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14/10/2019

Pope Francis presides over the canonizations of Cardinal John Henry Newman, Sister Marian Thresia, Sister Giuseppina Vannini, Sister Dulce Lopes Pontes, and Marguerite Bays. In his homily, the Pope reflects on the Gospel account of the lepers, and on the verbs “to cry out, to walk, to give thanks”.
In a sun-drenched St Peter’s Square, and before thousands of pilgrims coming from all over the world, Pope Francis proclaimed five new saints for the Church…

12/10/2019

L‑Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea‑Curmi qal li ż‑żgħażagħ għandhom jingħataw iktar responsabbiltajiet fil‑ħajja tal‑Knisja. Dan qalu waqt li kien qed jindirzza l‑konferenza annwali għall‑youth leaders ‘Plexus19’, li ġiet organizzata mill‑MCYN (Malta Catholic Youth Network) tal‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta.

Waqt diskussjoni ma’ madwar 240 parteċipant, li huma involuti fil‑ħidma pastorali maż‑żgħażagħ, l‑Isqof Galea‑Curmi qal li “ż‑żgħażagħ m’għandhomx jirċievu biss fil‑Knisja, imma għandu jkollhom sehem importanti…

Archdiocese of Krakow opens beatification process of John Paul II’s parents

12/10/2019

The Polish Bishops’ Conference agreed to open the cause of beatification for Emilia née Kaczorowska and Karol Wojtyła Sr.

At a recent meeting in Warsaw, the Polish Bishops’ Conference agreed to initiate the diocesan phase of the beatification of St. John Paul II’s parents. Below is the official announcement from their website:

The Polish Bishops’ Conference has agreed (nihil obstat) to begin by the Archdiocese of Krakow the process of beatification of the parents of John Paul II – Karol Wojtyła [Sr] and Emilia nèe Kaczorowska…

12/10/2019

L‑Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ħatar lil Kan. David Cilia bħala arċipriet tal‑Parroċċa ta’ San Pawl Nawfragu, il‑Belt Valletta.

Il‑Kan. David Cilia twieled fit‑2 ta’ Awwissu 1968. Irċieva l‑edukazzjoni tiegħu fl‑iskola ta’ Ħal Qormi San Ġorġ, fil‑Kulleġġ San Albert il‑Kbir u fl-iskola tas-Seminarju tal-Arċisqof. Studja l‑Filosofija u t‑Teoloġija fil‑Fakultà tat‑Teoloġija tal‑Università ta’ Malta, u d‑Dritt Kanoniku fl‑Università Gregorjana f’Ruma…

11/10/2019

L‑Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ser jitlob li jerġa’ jinfetaħ il‑każ tal‑Venerabbli Adelaide Cini biex eventwalment, jekk tissodisfa l‑kriterji tal‑liġi tal‑Knisja, din il‑mara lajka tiġi bbeatifikata. Dan ser isir waqt Quddiesa li ser jiċċelebra l‑Arċisqof għada, it‑Tlieta 15 ta’ Ottubru, fis‑7pm, fil‑mitt sena tal‑eżumazzjoni u t‑trasport tal‑fdalijiet tagħha miċ‑ċimiterju ta’ Santa Marija Addolorata għall‑istitut “Ta’ Ċini” li kienet waqqfet u fejn tinsab midfuna. Adelaide Cini kienet ġiet iddikjarata Venerabbli mill‑Papa Piju X fit‑23 ta’ Frar 1910…

11/10/2019

Għażiż Prof. Scicluna,

Proposta Baġit 2020: Studju Nazzjonali dwar il-propjetà

Bħalma għamlet fis-snin li għaddew, il-Kummissjoni Interdjoċesana Ambjent (KA) qiegħda għal darb’oħra tistieden lill-Gvern biex iniedi studju nazzjonali dwar il-propjetà. Sal-lum il-KA għadha ma tistax tifhem għalfejn il-Gvern qed iżomm lura milli jagħmel dan. Din hija r-raba’ sena li l-KA qed tħeġġeġ lill-Gvern biex jerfa’ r-responsabbiltajiet tiegħu u jniedi tali studju li jkollu l-parteċipazzjoni sħiħa tal-istakeholders kollha fit-tfassil tat-terms of reference…

11/10/2019

Is-Servizz Nazzjonali tat-Trasfużjoni tad-Demm qed jagħmel sejħa kbira għad-demm biex ir-riserva baxxa ta’ bħalissa titla’ kemm jista’ jkun malajr. Għaldaqstant dawk li jgawdu saħħithom huma ġentilment mitluba biex jersqu u jagħtu d-demm, possibbilment illum, għada, jew nhar il-Ħadd.

B’rabta ma’ din is-sejħa tajjeb li wieħed ifakkar li Servizz ta’ Saħħa tajjeb jiddependi wkoll minn riserva suffiċjenti ta’ demm, li tforni l-ħtiġijiet kbar fl-isptarijiet tal-gżejjer Maltin…

11/10/2019

The sixth General Congregation of the Special Synod of Bishops for the Amazon region took place in the afternoon of the 9th of October in the presence of Pope Francis. The Synod for the Amazon is taking place in the Vatican ‪until October the 27th.‬ 180 Synod Fathers were present in the Synod Hall.

The tragedy of drug trafficking and its consequences: this was one of the interventions discussed on Wednesday afternoon in the Synod Hall…

10/10/2019

Synthesis of the Fifth General Congregation. 174 Synod Fathers were present for the Wednesday morning session.

The integral health of the Amazon was one of the concerns raised this morning in the Synod hall. The model of development espoused by a capitalism that devours; the fires that are destroying the region; corruption; deforestation; and illegal farming – all these threaten the health of the people, the territory, and the whole planet…

09/10/2019

The second working day of the special Synod for the Pan-Amazon Region ended with the fourth General Congregation. The afternoon session was held in the presence of the Pope, with 182 synod fathers in attendance.
The systematic violation of the rights of the original peoples of the Amazon; and the risk to life throughout the entire region due to the wounding of its habitat, were at the centre of the reflections during the fourth congregation of the Synod of Bishops…