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Auxiliary Bishop meets relatives of Maltese missionaries

25/05/2019

  • L-Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea-Curmi ltaqa’ mal-ommijiet u l-qraba tal-missjunarji saċerdoti, reliġjużi u lajċi Maltin. Il-25 persuna li attendew għal din il-laqgħa organizzata mill-Kummissjoni Emigranti kienu qed jirrappreżentaw lill-qraba tagħhom li bħalissa qed jagħtu servizz fil-Perù, il-Brażil, il-Kenja, Kuba, New Zealand, l-Italja, l-Indja u l-Filippini.

    Wara l-laqgħa, l-Isqof iċċelebra quddiesa fejn matul l-omelija tiegħu saħaq fuq ir-rigal tal-imħabba u li ma hemmx rigal akbar milli tagħti ħajtek għall-proxxmu…

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New director for Fondazzjoni Sebħ

24/05/2019

  • Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna appointed Ms Yvonne Mallia, a warranted social worker with 25 years experience in the social welfare sector, as the new Director of Fondazzjoni Sebħ.

    Fondazzjoni Sebħ is the Maltese Church NGO which cares for around 40 children in residential care offering them a safe, loving and nurturing environment to meet their needs. The foundation also supports 13 families who currently live at Dar Qalb ta’ Ġesù…

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Pope to Caritas: The Gospel is our programme of life

24/05/2019

  • In his homily during Mass for the Opening of the XXI General Assembly of Caritas Internationalis, Pope Francis reflected on the “first great meeting in the history of the Church”, described in the day’s reading from the Acts of the Apostles. He warned against the temptation of a “cult of efficiency”, of wanting the Church to have everything in order. “The Lord does not work that way,” but instead sends the Holy Spirit…

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Residents and employees of the Church Homes for the Elderly at Ta’ Pinu Sanctuary

24/05/2019

  • The 400th anniversary of the Madonna ta’ Pinu painting is being commemorated by the Gozo Diocese with a Marian year which ends on the eve of the Santa Maria feast. As one of the initiatives, Fr Gerard Buhagiar, Rector of Ta’ Pinu Sanctuary, invited the elderly residents residing within the Church Homes for the Elderly to attend a ‘Marian morning’ at Ta’ Pinu Sanctuary, on Wednesday 24th April 2019…

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Vatican’s 2018 financial report shows improved transparency

23/05/2019

  • “The path we are walking upon has become a well-paved and well-regulated one.”

    At a press conference on Tuesday, René Brülhart, President of the Vatican’s Financial Information Authority, or AIF, presented the annual financial report for 2018 with those remarks.

    He said the Vatican has made several significant achievements regarding financial transparency, including the implementation of a regulatory framework and an improved reporting system…

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Proposal to candidates for the Malta European elections 2019

Statement by the Church Environment Commission

22/05/2019

  • The Interdiocesan Environment Commission (KA) invited the Maltese candidates for the European Parliament elections to promote the KA’s bid, if elected, so that all citizens, both in Malta and in all other member states of the European Union, would be given the opportunity to express their views, effectively and at the right time, when all the alternatives in a development proposal financed by the EU are being considered…

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Points of convergence between Christianity and Islam

22/05/2019

  • A public lecture on the encounter between Islam and Christianity from the 7th to the 9th centuries is being held today at 6:30pm at the Archbishop’s Curia in Floriana.

    The lecture will be delivered in Maltese by Rev. Dr Joseph Ellul OP, an expert on Islamic studies. The lecture is organised by the Malta Patristics Society and the Foundation for Theological Studies. 

    The public is invited to attend…

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The Malta Catholic Action strengthens its commitment to ensuring environmental sustainability

21/05/2019

  • The Malta Catholic Action (AKM) is responsible for contributing to the well being of society and the environment that surrounds us. The aim of AKM’s existence is primarily to be of service to others, according to the needs and realities of our society.

    With the knowledge we possess today about the impact we are having on the Earth, which Pope Francis calls ‘our Common Home’, the Malta Catholic Action is taking action to ensure that the services it provides, impact the environment as little as possible…

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Catholic priest slain by criminal gang in El Salvador

20/05/2019

  • 38-year-old father Cecilio Perez was reportedly shot dead by a presumed gang member while he slept on Saturday night in his parish in El Salvador.

    Father Perez was the parish priest of San José la Majada, in Sosonate Diocese near the Guatemala border.

    His body, with three bullet wounds, was found in his room by a group of faithful who had agreed to meet him at 5 am for morning prayers…

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Maltese Bishop for the diocese of Las Cruces in New Mexico

20/05/2019
  • Il-Papa Franġisku ħatar lill-Isqof Peter Baldacchino biex imexxi d-Djoċesi ta’ Las Cruces, fi New Mexico fl-Istati Uniti. Huwa l-ewwel isqof djoċesan assoċjat mal-Mixja Neokatekumenali biex iservi fi djoċesi daqshekk kbira fl-Istati Uniti tal-Amerika. Mons. Baldacchino twieled fil-5 ta’ Diċembru 1960 f’Tas-Sliema u ilu Isqof Awżiljaru ta’ Miami fi Florida mill-2014. Huwa ġie ordnat saċerdot fl-1996 fl-Arċidjoċesi ta’ Newark fl-istat ta’ New Jersey…

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