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Mass on the World Day of the Sick to be celebrated in Cospicua

06/02/2019

  • Nhar it-Tnejn li ġej, 11 ta’ Frar 2019, madwar id-dinja ser jiġi ċċelebrat il-Jum Dinji tal-Morda, li twaqqaf minn San Ġwanni Pawlu II 27 sena ilu. Kull 11 ta’ Frar tiġi mfakkra wkoll l-ewwel dehra tal-Madonna f’Lourdes.

    Fil-fatt, din is-sena dan il-jum ser jaħbat mal-175 anniversarju mit-twelid ta’ Santa Bernardette Sounirous u l-140 anniversarju mill-mewt tagħha. Santa Bernardette kella x-xorti tara u titkellem mal-Madonna għal 18-il darba…

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Pope at Mass in UAE: ‘Jesus at our side when we are alone’

05/02/2019

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  • During the concluding Mass of his Apostolic Journey to the UAE on Tuesday, Pope Francis invites the region’s Christians to live in peace and to remember that Jesus always walks at their side.

     

  • Pope Francis told the largely-expat Catholic community living in the United Arab Emirates that Jesus walks at our side, even when we think we are alone…

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Two thirds of marriages between Maltese nationals and between Maltese nationals with foreign nationals are Church marriages

Analysis of statistics of marriages in 2018

05/02/2019

  • The number of Church marriages in 2018 stands at 1,192. This figure includes 62 convalidated marriages in Malta which are not included in the total of Church marriages given in Parliament. A convalidated marriage means that a couple who had only married civilly would have subsequently chosen to also get married in Church. This total does not include Church marriages celebrated in Gozo…

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Pope Francis signs peace declaration on ‘Human Fraternity’ with Grand Imam

05/02/2019

  • Pope Francis and Ahmed el-Tayeb, grand imam of al-Azhar, signed a joint declaration on human fraternity during an interreligious meeting in Abu Dhabi, UAE, Feb. 4, 2019. 

     

  • Catholics, Muslims and all who believe in God must work together to build a culture of love, peace and human fraternity, Pope Francis said in a joint statement he signed with Ahmed el-Tayeb, Grand Imam of al-Azhar, during an interreligious meeting in Abu Dhabi…

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Launch of the Voluntary Solidarity Fund

The Archdiocese of Malta with the first contribution in aid of the fund

04/02/2019

  • Twaqqaf uffiċjalment fond għal solidarjetà volontarja (Voluntary Solidarity Fund ‑ VSF) bl‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta tkun l‑ewwel kontributur biex din l‑inizjattiva tibda titħaddem. L‑għan ta’ dan il‑fond, li twaqqaf wara ħidma li saret fi ħdan il‑Fondazzjoni Pontifiċja Centesimus Annus, hu li jgħin lil dawk il‑persuni li qegħdin f’riskju li jaqgħu lura biex jegħlbu l‑isfidi tagħhom billi jsiru iktar produttivi. Dan jista’ jsir ukoll b’sostenn mogħti mill‑VSF lil dawk li jixtiequ jibdew in‑negozju tagħhom iżda m’għandhomx il‑kapital u r‑riżorsi inizjali…

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Pope Francis in UAE Day 1: East meets West

04/02/2019

  • Pope Francis shakes hands with Ahmed el-Tayeb, Grand Imam of al-Azhar

     

  • It’s certainly not the first time Pope Francis engages in dialogue with the Muslim world.

    He has been welcomed by Jordan’s King in Amman and visited some of Islam’s most sacred sites, including the Al-Aqsa mosque in the Holy Land and the Blue Mosque in Turkey…

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Entire Polish family up for beatification after hiding Jews in their home

02/02/2019

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  • Holocaust Memorial Day is Jan. 27, acknowledging the horror committed in the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp, along with other genocides in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur. 

    Yet, one family stands apart during this time period: the Ulma family. Joseph (44) and Victoria (32) Ulma hid eight Jews inside their small house, trying to protect them. 

    VLADIMIRO REDZIOCH
    Polish Vatican journalist
    “The Polish people were also killed for only helping the Jews…

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EU funded restoration works start in 15 parishes

01/02/2019

  • Restoration and conservation works have commenced on a number of projects in 15 different parishes in Malta with a capital investment of €2.2 million, co-financed by the European funds. This was announced during a press conference earlier today in front of the Naxxar Parish Church, addressed by the Administrative Secretary of the Archdiocese of Malta Michael Pace Ross and the Parliamentary Secretary for European Funds and Social Dialogue Aaron Farrugia…

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