News from the Church in Malta
Discern, the Institute for Research of the Signs of the Times, will be holding the Gaudium et Spes Lecture 2019 on the theme ‘A Church that looks forward’.
The guest speaker will be David McLoughlin, Emeritus Fellow of Christian Theology at Newman University, who will look at the Church in the context of the culture wars in many countries today…
The full text of the Holy Father’s message is below:
Greetings to participants at the UN Climate Action Summit 2019.
I would like to thank the United Nations Secretary-General, Mr António Guterres, for convening this meeting and for drawing the attention of Heads of State and Government – and of the entire international community and world public opinion – to one of the most serious and worrying phenomena of our time: climate change…
Archbishop Emeritus Paul Cremona O.P. was discharged from hospital this evening.
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Earlier: Today, 23rd September 2019, in the afternoon, Archbishop Emeritus Paul Cremona O.P. felt unwell and was taken to hospital where he is being kept for observation.
Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna visited and wished Mgr Cremona a speedy recovery and promised him the prayers of the Church in Malta at this time…
In a statement issued on the occasion of this year’s Season of Creation (1st September – 4th October), the Interdiocesan Environment Commission (KA) highlights a number of examples of greenwashing which have characterized the local scenario throughout the 16 years it has been set up. Greenwashing is the practice of making unsubstantiated or misleading claims about the environmental benefits of a project in order to make it appear more environmentally friendly than it really is…
Nigeria’s bishops have once again called on President Muhammadu Buhari’s government to restore peace to Africa’s most populous country.
Nigeria has faced terrorism both from the Islamist Boko Haram militant group in the country’s northeast and raids by Muslim Fulani herdsmen against mostly Christian farmers in the country’s Middle Belt, where the predominantly Muslim north meets the mostly Christian south…
Bi tħejjija għall‑ftuħ tas‑sena skolastika, l‑Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea‑Curmi ltaqa’ mal‑edukaturi l‑ġodda fl‑iskejjel tal‑Knisja waqt seminar organizzat mis‑Segretarjat għall‑Edukazzjoni Nisranija. L‑Isqof rringrazzja lill‑għalliema u wera l‑apprezzament tal‑Knisja f’Malta għall‑ħidma tagħhom. Hu stedinhom biex fis‑servizz li jagħtu jgħaqqdu flimkien żewġ aspetti importanti: il‑professjonalità u x‑xhieda ta’ ħajja Nisranija. Hu qal li l‑edukazzjoni fl‑iskejjel tal‑Knisja għandha tkun sostnuta bil‑valuri tal‑Evanġelju u tgħin lill‑istudenti biex ikollhom l‑għeruq tagħhom f’dawn il‑valuri…
Għada, is-Sibt, 21 ta’ Settembru 2019, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ser jiċċelebra Quddiesa f’Jum l-Indipendenza. Il-Quddiesa ser issir fil-Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann u tibda fid-9:00am.
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Fid-dawl taċ-ċirkostanzi preżenti, ġie deċiż li ċ-ċelebrazzjonijiet esterni marbuta mal-festa ta’ Santu Wistin fil-Belt Valletta fil-jiem li ġejjin, jitħassru.
Il-funzjonijiet liturġiċi fil-knisja ser ikomplu kif ippjanat jiġifieri llum u għada, 19 u 20 ta’ Settembru, ikunu jiem tat-tridu bil-funzjoni tibda fis-6.30pm. Is-Sibt 21 ta’ Settembru, filgħaxija ssir il-Quddiesa Solenni fis-6.30pm. Nhar il-Ħadd il-Quddiesa tkun bħal ta’ nhar ta’ Ħadd jiġifieri fis-7am, fid-9.30am, fil-10.45am u fis-7.15pm…
The Higher Committee of Human Fraternity has raised the number of members to eight, with the recent addition to the board of Rabbi M. Bruce Lustig.
The Higher Committee of Human Fraternity has announced the inclusion of Rabbi M. Bruce Lustig, Senior Rabbi at Washington Hebrew Congregation, to the membership of the Committee, bringing the total membership to eight members concerned with the achievement of the objectives set forth in the Human Fraternity Document…
