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7 out of 10 children from this family joined the Dominican Order

16/07/2019

  • One of the incredible things about being part of a large family is the overall sense of unity between the siblings that so often occurs. Of course, there are always the squabbles, but there’s so much love — and influence — shared from the oldest to the youngest. This seems to be the case with the Hinnebusch family. When William (1908-1981), the eldest of 10, set off to join the Dominicans, six of his other siblings soon followed his example…

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ŻAK: Youth Exchange in Slovakia

16/07/2019

  • Żgħażagħ Azzjoni Kattolika (ŻAK) members frequently organise or participate in youth exchange programmes. Last Sunday a group of 5 young people returned from an Erasmus+ funded project, titled Solidarity: Just a Word?! These are their experiences for that week.

    “The week in Slovakia was a week I will never forget. Apart from the fact that I really enjoyed nature and the activities we had, I can say that I learnt a lot from the people I met…

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Investigations to continue in the Vatican’s Teutonic Cemetery

16/07/2019

  • A brief statement issued by the interim director of the Holy See Press Office, Alessandro Gisotti, shone light on the continuation of operations in the Vatican’s Teutonic Cemetery.

    Gisotti said the preliminary investigations that took place onJuly 11in the cemetery inside Vatican City were both of a documentary and a logistical nature. It emerged, he said, that between the 1960s and ‘70s  of the last century work was carried out to expand the college itself and that work, during this period, involved the entire cemetery area and the building of the Teutonic College…

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Emanuela Orlandi: No human remains found in Vatican graves

12/07/2019

  • There are no human remains, no coffins, no urns and no bones in the two 19th century graves in the Teutonic Cemetery inside the Vatican where forensic experts were searching for the remains of Emanuela Orlandi.

    The 15 year-old-daughter of a Vatican bank employee, whose family lived inside Vatican City, disappeared on June 22, 1983. 

    A statement by the Holy See Press Office on Thursday confirmed that the operations at the Teutonic Cemetery to verify the hypothesis of the presence of human remains attributable to Emanuela Orlandi ended at 11.15 a.m…

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Live: Mass on Police Day 2019

11/07/2019

  • Il-Ġimgħa, 12 ta’ Lulju 2019, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna jiċċelebra Quddiesa fl-okkażjoni tal-205 anniversarju mit-twaqqif tal-Korp tal-Pulizija, fil-Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta. Il-Quddiesa tibda fid-9am.

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Visit the Archbishop’s Curia during the Open Weekend

11/07/2019

  • On the occasion of the feast of St Calcedonius, the Archbishop’s Curia in Floriana will open its doors to the general public on Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 July 2019. The public is invited to visit the Curia premises, previously known as Casa Manresa, and the restoration works currently in progress.

    The visitors will be able to admire the Baroque architecture and several works of art that are located in the refectory hall, in the corridors, sacristy and in the chapel dedicated to Our Lady of Manresa, where the relics of St Calcedonius are venerated…

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De La Salle College donates books to help patients at Mater Dei Hospital

11/07/2019

  • During 2019 the Lasallian Community around the world is celebrating the 300th years anniversary of Saint John Baptist De La Salle’s entry into eternal life. 

    The emphasis of these celebrations are on Lasallian vocations and since De La Salle’s aim was the education of the poor and disadvantaged, the De La Salle College community in Malta thought of making a donation of 550 books to support patients at Mater Dei Hospital…

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Book launch of ‘Jiena Thomas’

10/07/2019

  • “San Tumas More spiċċa martri għax kien onest u għaldaqstant dan il-qaddis għandu jkun ta’ eżempju għal kull wieħed u waħda minna, u għalhekk min verament jixtieq jimxi b’moralità, illum hawn ħafna modi biex ikun jista’ jiddefendi lilu nnifsu, iżda nfakkar li moralità waħda hemm: il-verità”, qal l-Ispeaker Anġlu Farrugia waqt it-tnedija ta’ pubblikazzjoni oħra mill-Parlament, ‘Jiena Thomas’.

    L-Ispeaker faħħar il-ħidma u r-riċerka ta’ Patri Thomas Moore dwar il-qaddis Thomas More u qal li din il-pubblikazzjoni għandha tkun ta’ interess għal dawk interessati fil-politika u li jservu minn din l-istituzzjoni tant prestiġjuża hekk kif fakkar li l-Papa Ġwanni Pawlu II fis-sena 2000, nhar il-31 ta’ Ottubru, kien iddikjara lil dan il-qaddis bħala l-Patrun tal-Politiċi u tal-Istatisti…

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Dominican Sisters of Malta launch their new website

10/07/2019

  • Il-Kapitlu serva wkoll biex dawn l-Aħwa miġbura lkoll flimkien jismigħu dwar dak kollu li sar matul dawn it-tliet snin u flimkien jevalwaw ħidmiethom u anke jgħixu mumenti ta’ fraternità.

    Il-Kongregazzjoni tas-Sorijiet Dumnikani ta’ Malta, (Dominican Sisters of Malta), nediet uffiċjalment il-websajt il-ġdida tagħha. Fost materjal li wieħed jista’ jsib f’dan is-sit hemm: informazzjoni dwar is-Sorijiet Dumnikani ta’ Malta u l-kunventi tagħhom madwar  Malta, Għawdex u f’pajjizi oħra, avvenimenti u aħbarijiet, talb, riflessjonijiet, kalendarju tal-Qaddisin, vokazzjoni u ż-żgħażagħ. 

    Il-Madre Ġenerali Carmelita Borg O.P.  stqarret li fid-dinja tal-lum huma importanti li l-informazzjoni dwar is-sorijiet Dumnikani tkun aċċessibbli għal kulħadd…

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