News from the Church in Malta
The day of Joseph Ratzinger’s birth has been seen by some as a sign of Divine Providence. It was certainly a sign of things to come. The future Pope Benedict XVI was born on Holy Saturday, April 16th 1927. His birthplace is Marktl-an-Inn, a tiny village less than an hour’s walk away from Altoetting, the most important Marian Shrine in Bavaria…
The Archdiocese of Malta and The Malta Hospice Movement signed an official agreement for the establishment of St Michael’s Hospice, the first state-of-the-art complex in Malta dedicated entirely to providing comprehensive palliative care.
During the Year of Mercy, in July 2016, Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna had announced that the Church would identify the ideal premises for the setting up of a complex that, in collaboration with a registered organisation in the field, would provide palliative care services for patients with serious medical conditions…
It-Tnejn, 16 ta’ April 2018, tista’ ssegwi ‘live’ t-tlugħ tal-polza tal-għażla għall-Ewwel Sena primarja fi skejjel tal-Knisja għal studenti bniet u subien, fl-Istitut tal-Azzjoni Kattolika, il-Furjana.
Il-polza tas-subien tibda f’12pm u dik tal-bniet fis-2pm.
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It-Tnejn, 16 ta’ April 2018, tista’ ssegwi ‘live’ t-tlugħ tal-polza tal-għażla għall-Ewwel Sena sekondarja fi skejjel tal-Knisja għal studenti bniet u subien, fl-Istitut tal-Azzjoni Kattolika, il-Furjana.
Il-polza tal-bniet tibda fid-9am u dik tas-subien fid-9:30am.
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Il-Knisja f’Malta għada l-Ħadd, 15 ta’ April, ser tiċċelebra Jum il-Karità, biex tgħin u tkompli tqajjem kuxjenza dwar id-dinjità ta’ kull persuna fis-soċjetà tagħna, l-aktar dawk vulnerabbli. Għal dan il-għan fi tmiem din il-ġimgħa ser isir ġbir speċjali fil-knejjes kollha waqt il-Quddies tas-Sibt filgħaxija u tal-Ħadd.
Bid-donazzjonijiet miġbura ser jibbenefikaw dawk il-persuni li jirrikorru għall-għajnuna fid-djar jew fl-entitajiet tal-Knisja f’Malta, fosthom: it-tfal u ż-żgħażagħ li kellhom trobbija diffiċli, il-vittmi tal-vjolenza domestika, il-persuni li qed jegħlbu l-vizzju tad-droga, in-nisa li jaqgħu fil-prostituzzjoni, il-persuni b’diżabilità, l-immigranti u r-refuġjati, l-anzjani, il-familji fil-bżonn u dawk li m’għandhomx dar fejn joqgħodu…
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg faced questions from lawmakers about his company’s censorship of Catholic content during his two-day congressional hearing following the revelation that millions of Facebook users’ personal data had been compromised.
Zuckerberg apologized and said that the company “made a mistake” in blocking a Catholic theology degree advertisement by Franciscan University of Steubenville, when asked about it by Washington state Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers on the second day of questioning…
Din il-ġimgħa kienet ġimgħa speċjali għall-istudenti li jattendu l-iskola tas-Seminarju tal-Arċisqof, f’tal-Virtù, hekk kif wara l-vaganzi tal-Għid, il-lezzjonijiet u l-attivitajiet kollha ppjanti kellhom tema waħda: iċ-ċelebrazzjoni tal-ħajja.
Il-qofol tal-ġimgħa ntlaħaq il-Ġimgħa filgħodu, 13 ta’ April 2018, fil-Palazz tal-Verdala, fejn permezz ta’ diversi attivitajiet ta’ kant, mużika, żfin, sport u ta’ talb, l-istudenti esperjenzaw is-sabiħ tal-ħajja f’kull forma tagħha…
The Council of European Episcopal Conferences (CCEE) and the Symposium of the Episcopal Conferencs of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) are to hold a new Seminar with bishops from the two continents in Fatima (Portugal), from 12-15 April 2018, on the theme The significance of globalisation for the Church and for cultures in Europe and Africa.
Following the desire to promote growing pastoral collaboration between the epsicopate of the two continents, for more than a decade the two continental bodies have been organising a series of symposia and seminars to strengthen communion and collaboration, and reflection on the great challenges facing the Church…
A study commissioned by the Archdiocese of Malta shows that 92% of Maltese are Catholic, of whom 74% claim to go to Mass at least once a month. The research also shows that 40% attend Mass every Sunday. This was confirmed by the census held between the 2nd and 3rd December of last year, that showed that Mass attendance was at 38%.
This research was carried out for the first time using different methods (a census as well as research) for the Church to have a wide and accurate picture of society in order to be more pastorally effective in the coming years…
The letter by Pope Francis to the Bishops of Chile, following the submission of the report by Mgr Charles J. Scicluna, Archbishop of Malta. This unofficial translation to English has been provided by Catholic News Agency www.catholicnewsagency.com
Dear brothers in the episcopate,
The reception last week of the final documents which complete the report delivered to me by my two special envoys to Chile on March 20, 2018, with a total of more than 2,300 pages, moves me to write this letter…
