News from the Church in Malta
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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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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…
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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L-Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea-Curmi jiċċelebra Quddiesa fl-okkażjoni ta’ Jum il-Migranti u r-Refuġjati 2019, fil-Knisja tas-Salib Imqaddes, il-Furjana.
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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…
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)…
