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25/01/2019

A prominent characteristic of the current Maltese skyline is undoubtedly the excessive number of cranes soaring high above our towns and villages, likened by many to monsters eating away what is left of our spaces and buildings of historical value. The irony of it all is that whoever is interested in simply swelling his coffers tries to have everyone believe that Malta cannot do without such development as this is a sign of progress…

Live: Diocesan Ecumenical Service 2019

25/01/2019

Illum il‑Ġimgħa, 25 ta’ Jannar 2019 fis‑6:30 p.m., ser jiġi ċċelebrat servizz ekumeniku fil-Knisja Arċipretali ta’ San Pawl Nawfragu, il-Belt Valletta. L‑Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ser jippresiedi dan is-servizz ekumeniku djoċesan. Ir-riflessjoni biblika se ssir mill-Kanonku Simon Godfrey, il-Kanċillier tal-Pro Katidral Anglikan ta’ San Pawl, il-Belt Valletta. Is-servizz ekumeniku ser ikun animat mill-kor Joy Gospel.

Is-servizz ekumeniku jagħlaq il‑Ġimgħa ta’ Talb għall‑Għaqda fost l‑Insara li tiġi ċċelebrata kull sena mill-Insara kollha madwar id-dinja bejn it-18 u l-25 ta’ Jannar…

25/01/2019

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25/01/2019

The party began at dawn. As the sun rose over the Panama Canal, colourful groups of flag-waving, singing, swinging, World Youth Day pilgrims were already on the march. Their destination: the 2.5km-long Coastal Beltway, called the Cinta Costera, that flanks the Pacific Ocean on one side, and the Panama City skyline on the other.

The Location

The scenic beauty of the location, its easy accessibility and size, made it the perfect choice to host the Welcoming Ceremony and Official Opening of the 34th World Youth Day…

24/01/2019

«We are members one of another» (Eph 4:25).
From social network communities to the human community
Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Ever since the internet first became available, the Church has always sought to promote its use in the service of the encounter between persons, and of solidarity among all. With this Message, I would like to invite you once again to reflect on the foundation and importance of our being-in relation and to rediscover, in the vast array of challenges of the current communications context, the desire of the human person who does not want to be left isolated and alone…

24/01/2019

There were those who had waited at the airport all day. And it was hot (33°C not counting the horrendous humidity).

There were those who had practiced their dance routines for months. And they added elegance and energy to the event. There were those who had created costumes and national dresses for the occasion. And they brought colour and culture to this historical Panamanian afternoon…

23/01/2019

L-entità tal-Knisja ‘Fondazzjoni Sebħ’, li kienet magħrufa bħala Kummissjoni Ejjew Għandi, iffirmat ftehim soċjali mal-Ministeru għall-Familja, Drittijiet tat-Tfal u Solidarjetà Soċjali. Il-ftehim ġie ffirmat mill-Kap Eżekuttiv tal-Fondazzjoni għas-Servizzi ta’ Ħarsien Soċjali Alfred Griscti, u mid-Direttur tal-Fondazzjoni Sebħ Andrew Azzopardi f’isem l-Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta.

Il-ftehim ta’ finanzjament fuq medda ta’ tliet snin ikopri erbat idjar tal-Knisja fi ħdan il-Fondazzjoni Sebħ, li lkoll jagħtu servizz u sapport kbir lil tfal u adolexxenti li huma vittmi bla ħtija, bil-konsegwenza li jkollhom joħorġu minn ambjent diffiċli…

22/01/2019

The President of the European Parliament Antonio Tajani thanked the Interdiocesan Environment Commission for the letter sent, proposing that member states of the European Union should be more attentive and listen to the people’s voice on projects that will have an impact on the community, particularly EU-funded projects.

The letter was sent to the President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker, to the European College Commissioners and to the President of the European Parliament Antonio Tajani, on the occasion of the World Day of Urban Planning, celebrated on the 8th November…

22/01/2019

The 15th international World Youth Day is set to begin today, Tuesday, 22nd January 2019, in Panama City, Panama. The massive gathering of Catholic youth, which takes place every two or three years, this year will be held for the first time in Central America.

Pope St John Paul II established World Youth Day in 1985. The first international gathering was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1987…

21/01/2019

During the Sunday Angelus prayer in St Peter’s Square, Pope Francis unveiled his own user profile in Click To Pray, the official app of the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network, including its youth branch, the Eucharistic Youth Movement – EYM.

Click To Pray (www.clicktopray.org) is a platform that invites men and women from around the world, to accompany the Pope in a mission of compassion for the world…