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Pope appeals to young people in Sicily to resist the call of the mafia

11/05/2018

  • In a telegramme addressed to the Archbishop of Agrigento in Sicily on Wednesday evening, Pope Francis marked the 25th anniversary of Saint Pope John Paul II’s visit to the town of Agrigento where he denounced the mafia’s organized criminal activities and called on ‘mafiosi’ criminals to convert.

    In his message the Pope recalled that St. John Paul II’s prophetic appeal came at the end of Holy Mass on 9 May 1993, celebrated in the famous archaeological site of the Valley of Temples in Agrigento, and said that he too, on this important anniversary, has an appeal for young people today to resist the call of organized crime…

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10 women whose motherhood helped them become saints

11/05/2018

  • Left to right: Saint Augustine and his mother, Saint Monica, 1846. The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne, Leonardo Da Vinci, circa 1503-1519.

  • There are times when your child hugs you and gives you a picture in crayon of the two of you holding hands surrounded by hearts. There are also times when you’re knee-deep in laundry, tired, desperate for sleep, and barely able to keep up with the demands of motherhood…

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Working document approved for synod on youth

10/05/2018

  • After a two-day meeting in Rome, the governing council of the Vatican office for the Synod of Bishops approved the text to be used as the working document for the upcoming October gathering dedicated to youth.

    The May 7-8 meeting of the governing council was presided over by Pope Francis and centered on finalizing the text.

    A compilation of ideas and thoughts from five sources, the document includes information from answers to a questionnaire sent out to bishops conferences; answers to an online questionnaire for youth; an international seminar on youth that took place in Rome in September 2017; contributions and suggestions from both individuals and groups; and the concluding document of the March 19-24 pre-synod meeting in Rome, which gathered some 300 youth from around the world…

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Photos: The Archbishop’s Pastoral Visit to Ħal Safi Parish

10/05/2018

  • Bejn is-Sibt, 5 u t-Tnejn, 7 ta’ Mejju 2018, l-Arcisqof Charles J. Scicluna żar il-Parroċċa tal-Konverżjoni ta’ San Pawl, Ħal Safi.

    F’diversi okkażjonijiet waqt il-Viżta Pastorali l-Arcisqof iltaqa’ man-nies tal-lokal, inkluż fil-post tax-xogħol tagħhom u fil-każin tal-banda. L-Arċisqof iltaqa’ wkoll mal-istudenti u l-edukaturi tal-Iskola Primarja tal-Kulleġġ San Benedittu, u kellu laqgħat ta’ djalogu mal-Kunsill Lokali, mat-tfal, l-adolexxenti u ż-żgħażagħ, u mal-katekisti u l-operaturi pastorali tal-parroċċa…

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Church schools’ choirs join forces to help families in need

10/05/2018

  • Ftit snin ilu, ħaddiema soċjali fi ħdan is-Segretarjat tal-Edukazzjoni Nisranija ħassew il-bżonn li jgħinu iktar lill-familji li għaddejjin minn xi diffikultajiet finanzjarji. Għalhekk bdiet fis-seħħ iċ-Church Schools Children’s Fund (CSCF), li iktar tard ġiet irreġistrata bħala organizzazzjoni volontarja, fi ħdan is-Segretarjat tal-Edukazzjoni Nisranija.

    Is-CSCF twqqfet bil-għan li tkun tista’ tgħin u toffri sapport lill-istudenti li jattendu l-iskejjel tal-Knisja, u lill-familji tagħhom, li jkunu qed jagħddu minn xi diffikultajiet…

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Memorandum of Understanding signed between St John’s Co-Cathedral Foundation and University of Malta

09/05/2018

  • St John’s Co-Cathedral Foundation and University of Malta (UM) have set the path for a future of collaboration following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding. 

    “Through a culture of sharing and widening our horizons we can look at collaborations such as this, between the University of Malta and a world heritage site such as St John’s Co-Cathedral, as forward looking and a means to utilise expertise to enhance our knowledge about such monuments,” stated Minister for Culture, Owen Bonnici…

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The Semitic element in the Maltese religious lexicon

09/05/2018

  • The Department of Fundamental & Dogmatic Theology will be hosting a Theology Research Seminar entitled ‘The Semitic Element in the Maltese Religious Lexicon‘.

  • Speaker: Prof. Martin Zammit
    Venue: Theology Board Room (Room 317), Faculty of Theology, University of Malta
    Date: Wednesday 9th May 2018
    Time: 16:00 – 17:00

  • The mixed nature of the Maltese language, characterized by its Semitic and Romance components, is also reflected in the religious lexis in which Maltese Christianity is expressed…

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Archdiocese of Malta to further invest in conservation through EU funds

08/05/2018

  • The Archdiocese of Malta has been awarded €2.2 million in EU funds for the conservation, protection and promotion of ecclesiastical cultural heritage. Over a period of three years, the archives of the Archbishop’s Curia and a total of 15 parishes will benefit from the funds, following an application submitted by the Foundation for Cultural Heritage of the Archdiocese of Malta, to the Project Selection Committee for the allocation of EU funds (2014 – 2020). 

    The parishes which will benefit from these funds, for the restoration of historial buildings and the conservation of our cultural heritage, are: Attard, Balzan, Birkirkara (St Helen), Birkirkara (St Mary), Dingli, Gharghur, Marsaxlokk, Mdina, Mgarr, Mellieha, Mosta (including Bidnija), Naxxar, Paola (Christ the King), Rabat, and Tarxien…

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Hundreds of thousands march for life across Latin America

08/05/2018

  • Huge crowds across Latin America took to the streets in recent days to call for the protection of human life from conception to natural death.

    On May 5, some 400,000 Colombians in 53 cities across the country turned out for pro-life marches.

    Event organizer “United for Life” told ACI Prensa, CNA’s Spanish language sister agency, that the objectives of the march included annulling court rulings in recent years that legalized abortion in some cases and euthanasia…

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How are those born before the 2000s different from the ones who were born after?

08/05/2018

  • Żagħżugħ li twieled qabel is-sena 2000, kif inhu differenti minn żagħżugħ li twieled wara? X’qiegħed ifittex iż-żagħażugħ ta’ wara s-sena 2000?

    Iż-żgħażagħ li jagħmlu parti mill-ġenerazzjoni ta’ bejn is-16 u l-20 sena, magħrufa bħala Generation-z, ser ikunu s-suġġett ta’ Think Tank li ċ-Ċentru Djoċesan tal-Vokazzjonijiet, flimkien mas-Seminarju tal-Arċisqof qed jorganizza nhar is-Sibt 12 ta’ Mejju fis-Seminarju r-Rabat…

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