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Archbishop Scicluna attends the Bishops’ Synod on youth

02/10/2018

  • L‑Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna llum ħalla Malta għal Ruma biex jieħu sehem fil‑15‑il Assemblea Ġenerali Ordinarja tas‑Sinodu tal‑Isqfijiet fil‑Vatikan, bit‑tema ‘Iż‑Żgħażagħ, il‑Fidi u d‑Dixxerniment Vokazzjonali’. Is‑Sinodu ser jibda għada l‑Erbgħa, 3 ta’ Ottubru u jintemm il‑Ħadd, 28 ta’ Ottubru 2018.

    Għal dan is‑Sinodu li sejjaħ il‑Papa Franġisku ser jattendu 165 isqof, kif ukoll numru ta’ żgħażagħ minn madwar id‑dinja li flimkien ser jiddiskutu kif il‑Knisja twassal il‑messaġġ tagħha lill‑ġenerazzjoni żagħżugħa, u kif iż‑żgħażagħ stess jistgħu jwasslu l‑Bxara t‑Tajba tal‑Evanġelju…

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Networks, not division: The theme for Communications Day 2019

02/10/2018

  • Christians must do more to make sure the media, especially social networks, are places of dialogue and respect for others, rather than instruments for highlighting differences and increasing divisions, said the prefect of the Vatican communications office.

    “The risk in our time is that of forming tribes instead of communities – tribes based on the exclusion of the other,” said Paolo Ruffini, the new prefect of the Dicastery for Communication…

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Dokumentarju ġdid biex jgħin lill-Kattoliċi jifhmu l-Quddiesa

01/10/2018

  • “The Mass” is a new documentary that offers a step-by-step guide, through video format, on the meaning and purpose of the Catholic Mass, featuring Bishop Robert Barron, an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles who uses media to educate people about the Catholic faith.

    According to Bishop Barron, in a time where people are more geared to watching videos, video format has the potential of reaching out to more people than possibly a book…

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Live: Mass on the opening of the Forensic Year

01/10/2018

  • It-Tnejn, l-1 ta’ Ottubru 2018, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna jiċċelebra Quddiesa għall-membri tal-ġudikatura fil-ftuħ tas-Sena Forensi 2018-2019. Il-Quddiesa ser issir fl-Oratorju tal-Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta, fid-9am. 

     

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Pope Francis invites the faithful to pray the Rosary in October

30/09/2018

  • The following is the full text of a comuniqué released on Saturday by the Holy See’s Press Office regarding an invitation extended by Pope Francis to all the faithful to join in praying the Rosary during the month of October:

    Pope Francis’ invitation

    The Holy Father has decided to invite all the faithful, of all the world, to pray the Holy Rosary every day, during the entire Marian month of October, and thus to join in communion and in penitence, as the people of God, in asking the Holy Mother of God and Saint Michael  Archangel to protect the Church from the devil, who always seeks to separate us from God and from each other…

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Courses for catechists and parents by the Secretariat for Catechesis

30/09/2018

  • Is-Segretarjat għall-Katekeżi tal-Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta qed jorganizza għadd ta’ korsijiet għal dawk kollha involuti fil-formazzjoni tat-tagħlim Nisrani. Il-korsijiet huma miftuħa kemm għall-katekisti u kif ukoll għall-ġenituri tat-tfal li qed jirċievu dan it-tagħlim Nisrani.

     

  • Irtiri għall-katekisti

    L-għan tal-irtir huwa li jagħti opportunità lill-katekisti biex  jirriflettu fuq temi relevanti fil-ministeru tagħhom li jgħinuhom isaħħu u jkabbru r-relazzjoni tagħhom ma’ Ġesù…

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Pro-business at all cost or pro-community?

Reaction by the Church Environment Commission

28/09/2018

  • Like so many other citizens, the Church Environment Commission (KA) is baffled by the decision of the Planning Authority (PA) to approve the extensive project proposed by db Group at St George’s Bay. The KA, like other concerned citizens, had already tabled its objections for the development in its communication dated 30th May 2018.[1] At this point in time, rather than repeating the objections, the KA feels that this decision warrants answers to some serious questions:

    • How can the PA reconcile its decision with its mission of “acting on behalf of the community to provide a balanced and sustainable environment,”[2] when one considers the thousands of objections levelled against this development that were disregarded? …

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Maltese Christians prepare for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2020

28/09/2018

  • Kif kien imħabbar kmieni din is-sena, il-Knejjes Insara f’Malta ġew afdati li jħejju l-materjal għall-Ġimgħa ta’ Talb għall-Għaqda fost l-Insara tas-sena 2020.

    Grupp ta’ 14-il parteċipant immexxi minn Mons. Prof. Hector Scerri, iltaqghu bejn Frar u Mejju li għadda biex iħejju l-abbozz tal-materjal kollu. Ir-rappreżentanti kienu jinkludu Kattoliċi, Anglikani, Presbiterjani, Luterani u Ortodossi f’Malta. Il-materjal intbaghat barra minn Malta biex jiġi evalwat…

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Pre-Synod meeting was ‘life-changing’ for young participant

28/09/2018

  • The Synod of Bishops on Young People, the Faith and Vocational Discernment will take place in the Vatican from 3-28 October. Katie Prejean McGrady was one of three young people chosen by the US Bishops Conference (USCCB) to participate in the pre-Synodal meeting in Rome in March of 2018. She spoke about her experience during the USCCB annual Spring General Assembly, calling it an “honor to represent the US”…

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Law precludes discussion of a collective matter with non-recognised union

27/09/2018

With reference to the directives issued to education grades in Church Schools,
the Secretariat for Catholic Education would like to clarify that UPE, whilst being a registered trade union, does not hold recognition for collective bargaining on such employees. UPE is in breach of article 5 of the Recognition of Trade Union Regulations 2016 which states that, “once a union is recognised as the sole collective bargaining union, no other union may intervene on a collective matter related to the employees concerned with the employer”. 

Whilst affirming that UPE are incorrect in their claims, in the current context the same legislative regulations preclude the Secretariat for Catholic Education from engaging in any discussions with UPE on matters of a collective nature. 

The Secretariat and Church Schools value the individual members of their communities, including learners, their families and especially employees, on whom the system relies to provide a high quality educational service. This is manifested in a continuous effort to provide the best possible working conditions which are also reflected in the improved conditions agreed upon with the recognised union.  Read more »

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