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Agreement between Cana Foundation and the Family Ministry

10/08/2018

  • Intlaħaq ftehim bejn il-Ministeru għall-Familja, Drittijiet tat-Tfal u Solidarjetà Soċjali u l-Fondazzjoni Kana li se jiggarantixxi s-somma ta’ €30,000 fis-sena għat-tliet snin li ġejjin, jiġifieri sal-2020. Dan se jkompli jkun ta’ sostenn għal din il-fondazzjoni biex tkompli ttejjeb is-servizz u l-operat tagħha.

    Il-Fondazzjoni Kana hija fergħa tal-Moviment ta’ Kana, li dejjem kellu l-iskop li jġib ’il quddiem u jsaħħaħ il-familja…

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2017 Financial Report of the Archdiocese of Malta: Rise in wage bill, higher subsidies contribute to lower surplus

10/08/2018

  • In 2017, the Archdiocese of Malta registered a decrease of €1.44 million in its net surplus to €0.37 million, down from €1.81 million in 2016. 

    Expenditure went up due to the continuous drive to improve pastoral services, resulting in additional employees across the entities of the Archdiocese. Significant additions in human resources were registered in homes for the elderly, homes for children, homes for persons with a disability and the Archbishop’s Curia…

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Argentina rejects voluntary abortion law

10/08/2018

  • In a victory for pro-life advocates in Argentina, the country’s Senate rejected a bill on Thursday to legalize voluntary abortion into the 14th week of pregnancy.

    Hours of heated debate and impassioned pleas ended with a 38 to 31 vote against the measure. The bill had narrowly passed the lower house in July.

    Senators from Argentina’s northern regions led the charge against legalizing voluntary abortion, while representatives from the Buenos Aires region and those in the south pushed to pass it…

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Fireworks displays on Church property

08/08/2018

  • Following the Archdiocese of Malta circular published on 4th May 2018, which referred to a previous directive published years ago stating that fireworks should not be let off from Church property, Church authorities discussed the current situation with parish priests and various experts, and also met representatives of fireworks societies who wanted to give their views. Following a number of meetings, the original decision not to let off fireworks from Church property was upheld. 

    The Archdiocese would like to express its gratitude to a number of parishes and fireworks societies that accepted to adhere to the policy and found alternative venues for their fireworks displays…

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Pope Francis to meet with 70,000 young people this weekend in preparation for the Synod

08/08/2018

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  • Listening is the keyword. This weekend, Pope Francis will hear the voices of young people from all over Italy in preparation for the Synod in October. 

    The Italian Episcopal Conference has convened a pilgrimage whose destination is none other than the Eternal City and an encounter with the pope. There, the Holy Father will listen to the testimonies of various youth. 

    FR MICHELE FALABRETTI
    Youth Ministry, Italian Episcopal Conference
    “Youth are the first sensors to indicate the state of the air we breathe…

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Watch: The Archbishop meets Ella and her parents

07/08/2018

  • L-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna llum iltaqa’ ma’ Ella u l-ġenituri tagħha u qal li ser jiċċelebraw flimkien l-Ewkaristija f’mument opportun għat-tifla u bl-iżjed mod konvenjenti għaliha, sabiex ikollha l-opportunità tirċievi l-Ġisem u d-Demm tal-Mulej Ġesù. Mons. Arċisqof iddeskriva l-laqgħa mal-familja bħala “mument sabiħa ħafna”.

    L-Arċisqof irringrazzja wkoll lill-familji Maltin talli jkollhom ħerqa kbira biex uliedhom jirċievu lil Ġesù fl-Ewkaristija.

     

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Watch: Signing of Church – MUT Agreement

Joint statement by the Secretariat for Catholic Education and the Malta Union of Teachers

07/08/2018

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  • Following intense negotiations, the Church Authorities and the Malta Union of Teachers (MUT) have agreed on a Collective Agreement for Church Schools which will be effective from 2018 until 2022. The signing of this agreement was presided over by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna, today, at the Archbishop’s Curia in Floriana.

    The Collective Agreement will affect all educators working at the Secretariat for Catholic Education and in Church schools in Malta and Gozo…

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Chilean bishops acknowledge failures in handling sexual abuse of minors

07/08/2018

  • Chile’s bishops acknowledged they had “failed to fulfil our duty by not listening, believing, attending or accompanying the victims of grave sins” after a five-day meeting to discuss the clergy sexual abuse crisis rocking the country.

    Bishop Santiago Silva of the Military Diocese of Chile, president of the bishops’ conference, also apologised to abuse survivors for the bishops’ failure to “react in time to the painful sexual abuse and abuse of power and authority” as the general assembly concluded Aug…

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Maltese altar boys meet Pope Francis

07/08/2018

  • Il-Ħadd li għadda, 5 ta’ Awwissu 2018, il-Papa Franġisku ħa pjacir jiltaqa’ mal-abbatini Maltin li bħalissa qegħdin iservu fil-Bażilika ta’ San Pietru fil-Vatikan. Il-grupp huwa magħmul minn 14-il abbati mid-djocesi ta’ Malta u 6 mid-djocesi ta’ Għadewx flimkien ma’ Dun Frans Bonnici, Dun Mark Ellul u Joseph Bajada, seminarista minn Għawdex.

    Il-Papa staqsa kif inhuma l-Isqfijiet Maltin u ħa pjacir ikun jaf li s-Sibt filgħaxija, it-tliet isqfijiet Maltin ordnaw lill-Isqof Awżiljarju l-ġdid ta’ Malta, Mons…

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