Notice
08/03/2018-
L-Uffiċċju Komunikazzjoni jinforma lill-qarrejja li qed issir il-ħidma meħtieġa biex in-newsletter tal-Knisja f’Malta terġa’ tibda tintbagħat b’mod regolari bl-imejl. Niskużaw ruħna ta’ kull inkonvenjent.
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News
New Parish Priests’ Council 2018-2020
08/03/2018-
Il-Kulleġġ tal-Kappillani tal-Knisja f’Malta għadu kemm ħatar Kunsill ġdid għas-snin 2018 – 2020. Il-Kunsill tal-Kappillani huwa ffurmat minn seba’ membri tal-Kulleġġ tal-Kappillani li hu magħmul mis-70 kappillan tal-parroċċi f’Malta. Il-Kunsill hu ffurmat hekk:
President: Dun Anton Galea Scannura
Viċi President: Dun Ewkarist Zammit
Segretarju tal-Kulleġġ: Dun Mario Mangion
Kaxxier: Patri Christian Borg OFM Conv
Segretarju tal-Kunsill: Dun Joe Mizzi
Membri: Dun Josef Mifsud u Patri Joe Saliba O.CarmIl-Kunsill huwa responsabbli li janalizza l-ħwejjeġ li jolqtu l-ħidma pastorali fil-parroċċi u t-tmexxija tal-Kulleġġ u jkun ta’ għajnuna għall-Arċisqof u għall-kappillani kollha fil-ħidma pastorali tagħhom…
Pope Paul VI and Archbishop Oscar Romero will be canonised
07/03/2018-
The Vatican announced on Wednesday that Pope Francis has recognized a second miracle allowing five people on the path to sainthood to be canonised, the most prominent being Bl. Pope Paul VI and Bl. Oscar Romero.
With a second miracle approved, the path has been cleared for a date to be set for the canonization of each of the five candidates, allowing them to officially be declared a saint…
Archbishop Joseph Spiteri appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Lebanon
07/03/2018-
The Holy Father has appointed Archbishop Joseph Spiteri, Titular Archbishop of Serta and presently Apostolic Nuncio in Ivory Coast, as the new Apostolic Nuncio for the Holy See to Lebanon.
Mgr Joseph Spiteri was born in Sliema in 1959 and ordained to the priesthood in 1984. After pursuing his studies in Canon Law, he joined the Holy See’s diplomatic service, working in Panama, Iraq, Mexico, Portugal, Greece and Venezuela…
God calls everyone. Let us respond to Hope!
Congress of National Delegates for the Pastoral Care of Vocations, Tirana, Albania
07/03/2018-
God has a life project for everyone! Yesterday as today, Christ calls men and women to respond to their personal “call from God”. In Tirana, about fifty delegates representing their Catholic Bishops’ Conferences, coming from 17 European countries, gathered at the invitation of H.E. Msgr. Ottavio Vitale, Bishop of Lehzë and delegate for the vocational ministry of the Albanian Catholic Bishops’ Conference, to talk about the beauty of the Christian vocation…
Holy See defends children’s rights before the UN’s Human Rights Council
07/03/2018- Pope Francis greets Archbishop Ivan Jurkovic, Holy See’s Permanent Observer to the UN
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Archbishop Ivan Jurkovič’s third statement defends the rights of children. This statement follows one consisting in the affirmation of the role of culture in society and a second covering freedom of religion or belief.
25% of children suffer from humanitarian disasters
Responding to the High Commissioner’s Report on the protection of children’s rights in humanitarian situations, Archbishop Jurkovič says that the Holy See believes that while there has been some progress, “we are deeply concerned by the fact that, in 2017, around 535 million children were affected by humanitarian disasters; this represents one child out of four in the world.”
The growing number of humanitarian situations—war, local crises, natural disasters—affect “too many people, especially our children, our future.” As a result, a growing number of children are refugees, migrants, internally displaced, orphaned…
Celebrating Women in Theology
06/03/2018-
On Thursday, International Women’s Day, the Faculty of Theology and Għaqda Studenti tat-Teoloġija will hold a discussion on the role and achievements of women in Theology.
Held between 6pm and 7pm, at the Faculty of Theology’s boardroom (Room 317), the event will bring together past and present students to foster a spirit of dialogue and acknowledge the contribution of women studying, practising and living Theology locally…
Epilepsy: Finding Help
2018 National Epilepsy Conference
06/03/2018-
Epilepsy is often a hidden medical condition, yet it affects over 4,000 persons in Malta and Gozo. Learning that a family member or loved one has been diagnosed with epilepsy can be a big shock, especially due to the many questions about treatment, societal misunderstandings and the stigma association with this condition. Diagnosis may also require several medical and support services. It can also greatly affect a person’s social and personal life…
Pope at Mass: Faith is not a show but thinking like Christ
05/03/2018-
According to Pope Francis, faith and religion are not a “show”, but a way of converting our thoughts to the ways of Christ. Delivering a homily at his morning Mass on Monday at the Vatican’s Casa Santa Marta chapel, Pope Francis said that through the readings of the day, the Church wants us to reflect on the conversion of our thoughts, way of thinking, as well as our actions and feeling in conformity with Christ…
Photos: Senglea’s Christ the Redeemer statue inaugurated
04/03/2018-
Wara disa’ xhur ta’ studju u xogħol intensiv ta’ restawr u konservazzjoni, is-Sibt filgħaxija, 3 ta’ Marzu 2018, ġiet inawgurata l-istatwa ta’ Ġesù Redentur fil-Bażilika tal-Isla.
Matul ir‑Randan kollu, l‑istatwa ser tkun għall‑qima u d‑devozzjoni tal‑pubbliku fil‑Bażilika stess. Wara ċ-ċelebrazzjonijiet tal‑Ġimgħa Mqaddsa ser isir trattament speċjali li jipproteġi din x‑xbieha mill-elementi, u għalhekk, matul ix‑xahar ta’ April, ir‑Redentur mhux ser ikun espost għall‑qima tal‑pubbliku…