News from the Church in Malta
Frances of Rome, the married saint most famous for remarking, “A married woman must, when called upon, leave her devotions to God at the altar to find him in her household affairs,” did not want to be married. More than anything in the world, she wanted to be a nun, and she told her father just that. Unfortunately for her, her father was entirely unconcerned about her desires—he insisted that she marry…
His Excellency Mgr Jean-Claude Hollerich S.J., Archbishop of Luxembourg, has been elected President of COMECE by the Delegates of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union for a 5 years mandate.
In the same election, four Vice Presidents were also elected: Mgr Noel Treanor (Ireland), Mgr Mariano Crociata (Italy), Mgr Jan Vokal (Czech Republic), Franz-Josef Overbeck (Germany).
Mgr Hollerich succeeds to H…
Għada, il-Ġimgħa, 9 ta’ Marzu 2018, il-Parroċċa ta’ Marija bambina fl-Isla, ser torganizza l-pellegrinaġġ penitenzjali tar-Randan bl-istatwa devota tar-Redentur, immexxi mill‑Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna. Fi tmiem il-pellegrinaġġ, l-Arċisqof Scicluna ser jiċċelebra Quddiesa fil‑Knisja Parrokkjali. Il-pellegrinaġġ ser jibda fis-6pm.
Ritratti: Uffiċċju Komunikazzjoni Kurja – Ian Noel Pace
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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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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.Carm
Il-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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
