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26/06/2018

The Pontifical Academy of Life is holding a two-day workshop 25-26 June. Pope Francis met with the participants on Monday and shared his thoughts with them regarding the theme: Equal Beginnings. But then? A global responsibility”.

Science at the service of life

Pope Francis began saying that “human ecology” needs to be encouraged to consider “the ethical and spiritual quality of life in all of its phases”…

Exhibition in the Jesuit church in Valletta on the occasion of the feast of Blessed Nazju Falzon

26/06/2018

Fl-okkażjoni tal-festa tal-Beatu Nazju Falzon, fil-knisja tal-Ġiżwiti fil-Belt Valletta ser ikun hemm eżebiti: ir-relikwja li ġiet ippreżentata lill-Papa San Ġwann Pawlu II, f’jum il-beatifikazzjoni; il-kuċċarun, il-baċir u l-plattin bi tliet vażetti li kienu jintużaw fil-magħmudijiet; ir-reġistru tal-magħmudijiet u l-lista tal-kunjomijiet tagħhom; il-pultruna li fuqha miet Nazju Falzon bl-inkwatru ta’ San Ġużepp li kellu wara rasu; l-inkwatru ta’ San Benedettu Ġużeppi Labre—li kien jintefa’ jittallab fil-bieb tal-knisja u li Nazju Falzon kellu devozzjoni kbira lejh u talab li jindilek biż-żejt tal-lampier li kellu jixgħel quddiemu dakinhar li miet…

25/06/2018

Dun Antoine Borg inħatar Direttur ta’ Radju Marija fl-Assemblea Ġenerali Annwali, is-Sibt 23 ta’ Ġunju 2018, lejlet il-festa ta’ San Ġwann il-Battista, wara l-approvazzjoni tal-Missjoni Kanonika mogħtija mill-Arċisqof ta’ Malta Charles J. Scicluna.

F’Mejju li għadda, Dun Antoine kien mistieden minn Padre Livio Fanzaga, Direttur ta’ Radio Maria Italia, għal kors ta’ taħriġ profond flimkien ma’ diretturi ġodda oħra minn diversi pajjiżi, fil-muniċipju ta’ Erba, fil-provinċja ta’ Como, l-Italja…

23/06/2018

On Sunday, 24th June 2018, at 09:15 a.m., Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna celebrates a Pontificial Mass on the occasion of the feast of the nativity of St John the Baptist, at St John’s Co-Cathedral, Valletta.

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23/06/2018

The Secretariat for Catholic Education is surprised that the Malta Union of Teachers (MUT) declared an industrial dispute on issues it is working on to resolve. The Union is also informed that, in the coming days, the Secretariat has meetings scheduled with different entities to discuss the issues highlighted by the MUT.

The Secretariat would like to emphasise that all education grades employed by Church Schools and reimbursed by the State enjoy the same financial remuneration through the agreement reached between the Holy See and the Republic of Malta in 1991…

23/06/2018

The Holy Father Pope Francis has appointed Monsignor Joseph Galea-Curmi as Auxiliary Bishop of Malta nominating him Titular Bishop of Cebarades. Presently, Monsignor Galea-Curmi is the Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Malta.

As Auxiliary Bishop, His Lordship Monsignor Galea-Curmi, 54, will be the closest collaborator and advisor of His Grace Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna with leadership responsibilities in the Curia and in diocesan pastoral ministry.

On his episcopal ordination, Monsignor Galea-Curmi will become a member of the Maltese Episcopal Conference alongside the Archbishop and the Bishop of Gozo, Monsignor Mario Grech…

23/06/2018

Press conference by the Apostolic Nuncio Mgr Alessandro D’Errico and Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna, at the Archbishop’s residence in Mdina. The press conference starts at noon.

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22/06/2018

The ‘Instrumentum Laboris’ or the working document of the upcoming Synod of Bishops on youth, scheduled from October 3-28 in the Vatican, has three main sections, namely, recognizing, interpreting and choosing with regard to vocation in life.

Presented at a press conference by Cardinal Lorenzo Baldisseri, the Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops, along with 3 other officials, the 67-page document is the fruit of a long preparatory phase which began with the announcement of the synod by Pope Francis on October 6, 2016…

22/06/2018

A study by the Pew Research Center found that young adults worldwide are generally less religious than older adults by a variety of measures.

The study, which drew upon previous surveys by Pew, concluded that this was true regardless of the predominant religion in the country, its level of economic development, or its level of religiosity. It defined young people as those under 40 years of age and older people as those 40 or older…

21/06/2018

Pope Francis flew back to Rome after an “Ecumenical Pilgrimage” to the Swiss city of Geneva. The Pope made his 23rd Apostolic Journey outside Italy to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the World Council of Churches (WCC).

The WCC is a worldwide fraternity that comprises 345 different churches and ecclesial communities in more than 100 countries.

During his one-day visit, the Holy Father spoke at an ecumenical prayer service, and later at an ecumenical meeting, both at the WCC Ecumenical Centre…