna Spiteri and Board Members met the Archbishop Charles Jude Scicluna during a cordial meeting held on 15th October 2020, at the Curia in Floriana.

During the meeting they talked about the situation of the stations and broadcasting and about the role of the regulator in a society where the media is constantly developing… Read more »

Four new publications in Maltese

19/10/2020

Is-Soċjetà tad-Duttrina Nistranija, permezz ta’ Pubblikazzjoni Preca, ippubblikat dawn il-kotba li jistgħu jkunu utli għall-ħajja spiritwali u l-ministeru pastorali.

It-tentazzjoni u d-dixxerniment hu ktieb tat-teologu Ċilen Segundo Galilea li oriġinarjament kien ippublikat fl-1991. Għandu jinteressa lil dawk impenjati fil-Knisja għax jispjega b’mod prattiku u attwali kif nistgħu niddistingwu bejn it-tqanqil tal-Ispirtu s-Santu u dak li hu biss falsità.

Mingħajru ma nistgħu tagħmlu xejn: inkunu missjunarji fid-dinja tal-lum hu ktieb-intervista tal-Papa Franġisku mal-ġurnalista Taljan Gianni Valenti li oriġinarjament kien ippublikat fl-2019… Read more »

Pope Francis: in mission with Jesus, the ‘Father’s Missionary’

Pope Francis's message for World Mission Day 2020

18/10/2020

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

I wish to express my gratitude to God for the commitment with which the Church throughout the world carried out the Extraordinary Missionary Month last October. I am convinced that it stimulated missionary conversion in many communities on the path indicated by the theme: “Baptized and Sent: the Church of Christ on Mission in the World”… Read more »

European funds for the restoration of the dome of Żurrieq parish church

17/10/2020

Fil‑ġimgħat li ġejjin se jibda r‑restawr minn barra tal‑koppla tal‑knisja arċipretali ta’ Santa Katarina fiż‑Żurrieq. Dan il‑proġett, li ser isir b’kofinanzjament ta’ 80% minn fondi tal‑Unjoni Ewropea, ser jiswa €70,000. Id‑dettalji tal‑proġett tħabbru dalgħodu mis‑Segretarju Parlamentari għall‑Fondi Ewropej Stefan Zrinzo Azzopardi, mis‑Segretarju Amministrattiv tal‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta Michael Pace Ross u mill‑Arċipriet taż‑Żurrieq Dun Karm Mercieca.

Waqt il‑konferenza tal‑aħbarijiet ġie spjegat li matul ix‑xogħol ta’ restawr se titnaddaf il‑ġebla tal‑koppla u jinbidel il‑ġebel li ġarrab l‑akbar ħsara, se jitneħħa l‑membrane u jiġi rrestawrat id‑deffun, u se jiġu rrestawrati wkoll l‑aperturi tal‑injam… Read more »

Archbishop Scicluna shows appreciation for Infrastructure Malta’s collaboration with the Church

16/10/2020

 L-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna apprezza l-ħidma li qed issir minn Infrastructure Malta mal-Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta permezz ta’ xogħlijiet ta’ manutenzjoni u tisbiħ, fosthom bit-tħawwil ta’ siġar, fi spazji oħrajn miftuħa mmexxija mill-Knisja f’diversi lokalitajiet. 

Waqt żjara fil-ġonna tad-Dar tal-Kleru f’Birkirkara, fejn qed jitħawlu 1,400 siġra minn Infrastructure Malta, l-Arċisqof sostna li s-siġar imħawlin huma pulmun ta’ arja nadifa mhux biss għas-saċerdoti anzjani residenti fid-Dar tal-Kleru iżda wkoll għar-residenti ta’ Birkirkara… Read more »

The fifth edition of the Bible in Maltese is launched

16/10/2020

L‑Għaqda Biblika Maltija nediet il‑ħames edizzjoni tal‑Bibbja bil‑Malti riveduta skont l‑aħħar studji mill‑Biblisti Maltin. Il‑Bibbja, li għandha sservi ta’ gwida għall‑formazzjoni ta’ kull Nisrani, qed tiġi ppublikata fis‑60 anniversarju mit‑twaqqif tal‑Għaqda Biblika Maltija.

It‑tnedija tal‑Bibbja bil‑Malti ġiet ippreżentata lill‑Isqfijiet waqt laqgħa tal‑Konferenza Episkopali Maltija fil‑Kurja tal‑Arċisqof il‑Furjana.

Fil‑messaġġ tiegħu, l‑Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna qal li minkejja l‑messaġġ tal‑Bibbja ma jinbidilx, huwa essenzjali li minn żmien għal żmien jiġi aġġornat il‑lingwaġġ li bih tkun inkitbet sabiex nifhmu u nersqu aktar lejn il‑Kelma tal‑Mulej… Read more »

Church Schools safeguard the right to education for all

14/10/2020

With reference to the aggressive stance taken today by the Malta Union of Teachers (MUT) against Church Schools, Church authorities: 

1. will continue to ensure that the health and safety of educators, students and staff in all Church schools remains paramount, in adherence to the guidelines issued by Public Health Authorities. 

2. remain committed to continue providing over 17,000 students with the right to their education, despite the challenging situations being faced. 

3… Read more »