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Agreement with Government for residential services in the Church homes for the elderly renewed

30/09/2019

  • L-iffirmar ta’ tiġdid ta’ ftehim bejn l-Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta u s-Segretarjat Parlamentari għal Persuni b’Diżabilità u Anzjanità Attiva, biex jiġu pprovduti servizzi residenzjali għall-anzjani fid-Djar tal-Knisja. Dan il-ftehim għall-perjodu ta’ tliet snin jistabbilixxi x-xiri ta’ 181 sodda, li minnhom 167 sodda ser jintużaw għal kura residenzjali fit-tul, filwaqt li 14-il sodda ser jintuzaw għal servizzi ta’ respite għal anzjani b’dipendenza għolja u medja…

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Live: Mass to inaugurate the new forensic year

30/09/2019
  • It-Tlieta, l-1 ta’ Ottubru 2019, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna jiċċelebra Quddiesa għall-membri tal-ġudikatura fil-ftuħ tas-Sena Forensi 2019-2020. Il-Quddiesa ser issir fl-Oratorju tal-Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta, fid-9am. 

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Pope to consecrate Mgr Antoine Camilleri and three others as bishops on October 4

30/09/2019

  • Pope Francis will consecrate four bishops on October 4, 2019, at a Mass at 5 pm in St. Peter’s Basilica: three apostolic nuncios – two Italians and a Maltese – and the Czech Undersecretary of the Migration and Refugees Section of the Dicastery for the service of integral human development.

    They are:

    – Mgr. Michael Czerny, of the Company of Jesus, 73, from Brno, Czech Republic…

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Church hands over property to Hospice Malta

Work to commence on Malta’s first state-of-the-art St Michael Hospice

29/09/2019

  • Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna formally handed over the Church premises known as Adelaide Cini Institute in St Venera to the Chairperson of Hospice Malta, Maria Gatt, for the establishment of St Michael Hospice, the first state-of-the-art complex to provide comprehensive palliative care.

    The ceremony was held on the feast of St Michael the Archangel, on Sunday 29th September, in the same building in which the first patients are expected to be received in two years’ time following the necessary renovation works…

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Live: Handing over ceremony of Adelaide Cini Institute to Hospice Malta

28/09/2019
  • L-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna jgħaddi formalment l-Istitut Adelaide Cini f’Sta Venera lil Hospice Malta, għat-twaqqif ta’ kumpless ta’ kura paljattiva bl-isem ta’ St Michael Hospice. Iċ-ċerimonja tibda
    fl-10:30 a.m.
  • L-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna jiċċelebra Quddiesa fil-festa ta’ San Mikiel Arkanġlu, fl-Istitut Adelaide Cini, Sta Venera. Il-Quddiesa tibda fil-11:00 a.m.

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The Archbishop’s Palace opens its doors for Notte Bianca

28/09/2019

  • The Archbishop’s Palace in Valletta will be opening its doors again for Notte Bianca 2019, on Saturday 5th October. On the day, visitors will be able to visit various rooms in the palace, including the piano nobile which includes the throne room, the 18th century library and the garden. The palace is situated at the lower part of Archbishop Street next to Independence Square…

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Talitha Kum: 10 years of hard work against human trafficking

26/09/2019

  • Talitha Kum’s General Assembly takes place from 21 to 27 September. It sees the participation of 86 delegates from 48 different nations and aims to present the work the sisters are doing in different countries and discuss how to implement new strategies in the fight against human trafficking and slavery.

    A special award will be given to 10 sisters who in recent years have distinguished themselves for their commitment to the cause and have been instrumental in supporting anti-trafficking networks in different countries

    Talitha Kum is a project of the International Union of Superiors General (UISG), in collaboration with the Union of Superiors General (USG)…

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Mgħammdin u Mibgħutin – a new book for the Extraordinary Missionary Month

26/09/2019

  • Mgħammdin u Mibgħutin: riflessjonijiet ta’ Papa Franġisku għal matul ix-Xahar Missjunarju Straordinarju huwa ktejjeb żgħir b’bosta riflessjonijiet li Papa Franġisku għamel f’dawn l-aħħar snin fuq din it-tema. Paġna wara l-oħra dan il-ktejjeb joffri riflessjoni qasira, kif ukoll it-talba għal matul dan ix-xahar u numru ta’ sentenzi ta’ Ġesù, waħda għal kull ġimgħa, biex jakkumpanjaw lill-qarrej matul dan ix-xahar straordinarju…

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Priest’s murder latest violent attack against Church personnel in Brazil’s capital

25/09/2019

  • A Polish-born priest was murdered in the Brazilian capital on Sept. 21, after he was attacked by robbers.

    Father Kazimierz Wojno was inspecting the construction of a catechetical center near his rectory in Brasília when four men jumped the wall and took him and a parish employee as hostages. His body was found a few hours later with his feet and hands still tied up and wire wrapped around his neck…

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