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Cottonera’s open spaces and historic environment under threat

The Church Environment Commission (KA) declares that the application for the extension of the American University of Malta (AUM) is not only harmful to the wellbeing and quality of life of the residents of Cottonera, and harmful to the historic environment, but also runs counter to the planning framework of the Grand Harbour Local Plan. The Policy GP07 of the Grand Harbour Local Plan requires that:

Generally, buildings or structures must not obscure or overpower the bastions themselves… Read more »

Pope to Japanese: With you, I pray nuclear weapons will never be used again

Pope Francis sent a video message to the people of Japan in the lead-up to his visit there at the end of this week, noting that they are a people who knows well the “suffering caused by war.” The pope will visit Japan from November 23 to 26.

“Together with you, I pray that the destructive power of nuclear weapons will never be unleashed again in human history.”

The Holy Father reiterated the Church’s teaching, based on the indiscriminate effects of nuclear weapons, which bring the death of non-combatants as well as military personnel: “The use of nuclear weapons is immoral.”

As the Catechism notes for one of the conditions for a war to be considered “just”:

– the use of arms must not produce evils and disorders graver than the evil to be eliminated… Read more »

Bishop Joe’s Podcasts (3)

L-Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea-Curmi jitkellem dwar: il-gradwazzjoni tal-istudenti universitarji, l-Assemblea Djoċesana tal-Arċidjocesi ta’ Malta li se tkun dwar il-pjan pastorali u ċ-Ċelebrazzjoni Djoċesana ta’ Kristu Re li ser issir il-Ħadd 24 ta’ Novembru.    

Din l-intervista xxandret fuq 103 fis-17 ta’ Novembru 2019. Read more »

Adolescents from San Anton school and Paola parish receive the Sacrament of Confirmation

Nhar is-Sibt 16 ta’ Novembru l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna amministra s-Sagrament tal-Griżma lil 57 adolexxent (21 tifel u 36 tifla) li jattendu l-iskola ta’ San Anton, fis-Santwarju tal-Ħniena Divina, in-Naxxar.

Nhar il-Ħadd 17 ta’ Novembru l-Arċisqof amministra wkoll is-Sagrament tal-Griżma lil 28 adolexxent (18-il tifel u 10 bniet) fil-Knisja Parrokkjali ta’ Kristu Re, Raħal Ġdid.

Aktar ritratti: knisja.mt/ritratti Read more »

L-adolexxenti bniet mill-iskola ta’ San Anton li rċevew is-Sagrament tal-Griżma L-adolexxenti subien mill-iskola ta’ San Anton li rċevew is-Sagrament tal-Griżma L-adolexxenti bniet mill-Parroċċa Kristu Re li rċevew is-Sagrament tal-Griżma L-adolexxenti subien mill-Parroċċa Kristu Re li rċevew is-Sagrament tal-Griżma …

Friday of Mercy: Pope blesses ‘Palace’ for the Poor

A Palace for the Poor: That’s what Pope Francis blessed on Friday afternoon, just ahead of the World Day of the Poor. Pope Francis inaugurated the new Night and Day Care Center for homeless people near St Peter’s Square, as part of his Friday of Mercy initiative.

The 4-storey Vatican property sits in a prestigious location right off the colonnade of St Peter’s Square… Read more »

Church Schools Entry 2020

More than 1,500 vacant positions for students

Ir‑regolamenti għad‑Dħul fl‑Iskejjel tal‑Knisja għas‑sena skolastika 2020 ‑ 2021 ġew ippubblikati (agħfas hawn biex taċċessa r-regolamenti) . B’kollox ser ikun hemm 1,528 post vakanti għall‑istudenti. L‑applikazzjonijiet jistgħu jsiru online jew f’xi wħud mill‑iskejjel tal‑Knisja kif indikat fir‑regolamenti. L‑applikazzjonijiet tal‑ewwel kriterju jsiru f’Novembru 2019, l‑applikanti l‑oħra jsiru f’Jannar u Frar tal‑2020.

Il‑proċess tad‑dħul fl‑iskejjel tal‑Knisja jiddetermina d‑dħul fl‑ewwel u t‑tieni sena kindergarten, fl‑ewwel sena primarja u fl‑ewwel sena sekondarja… Read more »

Pope urges concrete, urgent action to prevent abuse of minors in digital world

Pope Francis on Thursday addressed participants in an international congress in the Vatican on the theme, “Promoting Digital Child Dignity From Concept to Action, From 2017 to 2019”.

Pope Francis on Thursday called on experts in science and technology, the media, businesses, legislators, parents, religious leaders and others to join hands to take concrete and urgent action to protect children from criminal violence and harm in the digital world… Read more »

The spiritual betrayal experienced by victims of abuse – The Archbishop

An interview by John Allen, editor-in-chief of Crux online

  University of Notre Dame, Indiana, USA

Segwi t-taħdita pubblika mal-Arċisqof fil-filmat (fuq)

L-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna lbieraħ ġie intervistat minn John Allen, il-kap editur tal-gazzetta online Crux, dwar il-ġlieda kontra l-abbuż sesswali minn membri tal-kleru. L-Arċisqof kien il-mistieden tal-Università ta’ Notre Dame f’Indiana, l-Istati Uniti, għal taħdita pubblika li għaliha attendew mijiet ta’ persuni fosthom għadd kbir ta’ studenti universitarji. 

Waqt l-intervista l-Arċisqof semma’ kif ftit tal-jiem ilu, waqt li kien il-Messiku għall-kungress għall-Amerika Latina dwar il-protezzjoni tat-tfal, huwa ltaqa’ mill-ġdid ma’ Juan Carlos Cruz, wieħed mill-vittmi li kien iltaqa’ miegħu meta mar iċ-Ċilì fuq talba tal-Papa Franġisku… Read more »

Conference on Religious Education: challenges and action

  Institute of Education, Pembroke

Fit- 12 ta’ Novembru 2019, l-Uffiċjali Edukattivi tas-suġġett tal-Edukazzjoni Reliġjuża flimkien mas-Segretarjat għall-Edukazzjoni Reliġjuża, tellgħu konferenza bl-isem ‘Religious Education, Challenges and Actions’. Din il-konferenza kompliet fuq l-impenn tas-suġġett biex ikompli jiġġedded kemm fl-aspett metodoloġiku, kif ukoll fil-preżentazzjoni tal-kotba li jużaw l-istudenti mhux biss fis-settur primarju u medju li nbidlu fl-aħħar snin, imma anke issa f’dak sekondarju.

Fil-fatt f’din il-konferenza tnieda għall-ewwel darba s-sillabu l-ġdid tal-edukazzjoni reliġjuża tal-eżami ordinarju tal-matrikola flimkien mal-ktieb li se jakkumpanja dan is-sillabu… Read more »

Armenian Catholic priest and his father shot dead in Syria

Armenian Catholic Father Hovsep Bedoyan is shot dead by so-called Islamic State militants in northeastern Syria.

Gunmen shot dead an Armenian Catholic priest and his father as they were traveling in a car in northeastern Syria.  The attack was claimed by the so-called Islamic State group.

Father Hovsep Bedoyan, the head of the Armenian Catholic community in the the Kurdish-majority city of Qamishli near the border with Turkey, and his father, Abraham Bedoyan, were heading to the province of Deir Al-Zor when they came under attack on Monday, November 11… Read more »