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The pastoral priorities of parishes in Malta

2019 Parish Priests' Live-In

19/01/2019

  • Il‑kappillani tas‑70 parroċċa f’Malta ddiskutew il‑prijoritajiet pastorali fid‑dawl tal‑istħarriġ li sar dwar l‑attendenza tal‑Quddies u l‑fidi f’Malta. Dan sar waqt il‑live‑in annwali aktar kmieni din il‑ġimgħa fis‑Seminarju tal‑Arċisqof, Tal‑Virtù. Flimkien mal‑kappillani attendew l‑Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna u l‑Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea‑Curmi.

    Għal dan il‑live‑in ġew mistiedna diversi esperti u kelliema oħra fosthom tliet lajċi li ntalbu jattendu għal‑live‑in kollu biex jisimgħu r‑realtajiet tal‑kappillani u jagħtu l‑opinjoni tagħhom minn perspettiva esterna…

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Live: Mass for couples getting married in 2019

19/01/2019

  • Illum is-Sibt, 19 ta’ Jannar 2019, fil-5:30 p.m., l-Arċsiqof Charles J. Scicluna ser jiċċelebra Quddiesa għall-koppji għarajjes li ser jiżżewġu matul din is-sena, fil-Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta. Din il-Quddiesa hija organizzata mill-Moviment ta’ Kana.

     

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Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2019

18/01/2019

  • As of today, Friday, 18th January 2019, Christians around the world are encouraged to unite to celebrate the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, which ends on Friday, 25th January 2019. During this week, members of different Christian Churches meet for ecumenical prayer and this year’s theme is “Justice, and only justice, you shall pursue” (Deut. 16:20).

    On this occasion, this Friday at 6:30 p.m., an ecumenical service will be celebrated at the parish church of St Paul Shipwreck in Valletta…

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Photos: The inauguration of the restoration of three historical paintings at the Archbishop’s Curia

18/01/2019

  • Fil-jiem li għaddew, fil-Kurja tal-Arċisqof ġie inawgurat ix-xogħol ta’ restawr u ta’ konservazzjoni li sar fuq tliet pitturi storiċi li jmorru lura għas-seklu 18. Il-pitturi juru x‑xbihat tal‑Immakulata Kunċizzjoni, tal‑Madonna tar‑Rużarju ma’ qaddisin Dumnikani, u tal‑Missier Etern.

    Waqt l-inawgurazzjoni, li saret fil-knisja ta’ Manresa fil-Kurja, ingħatat preżentazzjoni kritika dwar il-pitturi mill-istorika tal‑arti Dr Theresa Vella. Ir-restawr sar mid-ditta Atelier del Restauro u sar bl-għajnuna ta’ APS Bank…

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Pope: ‘Kenya attack senseless act of violence’

18/01/2019

  • Describing the attack on Nairobi’s DusitD2 Hotel complex in which at least 21 people were killed as a “senseless act of violence” Pope Francis has sent a telegramme assuring all those who are affected by the tragedy of his spiritual closeness.

    The telegramme, signed by Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, on the Pope’s behalf,  comes as Kenyan officials confirm that all are accounted for after the brutal 20-hour siege in which 21 civilians and five terrorists died…

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Vatican releases details on protection of minors meeting

17/01/2019

  • The Director ad interim of the Holy See Press Office, Alessandro Gisotti, on Wednesday provided journalists with further information regarding “The protection of minors in the Church” Meeting, to be held in the Vatican from 21 to 24 February 2019.

    The Organizing Committee of the Meeting gathered in Rome on Thursday 10 January, he said. Afterwards, the Holy Father received in audience the members of the Committee, who updated him on preparations for the Meeting…

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Malta’s Sustainable Development – A Vision for 2050

Statement by the Church Environment Commission

11/01/2019

  • In its submission in the consultation exercise related to Malta’s Sustainable Development Vision for 2050 which was carried out last November, the Interdiocesan Environment Commission (KA) makes the following points:

    1. As to responsibility at ministerial level, various ministries tend to be too focused on their own remit to respond to sustainability issues. Moreover, housing sustainable development within the Ministry for the Environment, Sustainable Development and Climate Change tends to reinforce the misconception that sustainable development deals with ‘environmental stuff’…

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Speeches by the Apostolic Nuncio and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps at the exchange of New Year’s greetings

11/01/2019
  • The Apostolic Nuncio’s speech to the President of Malta

     

  • The President’s Palace, Valletta
    10th January 2019

    Madame President of the Republic of Malta,

    The members of the Diplomatic Corps and the International Organisations accredited to the Republic of Malta have a long standing tradition that, at the start of the New Year, they present  warm and sincere greetings to Your Excellency, and through you, Madame President, to your esteemed spouse, Mr Edgar Preca, your advisors at the President’s Office and all the people of Malta…

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