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27/05/2019

Bejn id-19 u l-21 ta’ Mejju 2019, l-Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea-Curmi għamel Viżta Pastorali fil-Parroċċa ta’ San Ġwann tas-Salib f’Ta’ Xbiex.

Waqt il-Viżta Pastorali l-Isqof Galea-Curmi ltaqa’ mar-residenti ta’ Ta’ Xbiex li attendew għall-Quddiesa tal-Ħadd u li għaliha attendew ukoll bosta tfal mill-parroċċa. Fit-tliet ijiem li qatta’ f’Ta’ Xbiex, l-Isqof iltaqa’ mal-ġenituri tat-tfal, mal-katekisti u mal-operaturi pastorali. Huwa ltaqa’ wkoll ma’ numru ta’ familji u mal-komunità tal-patrijiet Terezjani li tmexxi din il-parroċċa.
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It is not just about migrants – Pope Francis

27/05/2019

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Faith assures us that in a mysterious way the Kingdom of God is already present here on earth (cf. Gaudium et Spes, 39). Yet in our own time, we are saddened to see the obstacles and opposition it encounters. Violent conflicts and all-out wars continue to tear humanity apart; injustices and discrimination follow one upon the other; economic and social imbalances on a local or global scale prove difficult to overcome…

27/05/2019

The Congregation of the Sons of Divine Providence in Poland is asking for your prayers for the newly ordained, Fr Michael. Perhaps you’ve seen the now viral video and photos that show the ordination of Fr Michael Los that took place in a hospital.

Just over a month ago, Fr Micheal was diagnosed with an acute form of cancer…

25/05/2019

L-Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea-Curmi ltaqa’ mal-ommijiet u l-qraba tal-missjunarji saċerdoti, reliġjużi u lajċi Maltin. Il-25 persuna li attendew għal din il-laqgħa organizzata mill-Kummissjoni Emigranti kienu qed jirrappreżentaw lill-qraba tagħhom li bħalissa qed jagħtu servizz fil-Perù, il-Brażil, il-Kenja, Kuba, New Zealand, l-Italja, l-Indja u l-Filippini.

Wara l-laqgħa, l-Isqof iċċelebra quddiesa fejn matul l-omelija tiegħu saħaq fuq ir-rigal tal-imħabba u li ma hemmx rigal akbar milli tagħti ħajtek għall-proxxmu…

24/05/2019

Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna appointed Ms Yvonne Mallia, a warranted social worker with 25 years experience in the social welfare sector, as the new Director of Fondazzjoni Sebħ.

Fondazzjoni Sebħ is the Maltese Church NGO which cares for around 40 children in residential care offering them a safe, loving and nurturing environment to meet their needs. The foundation also supports 13 families who currently live at Dar Qalb ta’ Ġesù…

24/05/2019

In his homily during Mass for the Opening of the XXI General Assembly of Caritas Internationalis, Pope Francis reflected on the “first great meeting in the history of the Church”, described in the day’s reading from the Acts of the Apostles. He warned against the temptation of a “cult of efficiency”, of wanting the Church to have everything in order. “The Lord does not work that way,” but instead sends the Holy Spirit…

24/05/2019

The 400th anniversary of the Madonna ta’ Pinu painting is being commemorated by the Gozo Diocese with a Marian year which ends on the eve of the Santa Maria feast. As one of the initiatives, Fr Gerard Buhagiar, Rector of Ta’ Pinu Sanctuary, invited the elderly residents residing within the Church Homes for the Elderly to attend a ‘Marian morning’ at Ta’ Pinu Sanctuary, on Wednesday 24th April 2019…

23/05/2019

“The path we are walking upon has become a well-paved and well-regulated one.”

At a press conference on Tuesday, René Brülhart, President of the Vatican’s Financial Information Authority, or AIF, presented the annual financial report for 2018 with those remarks.

He said the Vatican has made several significant achievements regarding financial transparency, including the implementation of a regulatory framework and an improved reporting system…

22/05/2019

The Interdiocesan Environment Commission (KA) invited the Maltese candidates for the European Parliament elections to promote the KA’s bid, if elected, so that all citizens, both in Malta and in all other member states of the European Union, would be given the opportunity to express their views, effectively and at the right time, when all the alternatives in a development proposal financed by the EU are being considered…

22/05/2019

A public lecture on the encounter between Islam and Christianity from the 7th to the 9th centuries is being held today at 6:30pm at the Archbishop’s Curia in Floriana.

The lecture will be delivered in Maltese by Rev. Dr Joseph Ellul OP, an expert on Islamic studies. The lecture is organised by the Malta Patristics Society and the Foundation for Theological Studies.

The public is invited to attend…