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The Archbishop’s Palace open to visitors during the Valletta Green Festival

  • Mill-Ħamis, 3 ta’ Mejju sal-Ħadd, 6 ta’ Mejju, il-Maltin u l-Għawdxin u kif ukoll it-turisti, jistgħu jżuru l-Palazz tal-Arċisqof fil-Belt Valletta waqt il-Valletta Green Festival, organizzat mill-Fundazzjoni Valletta 2018.

    Il-viżitaturi ser ikollhom l-opportunità jżuru l-parti ta’ taħt l-art tal-Palazz u jammiraw il-ġnien pittoresk tiegħu, bil-funtana tiegħu tmur lura għas-seklu 17. Dan hu l-uniku ġnien residenzjali tad-daqs tiegħu fil-qalba tal-Belt…

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Pastoral Visit by the Archbishop at Ħal Safi Parish

  • Is-Sibt, 5 ta’ Mejju 2018, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ser jibda l-viżta pastorali fil-Parroċċa tal-Konverżjoni ta’ San Pawl, Ħal Safi, fejn se jiltaqa’ mat-tfal u l-adolexxenti tal-parroċċa, mal-operaturi pastorali, mas-saċerdoti u r-reliġjużi tal-komunità kif ukoll mal-membri tal-Kunsill Lokali. Il-Viżta Pastorali tintemm it-Tnejn, 7 ta’ Mejju 2018.

    Hawn taħt tista’ taqra l-messaġġ tal-Arċisqof Scicluna lill-parruċċani ta’ Ħal Safi.

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International competition for World Communications Day

  • For the first time, SIGNIS (World Catholic Association for Communications) and the Holy See’s Secretariat for Communications are launching a global poster and video competition on the theme of the 52nd World Communications Day (WCD), May 13, 2018.

    Participants are encouraged to submit a video or poster on the theme of the WCD message: “The truth will set you free: Fake News and Journalism for Peace.” There will be monetary prizes and global recognition for the winners…

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Football Tournament at San Blas Therapeutic Center

  • “Ma kontx naf x’qed nistenna meta talbuni nirrefja turnew tal-futbol five-a-side ta’ persuni li qed isegwu programm ta’ rijabilitazzjoni mid-droga fi ħdan is-servizzi ta’ Caritas Malta. Kont impressjonat bid-dixxiplina u l-għaqda fost dawk li pparteċipaw.” Hekk esprima l-eks referee internazzjonali, Paul Caruana, li kien wieħed minn grupp ta’ referees li b’mod volontarju assistew il-logħob.

    Dan it-turnew ġie organizzat nhar l-1 ta’ Mejju fiċ-Ċentru Terapewtiku ta’ San Blas, bejn residenti tal-komunitajiet terapewtiċi differenti u persuni li qed ikomplu l-mixja tagħhom lura fiċ-soċjetà bis-sapport tas-servizzi tal-‘Aftercare’…

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Photos: The Archbishop’s Pastoral Visit to the Ħ’Attard Parish

Programme of celebrations for St George Preca’s Feast 2018

  • Fl-okkażjoni tal-festa tal-ewwel qaddis Malti, San Ġorġ Preca, li tiġi ċċelebrata kull 9 ta Mejju, ser isiru dawn iċ-ċelebrazzjonijiet: 

    Il-Ġimgħa 4 ta’ Mejju Adorazzjoni b’riflessjonijiet u talb ta’ San Ġorġ Preca fis-sala tal-kumpless ta’ Radju Marija fir-Rabat bejn is-7:30 pm u d-9:30 pm. Din ser tixxandar live fuq Radju Marija. Il-Ħadd 6 ta’ Mejju Quddiesa tat-Tridu tal-festa fid-9am fil-Kappella ta’ Sidtna Marija tal-Midalja Mirakoluża (il-Kappella tal-MUSEUM), il-Blata l-Bajda…

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Pope at Audience: Christians are called to make choices

  • Pope Francis continued his catecheses focusing on the Sacrament of Baptism on Wednesday with a reflection on water, the source of life, and on how it is not possible to be both with God and with the devil.

    He also had a special greeting for a group of young people from Syria and asked for prayers for peace in the world, in particular for the Middle East and Syria…

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Priest shot dead in the Philippines

  • The Catholic bishops of the Philippines have condemned the murder of a young Catholic priest in the north of the country. 

    Fr Mark Ventura was shot dead after he celebrated Mass at a gymnasium in Barangay Peña Weste, on the outskirts of Gattaran town in Cagayan province.

    Philippine bishops’ condemnation
    The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP)  condemned the killing of the 37-year old priest, offering prayers for him, for his bereaved family and the lay faithful of Tuguegarao Archdiocese to which he belonged…

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Alfie’s Law? Charlie Gard’s parents announce new campaign to change protocol

  • ‘We have something that is better for everybody’: Charlie Gard’s parents outside the Royal Courts of Justice last year
  • The controversy over Alfie Evans, a 23-month-old boy whose parents have been forbidden from taking him abroad for treatment, has provoked a debate over the law in such cases.

    Now the parents of the late Charlie Gard, who died aged eleven months after a similar legal dispute, have launched a campaign to change the law…

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Religious freedom declining worldwide, says US report

The report highlighted China and Pakistan as particularly concerning

  • A blood-spattered poster of Jesus Christ is seen inside the the Coptic Christian Saints Church in the Mediterranean port city of Alexandria. Photo: CNS
  • A US report has warned of declining religious freedom worldwide. The US Commission for International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) published its annual report on April 25 and claimed worsening religious freedom across the globe…

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