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Watch: The feast of Christ the King 2018

25/11/2018

Pope at Angelus: ‘Jesus’ eternal kingdom founded on love’

25/11/2018

  • 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…

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Live: Diocesan celebration on the feast of Christ the King

25/11/2018

  • 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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Annual concert in aid of id-Dar tal-Providenza to be held in Mdina

25/11/2018

  • The annual concert by the band of the Armed Forces of Malta in aid of Id-Dar tal-Providenza on the occasion of the Week for Persons with Disability, is taking place at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Mdina on Friday, 7th December 2018, at 8pm. The vocal and instrumental concert, courtesy of the Metropolitan Chapter, will be under the distinguished patronage of the President of Malta, Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca and H.G…

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Fi Pjazza San Pietru titpoġġa s-siġra tal-Milied

24/11/2018

  • A 4.5 tonne Christmas tree was put up in St. Peter’s Square on Thursday morning. The 23metre high tree travelled from the northern Italian region of Friuli Venezia Giulia, more specifically, from Pordenone.

    The Christmas tree, along with a life-sized nativity scene (which this year is being sculpted from sand) has been a tradition since 1982 when John Paul II was Pope…

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Watch: The second day of the 2018 Diocesan Assembly

24/11/2018

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  • L-Assemblea Djoċesana 2018 kompliet ilbieraħ, il-Ġimgħa, 23 ta’ Novembru, fejn ġew diskussi tliet dokumenti tas-Sinodu Djoċesan li ntemm fl-2003 u żewġ dokumenti oħra li saru wara s-Sinodu. Dawn huma: Viżjoni ta’ Knisja Komunjoni, Xandir tal-Kelma, Liturġija u Sagrament, Lejn Knisja Dejjem Aktar Inklużiva u Il-Wiċċ Diġitali tal-Mulej.

    Dawn il-jumejn ta’ evalwazzjoni u diskussjoni huma l-bidu ta’ proċess li għandu jwassal biex id-dokumenti tas-Sinodu jiġu aġġornati b’mod li jirriflettu r-realtajiet soċjali preżenti filwaqt li joffru proposti u inizjattivi ġodda ta’ kif il-Knisja twieġeb għalihom…

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Archbishop Scicluna says February meeting start of ‘global approach’ to fighting sex abuse

23/11/2018
  • Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna, centre, has been chosen as part of a steering committee to lead the meeting of bishops’ conferences from around the world in February. (CNS photo/courtesy Archdiocese of Santiago) 

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  • In a decision highlighting the great importance he gives to next February’s summit meeting on “the protection of minors in the church,” to which he has called the presidents of all the Catholic bishops conferences, Pope Francis has appointed a high-powered steering committee to oversee the project…

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Archbishop Scicluna chosen by Pope Francis to form part of the organising committee of the meeting on the protection of minors

The meeting will take place in the Vatican from the 21st to the 24th February 2019

23/11/2018

  • The Holy See’s Press Office released a statement on Friday in which it announced that Pope Francis has named several people to an organising committee to prepare for a meeting to take place in the Vatican from the 21-24 February 2019. This meeting will take up the subject of the protection of minors in the Church and will be attended by the Presidents of the Episcopal Conferences. Full statement of the text follows…

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Church Schools Entry 2019

More than 1,450 vacant places in Church Schools

23/11/2018

  • Ir‑regolamenti għad‑Dħul fl‑Iskejjel tal‑Knisja għas‑sena skolastika 2019 ‑ 2020 ġew ippubblikati fuq il-paġna tal-iskejjel tal-Knisja fuq il‑websajt tal‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta. B’kollox ser ikun hemm 1,457 post vakanti għall-istudenti. L‑applikazzjonijiet jistgħu jsiru onlajn jew f’xi wħud mill‑iskejjel tal‑Knisja kif indikat fir‑regolamenti. L‑applikazzjonijiet tal‑ewwel kriterju jsiru f’Novembru 2018, l‑applikanti l‑oħra f’Jannar u Frar 2019.

    L‑applikazzjonijiet tal‑ewwel kriterju jinkludu tfal li huma fi djar tal‑Knisja, tfal tal‑impjegati, aħwa li jistgħu jinkitbu fl‑istess skola ta’ ħuthom u tfal li qegħdin fi skejjel tal‑Knisja bla kontinwità…

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Photos: The first day of the 2018 Diocesan Assembly

23/11/2018

  • Il-Ħamis, 22 ta’ Novembru 2018, bdiet l-Assemblea Djoċesana 2018, fejn matulha qed isir evalwazzjoni tad‑dokumenti tas‑Sinodu Djoċesan li sar bejn l‑1999 u l‑2003.

    Fl-ewwel jum tal-Assemblea ġew diskussi d-dokumenti tas-Sinodu Kultura-Soċjetà-Knisja, Djakonija u Ġustizzja, Lajċi Nsara, Żwieġ u Familja u Adolexxenti u Żgħażagħ.

    Fi spirtu ta’ djalogu, il‑Knisja qed tħares lejn l‑iżviluppi li seħħew fil‑kultura u fis‑soċjetà Maltija fl‑aħħar snin, u tara kif tkompli twassal il‑Bxara t‑Tajba fid‑dawl tat‑tagħlim tal‑Papa Franġisku…

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