News from the Church in Malta
Il-Ħadd, 18 ta’ Novembru 2018, 14-il adolexxent mill-parroċċa tas-Sacro Cuor f’Tas-Sliema rċevew is-Sagrament tal-Griżma mill-Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea-Curmi.
Ir-ritratti huma aċċessibbli fuq il-websajt tar-Ritratti Uffiċjali tal-Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta.
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Imagine being in a strange land, arrested by security forces and thrown into a cold, dark cell. You are in solitary and do not know what your fate will be. You fear the executioner will be coming for you.
A few frightening days pass, and you hear footsteps approaching. Outside your cell door, muffled voices can be heard…
1. “This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him” (Ps 34:6). The words of the Psalmist become our own whenever we are called to encounter the different conditions of suffering and marginalization experienced by so many of our brothers and sisters whom we are accustomed to label generically as “the poor”…
The two-day symposium which ended Friday has been organized by the Joseph Ratzinger/Benedict XVI Vatican Foundation. Among those taking part is Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal, Pietro Parolin, as well as, Princeton Professor Robert George, and Harvard Professor, Mary Ann Glendon. In an address to the meeting on Friday, Professor Glendon spoke on the “universal dimension of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and its effective application.”
Pick and choose attitude to rights
During her speech, the Harvard Professor spoke of a “pick and choose attitude to rights” and said that Human Rights ideas have become a victim of their own success…
Il-Knisja Kattolika ser tiċċelebra l-festa liturġika ta’ Kristu Re nhar il-Ħadd, 25 ta’ Novembru 2018. Għal din il-festa li tagħlaq is-sena liturġika, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna qed jistieden lill-Insara biex jingħaqdu miegħu għaċ-ċelebrazzjoni djoċesana.
Din tibda fil-5:00p.m. b’korteo minn quddiem il-monument ta’ Kristu Re, il-Furjana, sal-Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta, fejn tingħad it-Talba tal-Għasar. Waqt l-Għasar, Mons…
Housing, affordability and poverty are becoming more pressing issues, with increasing signs that Malta’s economy is growing asymmetrically. As a result, many families are being marginalised and impoverished because they cannot afford appropriate housing that allows them to live with dignity. This is not only true for vulnerable family units, but also for young couples planning to form new families.
Catholic Voices Malta is organising its first public seminar on this topic and will focus on the effect the rapid rise in housing prices is having on social cohesion, social justice and families in Malta…
In his Catechesis devoted to the eighth commandment, Pope Francis told pilgrims in St Peter’s Square on Wednesday that Christians are called to be “truthful not only in our words but in our entire way of acting towards others.” Speaking at his weekly General Audience, the Pope said that, “our ultimate model in this regard is Jesus himself…
Today, Thursday, 15th November 2018, at 6:30 p.m., Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Galea-Curmi celebrates a thanksgiving Mass for the new graduates of the University of Malta, at St John’s Co-Cathedral, Valletta.
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L‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta ser tlaqqa’ l‑Assemblea Djoċesana li ser tkun ippreseduta mill‑Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna, nhar il‑Ħamis 22 u l‑Ġimgħa 23 ta’ Novembru 2018. L‑Assemblea ser issir fil‑Katekumenju, il‑Mosta, fejn kien sar is‑Sinodu Djoċesan.
L‑Arċisqof ried li matul din l‑Assemblea, 15‑il sena minn tmiem is‑Sinodu Djoċesan, issir evalwazzjoni tad‑dokumenti tas‑Sinodu li sar bejn l‑1999 u l‑2003. Fi spirtu ta’ djalogu, il‑Knisja ser 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…
As workers were getting St Peter’s Square ready for this year’s Nativity scene, nearby a large mobile health care facility was set up and running to serve the city’s homeless and poor.
About two dozen men and a few women were sitting or standing in a spacious area, quietly waiting their turn or filling out basic paperwork before being called for their free checkups…
