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Religious structures next step in Iraqi building process

05/07/2018

  • Since 2014 international charity organization Aid to the Church in Need has spent some 40 million euros [$46.6 million] funding relief and reconstruction efforts in Iraq, with the majority of support going toward basic needs such as housing.

    However, according to Thomas Heine-Geldem, executive president of Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), now that the international community chipping in to rebuild Christian villages destroyed when ISIS took over the Nineveh Plains in 2014, the organization’s primary focus will shift from funding basic reconstruction to restoring religious structures such as churches and monasteries, many of which were desecrated and burned under ISIS rule…

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Malta to host meeting of media officers and spokespersons of European bishops

04/07/2018

  • Following an invitation from Maltese bishops, the annual meeting for media officials and spokespersons of the European Episcopal Conferences will be held in Malta in June 2019. This was announced at the conclusion of a meeting held in Rome a few days ago, hosted by CEI (Conferenza Episcopale Italiana). Mr Kevin Papagiorcopolo, the Archbishop’s Delegate for Media, attended this conference on behalf of the Maltese bishops…

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Archbishop Scicluna on a pilgrimage with youths to the Holy Land

02/07/2018

  • L‑Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna llum ħalla Malta flimkien ma’ grupp ta’ żgħażagħ għal pellegrinaġġ fl‑Art Imqaddsa. L‑Arċisqof huwa akkumpanjat minn 28 żagħżugħ u żagħżugħa bejn il‑15 u t‑30 sena, u minn żewġ saċerdoti. Matul il‑pellegrinaġġ ser iżuru l‑aktar postijiet sagri u importanti għall‑fidi Nisranija bħal Nazaret, Betlehem u Ġerusalemm, kif ukoll santwarji u knejjes fl‑Art Imqaddsa.

    Dan il‑pellegrinaġġ huwa organizzat mill-Kummissarjat tal-Art Imqaddsa u l‑Malta Catholic Youth Network (MCYN), il‑kummissjoni tal‑Knisja għaż‑żgħażagħ, bħala parti mill‑esperjenzi li l‑Arċisqof qed jagħmel matul din is‑sena bi tħejjija għas‑Sinodu tal‑Isqfijiet dwar iż‑żgħażagħ f’Ottubru li ġej li sejjaħ il‑Papa Franġisku…

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Joint NGO statement on the Government’s decision to close Malta’s ports to NGO rescue ships

02/07/2018

  • We are gravely concerned by the Government’s decision to close Malta’s ports to NGO rescue ships. The consequences of this measure are potentially fatal, as the vessels will no longer be able to continue saving lives in the Mediterranean Sea.

    Although supposedly aimed at ensuring respect for the law, this action directly undermines the protection of human life at Europe’s borders, making them even more dangerous for refugees and asylum seekers…

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€651,905 in aid of Dar tal-Providenza

02/07/2018

  • At the end of the 53-hour BOV Marigold Volleyball Marathon 2018 at midnight of Sunday July 1st, it was all smiles, champagne showers and gratitude; gratitude towards 40 or so young male and female players, coaches, referees, score keepers, medical doctors, physiotherapists and nurses, who decided to challenge the heat of the day and the stillness of the night and play 53 hours of non-stop Volleyball in aid of Id-Dar tal-Providenza…

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New director for Missio Malta

28/06/2018

    • Il‑Kongregazzjoni għall‑Evanġelizzazzjoni tal‑Popli tas-Santa Sede ħatret lil Mons. Valentino Borg bħala direttur ġdid ta’ MISSIO Malta (l-Opri Missjunarji Pontifiċji) għall‑ħames snin li ġejjin (2018-2023).

      Il‑MISSIO għandu l‑għan li jgħin lill‑Papa fit‑tixrid tal‑ispirtu missjunarju fost il‑qassisin, reliġjużi, adulti u tfal u jinkoraġġixxi l‑għajnuna lill‑foqra permezz ta’ għajnuna finanzjarja għal proġetti f’pajjiżi tat‑Tielet Dinja. Il-MISSIO jieħu ħsieb ukoll ix‑xandir tal‑Kelma ta’ Alla f’dawk il‑pajjiżi li qatt ma ġew evanġelizzati…

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Maltese Bishops congratulate Bishop-elect of Darwin in Australia

28/06/2018

  • L‑Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna, l‑Isqof Mario Grech u l‑Isqof Awżiljarji‑elett Joseph Galea-Curmi jifirħu lil Rev. Charles Victor Emmanuel Gauci, għall‑ħatra mill‑Papa Franġisku ta’ Isqof tad‑Djoċesi ta’ Darwin fl‑Awstralja. L‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta u d‑Djoċesi ta’ Għawdex jingħaqdu fit‑talb għall‑Isqof‑elett biex il‑Mulej jagħtih l‑għajnuna f’din il‑missjoni ġdida tiegħu.

    Rev. Charles Victor Emmanuel Gauci twieled f’Malta fil‑31 ta’ Marzu 1952 u flimkien mal‑ġenituri tiegħu emigra l‑Awstralja fl‑età ta’ 12‑il sena…

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