News from the Church in Malta
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…
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…
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…
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…
Pope Francis inserts the Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church, into the Roman Calendar on the Monday following Pentecost Sunday.
Pope Francis has decreed that the ancient devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary, under the title of Mother of the Church, be inserted into the Roman Calendar.
The liturgical celebration, B…
“Men do not need the human qualities of the pastors, but rather the warm friendship of God who must dwell in us”, says Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco, Archbishop of Genoa and President of CCEE, in a message sent to the participants of the European Congress of national delegates for the pastoral care of vocations in Tirana until next March 3rd.
Recalling the situation of vocations in Europe affected by “a certain decrease in vocations to the priesthood and religious life”, the CCEE President invited the over fifty participants to “think about the changes taking place, to adapt our pastoral care by keeping steady to the pillars of vocation, of formation and of the priestly mission and of the mission of religious men and women”…
