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Watch: 138 persons graduate from the Pastoral Formation Institute

26/11/2019   The Church of the Holy Cross (Capuchins), Floriana

138 persuna temmew b’suċċess wieħed mill‑14‑il kors li ġew offruti matul l‑aħħar sena akkademika mill‑Istitut ta’ Formazzjoni Pastorali flimkien ma’ entitajiet oħra tal‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta. Iċ‑ċerimonja annwali tal‑gradwazzjoni saret nhar it‑Tlieta, 26 ta’ Novembru 2019, fil‑knisja tas‑Salib Imqaddes, il‑Furjana, u tmexxiet mill‑Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea‑Curmi. Iċ‑ċerimonja bdiet b’Quddiesa ta’ radd il-ħajr lil Alla u wara saret il‑preżentazzjoni taċ‑ċertifikati.

Il‑korsijiet li temmew il‑parteċipanti kienu fl‑oqsma tal‑familja, it-teoloġija, l‑istorja tal‑Knisja f’Malta, il‑kura pastorali fl‑iskejjel, id‑dimensjoni spiritwali fil‑kura tas‑saħħa, l‑għeruq tal‑fidi nisranija fil‑Ġudaiżmu, il‑ħidma mal‑adolexxenti u ż‑żgħażagħ, l‑istudji fl‑ispiritwalità Franġiskana, Karmelitana, Injazjana u l‑Akkumpanjament Spiritwali… Read more »

Pope sends condolences to victims of Albania quake

27/11/2019

Survivors of the earthquake in Albania in a temporary shelter in the city of Durres  (ANSA)

On behalf of Pope Francis, the Cardinal Secretary of State, Pietro Parolin, sends a telegram of condolence to victims of Tuesday’s earthquake in Albania.

Pope Francis has sent his “heartfelt condolences” to survivors of the earthquake that struck Albania early Tuesday morning.

In a telegram addressed to the Ilir Meta, the president of Albania, the Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin says the Holy Father is praying for the souls of those who died in the disaster, and “assures the injured and all those affected by this disaster of his closeness in prayer”… Read more »

Concert by the band of the Armed Forces of Malta in aid of Id-Dar tal-Providenza

27/11/2019

The annual concert by the band of the Armed Forces of Malta in aid of Id-Dar tal-Providenza will this year take place at the Metropolitan Cathedral of St Paul in Mdina on Friday 6th December at 8pm. The concert will be under the patronage of the President of Malta, Dr George Vella who will also present the Mons. Mikiel Azzopardi Award 2019 to the winner who will be announced during the evening… Read more »

Pope bids farewell to Japan, leaves hearts overflowing with gratitude

26/11/2019

Pope Francis concludes his Apostolic Journey to Japan, fulfilling his dream to be a missionary to the country and spurring the Japanese Church to protect all life.

It was a bittersweet farewell that Pope Francis bade to the people of Japan on Tuesday, as he boarded the papal plane at Tokyo-Haneda airport.

His visit fulfilled a life-long desire to come to this East Asian nation as a missionary, a dream that was truncated by illness as a young Jesuit… Read more »

Pope at Mass in Tokyo: Gospel of life urges us to be a “field hospital”

25/11/2019

Pope Francis celebrates Mass on Monday afternoon at the Tokyo Dome stadium. In his homily, the Pope says we need to get our priorities right, in line with the life of Jesus.

As the starting point of his homily on Monday, Pope Francis drew attention to the Sermon on the Mount, saying it indicates the beauty of the path we are called to take to reach Jesus, in whom we have the freedom of becoming God’s beloved children. 

Hurdles to being God’s children

Yet along the way, the Pope observed, the freedom of being God’s children can be repressed and weakened by a vicious circle of anxiety and competition… Read more »

Updated: The Diocesan Celebration on the Solemnity of Christ the King

24/11/2019

Aġġornata l-Ħadd 24 ta’ Novembru: Iċ-Ċelebrazzjoni Djoċesana ta’ Kristu Re ser issir fil-Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann. Fil-5pm jibda r-rużarju quddiem Ġesù espost u tingħata l-Barka Sagramentali. Fil-5:30pm titkanta t-Talba tal-Għasar.

Il-Mixja ta’ Fidi mill-monument ta’ Kristu Re mhux ser issir minħabba l-maltemp. Kulħadd mistieden u mħeġġeg jattendi. __________________________________________________________________________________________________

Il‑Knisja Kattolika ser tiċċelebra l‑festa liturġika ta’ Kristu Re nhar il‑Ħadd, 24 ta’ Novembru 2019… Read more »

The 2019 Diocesan Assembly comes to an end – towards ‘One Church, One Journey’

22/11/2019   Iċ-Ċentru Animazzjoni u Komunikazzjoni, Birkirkara

Ara siltiet mill-Assemblea Djoċesana

Il-Ġimgħa 22 ta’ Novembru 2019, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ppresieda t-tieni sessjoni tal-Assemblea Djoċesana 2019.

Wara li fl-ewwel sessjoni ġie ppreżentat il-working document tal-Pjan Pastorali bit-tema ‘Knisja Waħda, Vjaġġ Wieħed’, fil-bidu tat-tieni sessjoni saru tmien preżentazzjonijiet mir-rapporteurs tal-working groups dwar dak li ġie diskuss minn dawk preżenti għall-Assemblea.

Fit-tieni sessjoni wkoll, l-Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea-Curmi spjega t-triq ‘il quddiem u qal li, wara li jiġu evalwati r-reazzjonijiet li ngħataw bħala parti mill-proċess ta’ dixxerniment ekkleżjali, il-Pjan Pastorali għas-snin 2020-2023 ser jiġi ppublikat f’Jannar… Read more »

Pope in Thailand: Encounter and mutual dialogue needed in a challenging world

23/11/2019

Pope Francis addresses Christian Leaders and Leaders of Other Religions

Pope Francis meets Christian leaders and leaders of other religions at Bangkok’s Chulalongkorn University, telling them co-operation and mutual respect are needed more than ever in a world filled with complex challenges.

In 1897, Thailand’s King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) visited Rome and met Pope Leo XIII, the first time that a non-Christian Head of State was received in the Vatican. 

King Chulalongkorn’s vision, according to the University’s incumbent President, was to “provide higher education for students from all walks of life regardless of their gender, social status, ethnic or economic background, or religious faith”, and on that premise the university that bears his name was founded in 1917… Read more »