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Synod Day 21: We must ask for forgiveness

23/10/2018

  • The Synod Fathers had Monday off while the first draft of the Synod document was being finalised. This draft will be presented at the General Assembly on Tuesday morning. The draft will be debated on Tuesday and Wednesday. On Thursday the Synod Fathers will have a day off while a final draft is being prepared. On Friday the General Assembly will meet to elect a new Council for the Synod and, on Saturday, the final document will be presented to the bishops…

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Feast of St John Paul II

22/10/2018

  • Saint John Paul II is perhaps one of the most well-known pontiffs in recent history, and is most remembered for his charismatic nature, his love of youth and his world travels, along with his role in the fall of communism in Europe during his 27-year papacy.

    Karol Józef Wojtyla, known as John Paul II since his October 1978 election to the papacy, was born in the Polish town of Wadowice, a small city 50 kilometers from Krakow, on May 18, 1920…

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Joint statement by the Secretariat for Catholic Education and the UPE

22/10/2018

  • A meeting was held on Friday 19th October 2018, between the Secretariat for Catholic Education and the Union for Professional Educators (UPE). Both parties clarified that when issues arise, the UPE will first contact the head of school and both parties will address the matter. If the issue is not resolved, the UPE will then contact the Secretariat which will work with the school and the UPE to resolve the issue.

    In view of this development, the Secretariat is initiating legal procedures to withdraw the inhibitory injunction and the UPE is withdrawing its directives in Church schools with immediate effect…

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Pope appoints Nobel Physics laureate as member of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences

22/10/2018

  • Pope Francis has appointed Steven Chu, professor of physics and molecular and cellular physiology at Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States of America, as an ordinary member of the Vatican’s Pontifical Academy of Sciences.

    The Academy, headquartered inside Vatican City, was established in 1936 by Pope Pius XI.

    The work of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences comprises six major areas: fundamental science; science and technology of global problems; science for the problems of the developing world; scientific policy; bioethics; epistemology…

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1.2 billion Catholics; 116,000 seminarians; 5,000 hospitals: Some of the Church’s numbers on Mission Sunday

A look at some interesting Church statistics and comparisons by continent

20/10/2018

  • This Sunday, October 21, is World Mission Day, and as every year on this occasion, the Fides News Service provides statistics to give a panorama of the missionary Church all over the world.

    The numbers are taken from the Church’s Book of Statistics, (updated to the end of 2016).

    For those who like to consider the numbers, these statistics show interesting data such as:

    The world population at the end of 2016 was 7,352,289,000 while Catholics in the world numbered 1,299,059,000, showing an increase of 14,249,000…

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17,000 children from Malta and Gozo pray together for unity and peace

20/10/2018

  • 17,000 tifel u tifla minn Malta u Għawdex ingħaqdu ma’ aktar minn miljun tifel u tifla oħra minn madwar id-dinja fejn talbu r-Rużarju Mqaddes għall-għaqda u l-paċi. Dan kien l-akbar numru ta’ konkorrenza sa mill-bidu ta’ din l-inizjattiva f’Malta, 4 snin ilu. Is-sena l-oħra pparteċipaw 14,000. Din il-kampanja qed tkompli tikseb aktar parteċipazzjoni, mhux biss f’Malta iżda madwar id-dinja kollha wkoll…

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A new Maestro di Cappella for the Metropolitan Cathedral

19/10/2018

    • L-Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta ħatret lis-Surmast Christopher Muscat bħala l-Maestro di Cappella tal-Katidral Metropolitan. L-irwol tal-Maestro di Cappella hu li jipprepara u jidderieġi l-mużika u l-kor fiċ-ċelebrazzjonijiet liturġiċi fil-Katidral ta’ San Pawl, l-Imdina, u fil-Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta, kif ukoll jippromwovi l-mużika liturġika fl-Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta.

      Is-Surmast Christopher Muscat, li hu kompożitur u direttur, ilu involut fil-mużika sagra sa mill-età ta’ 10 snin meta kien membru tal-kor tal-Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann…

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Church Environment Commission appeals for national study on property

19/10/2018

  • Il-Kummissjoni Interdjoċesana Ambjent (KA) stiednet mill-ġdid lill-Gvern biex iniedi studju nazzjonali dwar il-proprjetà. Il-Kummissjoni għamlet dan l-appell f’ittra mibgħuta lill-Ministru tal-Finanzi Edward Scicluna, fejn talbet li din il-proposta tiġi kkunsidrata fil-Baġit għas-sena d-dieħla. Din hija t-tielet sena konsekuttiva li l-KA qed tagħmel din it-talba lill-Gvern.

    Il-kummissjoni tqis li l-ħtieġa għal dan l-istudju hija urġenti hekk kif is-sitwazzjoni tal-proprjetà saret iktar serja mill-aspett soċjo-ambjentali…

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Caritas’ reaction on rental market white paper

19/10/2018

  • Din il-White Paper tagħti stampa dettaljata u studjata tax-xejriet ekonomiċi u soċjali u l-bidliet fis-suq tal-kera.  Fil-kuntest tal-iżvilupp ekonomiku, din l-istampa tindika żieda fit-talba għal kirjiet privati minħabba, fost oħrajn, żieda fis-separazzjonijiet personali u divorzji; single parenthood, inqas affordabilità ta’ akkomodazzjoni; żieda ta’ ħaddiema barranin; u żieda fit-talbiet għal kiri mit-turiżmu.

    Caritas Malta ilha tesprimi t-tħassib serju tagħha għal persuni f’faxxa tas-socjetà tagħna li m’għandhomx dħul biżżejjed biex ilaħħqu maż-żieda fl-għoli tal-ħajja u wisq iktar maż-żiedet fil-kirjiet privati…

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