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27/04/2018

In view of the current discussions on the amendments to the Embryo Protection Act, the Justice and Peace Commission of the Archdiocese of Malta calls for an attitude of responsible dialogue that veers away from polarised positions but which is focused on the common good of all, without demonising those holding opposing views.

It is not the intent of the Justice and Peace Commission to repeat what the Church has already clearly expressed regarding the proposals…

27/04/2018

Filwaqt li l-Azzjoni Kattolika Maltija (AKM) ittenni l-pożizzjoni tagħha favur il-ħajja, nixtiequ niġbdu l-attenzjoni dwar it-ton li qed jiġi wżat fid-diskussjoni dwar l-Embryo Protection Act.

B’dispjaċir ninnutaw illi f’diversi waqtiet d-dibattitu dwar din il-liġi qed jieħu t-ton ta’ ġlieda ta’ opinjonijiet. Ħafna drabi l-kliem użat, speċjalment fuq il-mezzi tal-midja soċjali hu ta’ tgħajjir u kliem li jweġġa’ lejn xulxin u lejn il-politiċi involuti fuq iż-żewġ naħat…

26/04/2018

“L-inklużjoni ta’ persuni b’diżabilitajiet, fil-livelli kollha tas-soċjetà, hija parti sħiħa mill-impenn biex inħaddnu l-valuri demokratiċi, u nissalvagwardjaw id-drittijiet umani universali.” Dan kien wieħed mill-messaġġi li wasslet il-President ta’ Malta, Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca meta għamlet id-diskors tal-ftuħ fil-konferenza “Every Life Matters” fil-Grand Hotel Excelsior. Il-konferenza kellha l-għan li tqajjem għarfien dwar l-inklużjoni u t-theddid li jiffaċċjaw persuni b’diżabiltajiet, li ħajjithom hija mhedda sa mill-bidu tagħha fil-ġuf…

C9: Priority for the protection of minors and reform of the Curia

26/04/2018

The Council of Cardinal Advisors assembled with Pope Francis in Rome on Wednesday for the third and last day of their 24th session.

Apostolic Constitution

A large part of their work has been dedicated to the draft of a new Apostolic Constitution of the Roman Curia, which will be submitted to the Holy Father for his final approval. The topics making up the new Constitution include the Curia’s service to the Holy Father and the local Churches, the pastoral character of their activities, the establishing and tasks of a Third Section of the Secretariat of State, and the proclamation of the Gospel and the missionary spirit as guiding principles for the entire Curia’s activities…

25/04/2018

“Next weekend, the Holy Father will receive at the Casa Santa Marta three victims of abuse committed by the clergy in Chile: respectively Juan Carlos Cruz, James Hamilton and Jose Andrés Murillo.

The Pope thanks them for accepting his invitation: during these days of personal and fraternal encounter, he wishes to ask their forgiveness, share their pain and his shame for what they have suffered and, above all, listen to their suggestions so as to avoid a repetition of these reprehensible facts…

25/04/2018

Il-Ħamis, 26 ta’ April 2018, tista’ ssegwi ‘live’ t-tlugħ tal-polza tal-għażla għal Kinder 1 fl-iskejjel tal-Knisja għal studenti bniet u subien, fl-Istitut tal-Azzjoni Kattolika, il-Furjana.

Il-polza tas-subien tibda fid-9am u dik tal-bniet f’12pm.
Segwi ‘live’ l-polza tas-subien
Segwi ‘live’ l-polza tal-bniet

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24/04/2018

Il-Fondazzjoni Life Network tinsab ferm inkwetata bil-pożizzjoni tal-Kummissarju għat-Tfal dwar l-Abbozz li jemenda l-Att dwar il-Protezzjoni tal-Embrijuni maħruġa nhar it-23 t’April 2018.

Il-Kummissarju għat-Tfal, li skont il-liġi tagħna għandha d-dmir li tħares l-aħjar interessi tat-tfal kollha, kemm dawk imwielda kif ukoll dawk għadhom mhux imwielda, għażlet li tabdika d-dmirijiet tagħha u taqbel ma’ Abbozz ta’ liġi li jneħħi l-aħjar interess tat-tfal miċ-ċentru tal-Att dwar il-Protezzjoni talEmbrijuni…

24/04/2018

24/04/2018

Photo: Pope Francis at lunch with the poor of Molise, Italy, 5 July, 2014.
Pope Francis on Monday marked the feast of his namesake, Jorge (George), in his characteristic unassuming way, spending time with the needy and homeless of Rome, the Office of Papal Charities said in a brief note. It said that on this occasion it would distribute 3000 ice creams to the poor and homeless who daily come to soup kitchens, dormitories and other places run mostly by Caritas in the Italian capital.

Pope Francis was born Jorge Mario Bergoglio to parents of Italian descent on 17 December 1936 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was baptized Jorge, the Spanish for George, at Christmas that year in the Basilica of Mary Help of Christians in Buenos Aires…

23/04/2018

As prenatal tests proliferate, the medical and broader communities perceive that such testing is a logical extension of good prenatal care. But prenatal tests are also criticized by the disability rights community, which contends that advances in science should be directed at improving their lives, not preventing or annihilating them.

Great misconceptions exist in the community at large as well as within the medical profession on living life with disability…