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Archaeology and the Burials of Jesus and James

A public lecture by Prof. Jodi Magness.

07/12/2018
  • The Department of Oriental Studies at the University of Malta is organising a public lecture by Prof. Jodi Magness of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The lecture is being held at University Campus on Friday 14th December at 6pm. Entrance is free of charge and open to the general public.

    In 2002, an ossuary inscribed “James son of Joseph brother of Jesus” surfaced in the
    hands of a private collector…

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Pope’s December prayer intention: In the service of the transmission of faith

07/12/2018

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  • In his prayer intention for the month of December 2018, Pope Francis calls us pray that people, who are involved in the service and transmission of faith, may find, in their dialogue with culture, a language suited to the conditions of the present time, in their dialogue with people’s hearts, and above all, by listening much:

    If you want to share your faith through the word, you have to listen much and carefully…

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Pope Francis to visit Abu Dhabi

06/12/2018

  • In response to the invitation of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, His Holiness Pope Francis will visit Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) from the 3rd to 5th February 2019, to participate in the International Interfaith Meeting on “Human Fraternity”.

    The visit will take place also in response to the invitation of the Catholic Church in the United Arab Emirates…

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In images: The real face of Santa Claus

06/12/2018

  • The “most realistic” portrait of the saint who became Santa Claus has been produced at a Liverpool university.

     

  • Many are familiar with the image of jolly old St Nick, popularized by the Coca-Cola company, but modern-day legends have obscured the reality of who Santa Claus was and what he really looked like…

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Public lecture by Prof. Conrad Thake

06/12/2018

    • A public lecture is being held on Sacred Spaces.

      The event will be held on Tuesday, 11 December 2018 at 4:00 pm at the University of Malta (Theology Board Room – 317) in Msida.

      Guest lecturer, Professor Conrad Thake is a renowned architect and architectural historian. He has co-authored with the late Dr Quentin Hughes, the two volumes Malta – The Baroque Island (2003) and Malta – War and Peace, an Architectural Chronicle 1800-2000 (2005)…

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Schools obliged to maximise teachers’ working load

Statement by the Secretariat for Catholic Education and Stella Maris College

05/12/2018

  • The Secretariat for Catholic Education acknowledges the situation that schools are facing in terms of human resources. Schools have to adhere to new requirements set in the Collective Agreement whilst having been obliged by the Education Authorities to maximise the number of lessons teachers are assigned. This issue is presently being discussed with MUT.

    In the case of Stella Maris College, referred to earlier today by the UPE, the College wishes to clarify that only three teachers have been assigned one lesson over and above the agreed working load…

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Cost of raising children a major obstacle for US families

05/12/2018

  • The overwhelming majority of U.S. families with children at home worry about paying their bills each month, and the cost of raising a child today is a significant factor in deciding whether to become parents, according to a recent study.

    Fifty-three percent of respondents to the 2018 American Family Survey said that the cost of raising a family today is not affordable for most people…

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Pope Francis: Peace is everyone’s responsibility

04/12/2018

  • The Citadel of Peace Association was founded 20 years ago by Franco Vaccari who had an interest in conflict resolution. Mr Vaccari took the formerly abandoned Italian village of Rondine in Tuscany and turned it into a centre for conflict resolution which was nominated in 2015 for the Nobel Peace Prize. Over the years, young people from areas of conflict around the world have come to the village and the centre in a bid to promote understanding and peace…

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Booklet on the 19 martyrs of Algeria

04/12/2018

  • It was Luke Edison who said, “you haven’t lived life to the fullest until you’ve found something worth dying for”.

    Some 19 missionaries in Algeria found themselves living in a time of great danger and their lives were threatened. All foreigners were given an ultimatum; to leave the Country or they will be targeted. The missionaries had the option to leave but they found something worth dying for; the love of God and the flock entrusted to them…

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Pope at Angelus: Opening our hearts to welcome Jesus

03/12/2018

  • In his reflection at the Angelus on the First Sunday of Advent, Pope Francis reminded the faithful that Advent is not just a time of preparation for Christmas: we are also looking forward to the return of Christ at the end of time, as well as our own, personal encounter with Jesus at the end of our lives. In these four weeks of Advent, he said, “called to leave a resigned and routine way of living, and to go forth, nurturing hopes and dreams for a new future.”

    Wakefulness

    The Holy Father highlighted two key attitudes that will help us have a good Advent: wakefulness, and prayer…

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