News from the Church in Malta
One month after the conclusion of the Synod of Bishops on Young People, the Faith, and Vocational Discernment, young auditors bring what they experienced at the event back to their homes and parishes. As the journey continues, young Catholics look to the next step on their journey of faith: World Youth Day 2019 in Panama.
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Nhar il-Ġimgħa, 30 ta’ Novembru 2018, il-Kurja tal-Arċisqof inkluż l-Uffiċċju Żwiġijiet u l-Uffiċċji tal-Caritas, il-Furjana, u t-Tribunal Ekkleżjastiku, il-Belt Valletta, ser ikunu magħluqa minħabba l-irtir tal-Avvent għall-impjegati.
Il-Kurja terġa’ tiftaħ is-Sibt, l-1 ta’ Dicembru.
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L‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta qed tkompli tinvesti f’enerġija nadifa u timplimenta inizjattivi favur l‑ambjent. Fil-preżent qed tiġi installata sistema ta’ pannelli fotovoltajċi fuq il‑bini tal‑Kurja tal‑Arċiqsof, il‑Furjana. Madwar 40 entità oħra tal‑Knisja f’Malta, fosthom għadd ta’ parroċċi u djar għall‑anzjani, diġà qed jagħmlu użu minn enerġija ġġenerata mill-pannelli fotovoltajċi.
Matul l‑aħħar ġimgħat, fil‑kmamar u fl‑uffiċċji tal‑Kurja twaħħlu bozoz energy saving, qed isir użu aħjar mid‑dawl naturali u nbidlu monitors u kompjuters għal oħrajn li jużaw inqas enerġija…
Article written by Monika Lender-Gołębiowska
When Bishop Adam Lepa (current senior bishop of the Archdiocese of Łódź, Poland) lectured on media pedagogy, he often used the term “personal mediasphere.” It means the media environment a person lives in and is surrounded by. It can be divided into four parts: iconosphere (the image environment), logosphere (the word environment), sonosphere (the sound environment), and finally, the galenosphere (the environment of silence)…
61% of the world’s population live in countries where religious freedom is not respected; in other words, 6 out of every 10 people around the world cannot express their faith with total freedom.
This is one of the key conclusions of the report on Religious Freedom in the World, which was officially made public today in Rome by the international Catholic pastoral charity and pontifical foundation ACN International, with simultaneous worldwide launches also taking place in many other locations such as London, Paris, Santiago, Manila and New York…
Merciful and modest. That’s how nuns, members of the Polish Catholic church and others are remembering Sister Cecylia Maria Roszak. They have been gathering in Krakow to bid her farewell. In remarks, the mother superior of her convent, Stanislawa Chruscicka, said Sister Cecylia would often say that “life is wonderful, however, too short.”
During her 110 years on this earth, the nun went through turbulent times…
L-Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea-Curmi mexxa Quddiesa fil-knisja tal-Forzi Armati ta’ Malta li tinsab ġewwa l-Barracks ta’ Ħal Luqa, għal ruħ il-membri mejtin tal-Forzi Armati, b’mod partikolari għal min miet matul is-sena li għaddiet. Mal-Isqof ikkonċelebraw Dun Joe Meli, iċ-Chaplain tal-Forzi Armati ta’ Malta, u Dun Anton Farrugia OFM li fl-aħħar tal-Quddiesa rregala pittura tal-Beatu Nazju Falzon, li ħadem mill-qrib mas-suldati fi żmienu…
Iċ-ċelebrazzjoni djoċesana fl-okkażjoni tal-festa ta’ Kristu Re mmexxija mill-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna, li saret il-Ħadd, 25 ta’ Novembru 2018, fil-Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta. Iċ-ċelebrazzjoni bdiet b’mixja ta’ fidi mill-monument ta’ Kristu Re sal-Konkatidral fejn tkantat it-Talba tal-Għasar u Mons. Arċisqof wassal il-messaġġ tiegħu f’din il-festa solenni li tagħlaq is-sena liturġika.
Ir-ritratti ser ikunu aċċessibbli fuq il-websajt tar-Ritratti Uffiċjali tal-Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta…
Pope Francis prayed the Angelus on Sunday with thousands of pilgrims huddled under umbrellas in a rainy St. Peter’s Square. He even complemented their courage. “You’re brave to have come with this rain!” he said.
In his address ahead of the Angelus prayer, the Holy Father reflected on the day’s Gospel passage (Jn 18:33b-37) and the Solemnity of Christ the King…
Illum, il-Ħadd 25 ta’ Novembru 2018, ser tiġi ċċelebrata l‑festa liturġika ta’ Kristu Re b’ċelebrazzjoni djoċesana li tibda fil-5pm b’mixja ta’ minn quddiem l-istatwa ta’ Kristu Re fil-Furjana sal-Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt, fejn titkanta t-Talba tal-Għasar. Waqt l-Għasar, Mons. Arċisqof ser jagħmel riflessjoni u jagħti l-Barka Sagramentali.
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