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21/02/2018

Il‑Bord tad‑Dħul fl‑Iskejjel tal‑Knisja qed jilqa’ applikazzjonijiet tard skont il‑Kriterju ‘Applikanti Oħra’ għad‑dħul fl‑iskejjel tal‑Knisja fl‑ewwel sena kindergarten, it‑tieni sena kindergarten, l‑ewwel sena primarja u l‑ewwel sena sekondarja, għas‑sena skolastika 2018‑2019. Wieħed jista’ japplika onlajn fuq www.knisja.org/applications sa nhar il‑Ħamis, 28 ta’ Frar 2018, jew imur il‑Kurja tal‑Arċisqof, il‑Furjana jew fl‑iskola St Michael, Santa Venera, nhar il‑Ħamis, 28 ta’ Frar 2018, bejn id‑9:00 a.m…

The Apostolic Nuncio meets the Speaker of the House of Representatives

21/02/2018

While receving Apostolic Nuncio, Monsignor Alessandro D’Errico, on a courtesy visit, Speaker Dr Anglu Farrugia said that Malta respects the value of the human life from its inception.

Speaker Farrugia and Monsignor D’Errico recalled the excellent and cordial relations that exist between Malta and the Holy See and emphasised the importance of Christian values, which are regrettably being put aside in lieu of economic figures and numbers…

20/02/2018

The Chilean bishops have released information about the visit of Archbishop Scicluna in Chile, who has been tasked with gathering information concerning the case of Bishop Juan Barros of Osorno.
The Chilean Episcopal Conference (Cech), has released some details regarding the presence in Chile, in recent days of Charles Scicluna, archbishop of Malta and President of the College for the examination of appeals (in matters of delicta graviora) for the Ordinary Session of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith…

20/02/2018

Synopsis
The human person, not the ‘god of money’, must be at the centre of our social and economic systems, if social justice is to prevail.

This is the key message of a document published by the Justice and Peace Commission and the Emigrants’ Commission of the Archdiocese of Malta to mark World Day of Social Justice, today February 20th…

19/02/2018

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19/02/2018

Nhar il-Ħadd, 19 ta’ Frar 2018, l-Arċisqof Emeritu, Mons. Pawlu Cremona, mexxa ċ-ċelebrazzjoni tradizzjonali ta’ Ħadd in-Nies, b’pellegrinaġġ bl-istatwa devozzjonali tal-Madonna tal-Grazzja u Quddiesa fil-Parroċċa ta’ Ħaż-Żabbar.

It-tradizzjoni ta’ dan il-pellegrinaġġ penitenzjal tmur lura snin qabel l-Ordni ta’ San Ġwann ġie Malta fl-1530. Meta wara l-wasla tal-Ordni ta’ San Ġwann beda jiġi ċċelebrat il-Karnival, ħafna pellegrini kienu ħaduha drawwa jżuru s-Santwarju tal-Madonna f’Ras ir-Randan, bħala tpattija ta’ atti li jkunu saru fi żmien il-Karnival…

19/02/2018

Pope Francis reflected on the temptation of Jesus during his remarks ahead of the Angelus on Sunday.
The Gospel account of the temptation of Jesus was the basis for Pope Francis’ reflections at the Angelus on the First Sunday of Lent, 2018.

The Holy Father based his remarks on three main themes: temptation, conversion, and Good News…

17/02/2018

Nhar il-Ħadd 4 ta’ Frar 2018, il-Papa Franġisku għamel stedina għal ‘Jum ta’ talb u sawm għall-paċi’ fit-23 ta’ Frar 2018. Il-Papa qal hekk waqt l-Anġelus:

“Quddiem is-sitwazzjoni traġika ta’ kunflitti li għadhom għaddejjin f’diversi nħawi tad-dinja, nistieden lill-fidili kollha għal ‘Jum ta’ talb u sawm għall-paċi’ fit-23 ta’ Frar li ġej, il-Ġimgħa tal-ewwel ġimgħa tar-Randan. Noffruha b’mod partikolari għall-popolazzjonijiet tar-Republika Demokratika tal-Congo u tas-Sudan ta’ Isfel. L-istess bħal f’okkażjoniet simili, nistieden ukoll lill-aħwa mhux Kattoliċi u mhux Insara biex jingħaqdu ma’ din l-inizjattiva bil-mod li jidhrilhom l-aħjar, imma lkoll flimkien…

17/02/2018

Red lights will represent the bloodshed due to religious persecution in an effort to raise awareness.
In an effort to draw attention to the plight of persecuted Christians around the world, Rome’s Colosseum will be bathed in red light on the evening February 24.

The event, sponsored by Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), will be held in conjunction with several churches in Syria and Iraq, according to a report by Catholic News Agency…

16/02/2018

Nhar il-Ħadd li ġej, 18 ta’ Frar 2018, f’Ħaż-Żabbar, ser isir il-pellegrinaġġ penitenzjali ta’ Ħadd in-Nies, bl-istatwa devozzjonali tal-Madonna tal-Grazzja.

Il-pellegrinaġġ ser jibda fl-4:15 p.m. u ser jitmexxa mill-Arċisqof Emeritu Mons. Pawlu Cremona OP u wara li tidħol l-istatwa tal-MAdonna fis-Santwarju, ser tiġi ċċelebrata Quddiesa bil-parteċipazzjoni tal-kor Notre Dame.

Snin ilu, l-aspett ta’ ringrazzjament u penitenza kien qanqal lil missirijietna biex iżuru u jassistu għad-diversi pellegrinaġġi li kienu jsiru lejn is-Santwarju tal-Madonna tal-Grazzja f’Ħaż-Żabbar…