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Augustinian sisters inaugurate new centre for youths

10/05/2019

  • Għal diversi snin, is-sorijiet Agostinjani, li għandhom f’idejhom il-formazzjoni ta’ tant tfal u adolexxenti, ħassew il-bżonn ta’ post li jilqa’ lit-tfajliet li jkunu spiċċaw mill-iskejjel tagħhom. Post li t-tfajliet jistgħu jqisuh bħala tagħhom, iħossuhom komdi fih u jservi ta’ spazju fejn jibqgħu jirċievu formazzjoni wara s-snin tal-iskola.

    Kien proprju fis-sena li għaddiet li l-Madre Provinċjali, Sr Rachel Frendo, ispirata mill-ħerqa u l-imħabba tal-Papa Franġisku lejn iż-żgħażagħ, ipproponiet li l-basement tal-kunvent tal-Gżira jinbidel f’ċentru għalihom.  Il-komunità tal-Gżira laqgħet din il-proposta b’ottimiżmu kbir, u minn dakinhar il-proġett sar wieħed mill-prijoritajiet tal-Madre Provinċjali…

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New norms for the whole Church against those who abuse or cover up

09/05/2019

  • “Vos estis lux mundi”. “You are the light of the world… Our Lord Jesus Christ calls every believer to be a shining example of virtue, integrity and holiness”. The Gospel of Matthew provides the title and first words of Pope Francis’ new Motu proprio dedicated to the fight against sexual abuse committed by clerics and religious, as well as the actions or omissions of Bishops and Religious Superiors that in any way interfere with or fail to investigate abuse…

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Watch: Press conference by Archbishop Scicluna at the Vatican

09/05/2019

  • Pope Francis has promulgated the Apostolic Letter in the Form of Motu proprio “Vos estis lux mundi” concerning new measures to be adopted to prevent and fight sexual abuse committed against minors, against vulnerable persons or abuses carried out with violence, threat or abuse of authority.

    This Motu proprio, the product of reflection and collaboration during and after the meeting of the Presidents of Episcopal Conferences and Supreme Moderators of the main religious Institutes held last February, represents a further commitment of the Church in this area…

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Supplication to Our Lady of Pompeii

08/05/2019

  • O Kbira Sultana tal-vittorji, O Verġni l-aktar għolja fis-sema, għall-isem qawwi tiegħek jifirħu s-smewwiet, jitriegħed l-infern; O Sultana glorjuża tar-Rużarju mqaddes, aħna, uliedek ixxurtjati li inti għażilt biex iwaqqfulek tron f’Pompej, ninxteħtu għarkopptejna f’riġlejk f’dan il-jum ta’ festa kbira li jfakkarna fit-tqegħid tal-ewwel ġebla tas-santwarju tiegħek, jum li fih bdew it-trijonfi tiegħek fuq l-art li dari kienet art l-allat foloz u d-demonji; id-dmugħ ta’ għajnejna jurik l-imħabba li qiegħda tixgħel fi qlubna, b’kunfidenza ta’ wlied nuruk il-faqar tagħna…

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Maltese artists unite to help Caritas Malta

08/05/2019

  • Din il-ġimgħa fil-Kurja tal-Arċisqof fil-Furjana se tittella’ t-13-il edizzjoni tal-wirja tal-arti li minn sena għal sena ttella’ Caritas Malta. Fl-isfond tal-50 sena mit-twaqqif tta’ Caritas Malta, ġew avviċinati numru kbir ta’ artisti biex jikkommemoraw dan l-anniversarju.

    Il-wirja ta’ artisti rinomati u oħrajn, se tinkludi xogħlijiet versatili li jvarjaw minn kwadri taż-żejt, akkwarelli, inka u pastell, għal skulturi tal-bronż, taċ-ċeramika u tat-terracotta…

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Five seminarians to be ordained deacons

07/05/2019

  • Ħames seminaristi ser jiġu ordnati djakni mill‑Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna nhar il‑Ħadd, 12 ta’ Mejju 2019. Il-Quddiesa ser issir fil‑Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il‑Belt Valletta, fid‑9:00 a.m. Il‑ħames seminaristi li ser jiġu ordnati djakni huma:

    • Osmar Baldacchino mill‑Parroċċa ta’ San Nikola, is‑Siġġiewi
    • David Borg mill‑Parroċċa tal‑Madonna tal‑Grazzja, Ħaż‑Żabbar
    • Christopher Bugeja mill‑Parroċċa ta’ San Pawl, ir‑Rabat
    • Jonathan Debattista mill‑Parroċċa ta’ Marija Annunzjata, Ħal Tarxien
    • Tony Pace mill‑Parroċċa tal‑Konverżjoni ta’ San Pawl, Ħal Safi

    Permezz tal‑ordinazzjoni, id‑djakni l‑ġodda jsiru xebh ma’ Ġesù Kristu li ried ikun ‘djaknu’, jiġifieri qaddej ta’ kulħadd…

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Pope in North Macedonia: Respect for human dignity, diversity for a future of peace and prosperity

07/05/2019

  • Pope Francis and President Gjorge Ivanov of North Macedonia in Skopje.

  • In his first speech on North Macedonian soil on Tuesday, Pope Francis encouraged the West Balkan state in its effort to be a beacon of peace, acceptance and fruitful integration between cultures, religions and peoples.

    Cultural wealth

    Addressing the nation’s authorities, the diplomatic corps and representatives of civil society at the presidential palace in the capital, Skopje, the Pope described the land as a bridge between East and West and a meeting-point for numerous cultural currents…

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Pope at Mass in Bulgaria: Communion in the Eucharist

06/05/2019

  • The homily was brief and to the point. But, most of all, it was addressed directly to the children who were there to receive their First Holy Communion: all 242 of them.

    Rakovsky is the most predominantly Catholic town in Bulgaria, and the children had come from every corner of what Pope Francis called this “Land of Roses”…

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