News from the Church in Malta
17,000 tifel u tifla minn Malta u Għawdex ingħaqdu ma’ aktar minn miljun tifel u tifla oħra minn madwar id-dinja fejn talbu r-Rużarju Mqaddes għall-għaqda u l-paċi. Dan kien l-akbar numru ta’ konkorrenza sa mill-bidu ta’ din l-inizjattiva f’Malta, 4 snin ilu. Is-sena l-oħra pparteċipaw 14,000. Din il-kampanja qed tkompli tikseb aktar parteċipazzjoni, mhux biss f’Malta iżda madwar id-dinja kollha wkoll…
L-Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta ħatret lis-Surmast Christopher Muscat bħala l-Maestro di Cappella tal-Katidral Metropolitan. L-irwol tal-Maestro di Cappella hu li jipprepara u jidderieġi l-mużika u l-kor fiċ-ċelebrazzjonijiet liturġiċi fil-Katidral ta’ San Pawl, l-Imdina, u fil-Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta, kif ukoll jippromwovi l-mużika liturġika fl-Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta.
Is-Surmast Christopher Muscat, li hu kompożitur u direttur, ilu involut fil-mużika sagra sa mill-età ta’ 10 snin meta kien membru tal-kor tal-Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann…
Il-Kummissjoni Interdjoċesana Ambjent (KA) stiednet mill-ġdid lill-Gvern biex iniedi studju nazzjonali dwar il-proprjetà. Il-Kummissjoni għamlet dan l-appell f’ittra mibgħuta lill-Ministru tal-Finanzi Edward Scicluna, fejn talbet li din il-proposta tiġi kkunsidrata fil-Baġit għas-sena d-dieħla. Din hija t-tielet sena konsekuttiva li l-KA qed tagħmel din it-talba lill-Gvern.
Il-kummissjoni tqis li l-ħtieġa għal dan l-istudju hija urġenti hekk kif is-sitwazzjoni tal-proprjetà saret iktar serja mill-aspett soċjo-ambjentali…
Din il-White Paper tagħti stampa dettaljata u studjata tax-xejriet ekonomiċi u soċjali u l-bidliet fis-suq tal-kera. Fil-kuntest tal-iżvilupp ekonomiku, din l-istampa tindika żieda fit-talba għal kirjiet privati minħabba, fost oħrajn, żieda fis-separazzjonijiet personali u divorzji; single parenthood, inqas affordabilità ta’ akkomodazzjoni; żieda ta’ ħaddiema barranin; u żieda fit-talbiet għal kiri mit-turiżmu.
Caritas Malta ilha tesprimi t-tħassib serju tagħha għal persuni f’faxxa tas-socjetà tagħna li m’għandhomx dħul biżżejjed biex ilaħħqu maż-żieda fl-għoli tal-ħajja u wisq iktar maż-żiedet fil-kirjiet privati…
Bishop Robert Barron, auxiliary bishop of Los Angeles, is one of the 266 bishop delegates to the Synod of Bishops on Young People, the Faith and Vocational Discernment.
As part three of the proceedings is already underway, and a “writing group” has been elected and charged with composing the Synod’s final document, Bishop Barron speaks of an interesting and enriching experience and of how he has been deeply moved by the testimonies of participants from parts of the world where Christianity is persecuted and oppressed…
Dr Paolo Ruffini, Prefect of the Vatican Dicastery for Communications, started the briefing by listing a number of issues that had been spoken about in the general congregation of the Synod. He said that migration, both internally and externally in countries, was a hotly debated issue. Young people are, he said, concerned about the stewardship of creation. He said that the assembly heard that young people react negatively to corruption in politics…
Dr Paolo Ruffini, Prefect of the Vatican Dicastery for Communications, began the daily press briefing saying that the work on the second part of the Instrumentum Laboris was complete.
He then listed many issues that the Synod assembly addressed. He mentioned issues like migration, freedom, sexual morality, the mystery of evil in the world, justice and the fight for human dignity…
Ms Silvia Teresa Retamales Morales said that it was a great privilege and responsibility for her to be at the Synod. She said that he was here to express the voices of all those young people who wanted to come to Rome and talk to the bishops. She says that when young heard she was coming to the Synod they reached out to her, many of whom were non-Catholic…
Ms. Corina Fiore Mortola Rodríguez from Mexico said that she wants to convey that she, and the young people at the Synod, are very grateful to Pope Francis for giving them this opportunity to be at the Synod and for the chance to speak. She said that the presence of young people has been fruitful and everyone is working together…
