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Statement on Fr Deo Debono OSA  

18/09/2019

  • In agreement with the Provincial of the Augustinians, Fr Leslie Gatt, Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna decided that Fr Deo Debono, an Augustinian friar, will not remain parish priest of St Augustine Parish in Valletta and he will not exercise his priestly ministry in public until the police investigations and any other procedures in the Civil Courts are concluded. This decision has been taken following the allegations concerning this priest that have been reported in the media…

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A new board for Discern institute

18/09/2019

  • Dr Sue Vella, maħtura bħala ċ-chairperson ta’ Discern

    L‑Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ħatar lil Dr Sue Vella bħala chairperson ta’ Discern, l‑istitut tal‑Knisja għar‑Riċerka tas‑Sinjali taż‑Żminijiet.

    Dr Vella hija senior lecturer fil‑Fakultà għat‑Tisħiħ tas‑Soċjetà u membru fid‑Dipartiment tal‑Politika Soċjali u Ħidma Soċjali tal‑Università ta’ Malta. Hija wkoll membru fuq bord ta’ NGO u ta’ kumpanija privata…

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Holy See calls for boosting peaceful use of nuclear energy

18/09/2019

  • Vatican Secretary for Relations with States, Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, on 16 September addressed the General Conference to the International Atomic Energy Agency.

    The Holy See has reiterated its support for the efforts and contribution of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to “nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament”, as well as to the “safe, secure, and peaceful, development and operation of nuclear technologies”. 

    “The broader goals of nuclear non-proliferation, nuclear disarmament, and the peaceful uses of nuclear technologies, each depend upon these crucial IAEA strategies,” said the Vatican Secretary for Relations with States, Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher.  

    He was addressing the IAEA’s 63rd General Conference that kicked off on Monday at its headquarters in Vienna, Austria. 

    An autonomous international organization, established in 1957, the IAEA seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy and to inhibit its use for any military purpose, including nuclear weapons…

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Indigenous leader says ‘Brother Francis’ risking his life for the Amazon

17/09/2019

  • According to arguably the most important indigenous leader of the Amazon, Pope Francis is putting his life on the line by defending the rainforest itself as well as the rights of the people who live in it, among other things by convening a Synod of Bishops on the Amazon next month in Rome.

    “Brother Francis,” according to Gregorio Diaz Mirabal, is “risking his life” for the Amazon, ticking off Russia, China, the US and Europe as global powers unhappy with the pope’s efforts to shine a spotlight on the situation in the region…

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The President of Malta meets Pope Francis

Discussions included the protection of the environment and immigration

16/09/2019

  • Today Pope Father Francis received in audience the President of Malta, George Vella, who subsequently met with His Eminence Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin, accompanied by Mgr. Antoine Camilleri, under-Secretary for Relations with States.

    During the discussions, which took place in a cordial atmosphere, satisfaction was expressed for the good state of relations between Malta and the Holy See, and emphasis was placed on the importance of religious values in the culture and life of the Maltese people, highlighting the contribution of the Catholic Church in the field of education…

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The Franciscan friars celebrate the Provincial Chapter

16/09/2019

  • Bejn id-9 u t-13 ta’ Settembru, il-Provinċja Maltija ta’ San Pawl Appostlu tal-Patrijiet Franġiskani Konventwali ċċelebrat it-30 Kapitlu Provinċjali Ordinarju fiċ-Ċentru Kulturali Franġiskan, Birkirkara.

    Matul il-ġimgħa tal-Kapitlu l-patrijiet talbu flimkien u rriflettew dwar il-ħajja tal-Provinċja. F’dan il-Kapitlu, ippresedut mill-Ministru Ġenerali tal-Ordni Patri Carlos Alberto Trovarelli u fil-preżenza tal-Assistent Ġenerali Patri Giovanni Voltan, saru wkoll l-elezzjonijiet tal-Ministru Provinċjali u tal-Kunsill tiegħu…

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Woman donates kidney to ex-husband for the sake of their children

16/09/2019

  • When parents break up, experts advise that they continue to collaborate as parents. Even if their relationship no longer works and each one decides to take a different direction in life, it’s important that they work together to raise their children.

    Dan Pyatt and Kelly Hope had already been divorced for five years when, despite their separation, Kelly gave a great lesson of love to her family…

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Open Weekend at the Cathedral Museum in Mdina

14/09/2019

  • The Mdina Cathedral Museum is a unique and eclectic museum dealing with Maltese identity over the ages. Housed in the magnificent baroque palace on the right hand side of the Mdina Cathedral, it used to serve as the first purpose-built seminary. Amongst the museum’s priceless collections one finds a complete collection of original Albrecht Dürer prints; a fine picture gallery; ecclesiastical and household silver, including the Apostolato of 15 silver statues, once at risk of being lost to plunder during French occupation; furniture found in period Maltese households; a reconstruction of the 1486 choir stalls; the late medieval retable of St Paul, once the main altarpiece of Mdina’s medieval cathedral; and a numismatic hall, which includes a particularly stout collection of coins of antiquity…

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Bahamas: Catholic Church trying to meet basic needs of hurricane survivors

14/09/2019
  • Archbishop Patrick Pinder of Nassau told Vatican News that his archdiocese is trying to meet the immediate needs of the evacuees as well as those who have remained behind in the affected islands after Hurricane Dorian.

    Hurricane Dorian, a devastating category-5 storm, left a trail of death and destruction in the Bahamas, after battering the north-western islands of Grand Bahama and Abaco for more than 24 hours on 1 September. 

    According to official estimates, at least 50 people have died and around 70,000 have been affected.  Thousands of hurricane survivors are being evacuated to New Providence, which includes the capital, Nassau.  Most of them have little or no idea of how or where to begin to rebuild their lives. 

    Archbishop Patrick Pinder of Nassau on Monday visited some of the affected areas in Grand Bahama and Abaco…

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Pope Francis to visit Thailand and Japan in November

13/09/2019
  • The Holy See Press Office announces Pope Francis’ Apostolic Journey to Thailand and Japan from 19 to 26 November. He will be the second Pope to visit these two Asian countries, after Pope John Paul II.

    The Pope’s next Apostolic Journey will see him visiting two Asian countries: the Kingdom of Thailand, from 20 to 23 November, and then Japan from 23 to 26 November, where he will visit Tokyo, Nagasaki and Hiroshima…

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