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A new Judicial Vicar for the Metropolitan Tribunal of Malta

27/01/2018

  • Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna has appointed Rev. Brendan Gatt as the new Judicial Vicar for the Metropolitan Tribunal of the Archdiocese Malta, effective from the 7th January 2018, feast of St Raymond of Peñafort, patron saint of canon lawyers.

    Fr Brendan was born on the 25th March 1978 and received his primary and secondary education at De La Salle College, Cottonera; in September 1997 he entered the Archbishop’s Seminary in Rabat, whilst studying Philosophy and Theology at the University of Malta…

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Live: The Funeral Mass of Bishop Emanuel Barbara O.F.M. Cap.

26/01/2018

  • Il‑Quddiesa praesente cadavere tal‑Isqof Emanuel Barbara O.F.M. Cap., għada, is-Sibt, 27 ta’ Jannar 2018, fis‑2 p.m., fil‑Katidral tal‑Imdina. Jippresiedi l‑Quddiesa l‑Arcisqof Charles J. Scicluna.

    Illejla fis‑7:00 p.m. ser jiġi ċċelebrat l‑Għasar tal‑Mejtin fil‑Knisja tas‑Salib Imqaddes (tal‑Kapuċċini), il‑Furjana.

    L‑Isqof Emanuel Barbara, Isqof ta’ Malindi, il‑Kenja, miet fil‑5 ta’ Jannar li għadda fir‑residenza tiegħu f’Malindi. Huwa kellu 68 sena…

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Video: Do you know what the 2018 Synod on Young People is about?

26/01/2018

  • F’Ottubru li ġej, l-isqfijiet tal-pajjiżi kollha tad-dinja ser jiltaqgħu fil-Vatikan biex jiddiskutu l‑aspettattivi, il‑bżonnijiet, ix‑xewqat, il‑biżgħat u r‑relazzjonijiet taż‑żgħażagħ fid‑dinja tal‑lum, kif ukoll l‑isfidi tal‑Knisja biex twassal il‑messaġġ pastorali tagħha liż‑żgħażagħ. Fil-fatt, it-tema tas-Sinodu hi “Iż-żgħażagħ, il-fidi u d-dixxerniment vokazzjonali’.

    Imma ż-żgħażagħ jafu x’inhu s-Sinodu tal-Isqfijiet? Fil-ġimgħat u x-xhur li ġejjin, il-Malta Catholic Youth Network ser twassal aktar tagħrif dwar dan…

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Masterplan needed for Marsa and the inner Grand Harbour area

Statement by the Church Environment Commission

26/01/2018

  • The Church Environment Commission (KA) would like to highlight the current opportunities and risks facing Marsa and the inner Grand Harbour area, and is recommending that an updated vision and a masterplan, based on a sound public consultation process, be drawn up for this important area to enable it to reach its full potential in an environmentally, socially and economically sustainable manner in the best public interest…

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Malta entrusted to prepare the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2020

24/01/2018

  • Is‑Santa Sede u l‑Kunsill Ekumeniku tal‑Knejjes f’Ġinevra għażlu lil Malta biex fis‑sena 2020 tkun il‑Kapitali tal‑Ekumeniżmu, bir‑responsabbiltà li tħejji t‑tema u r‑riflessjoni għall‑Ġimgħa ta’ Talb għall‑Għaqda fost l‑Insara.

    Il‑President tal‑Kummissjoni Ekumenika Maltija, Dun Hector Scerri, qal li dan huwa privileġġ kif ukoll responsabbiltà kbira għaliex l‑Insara f’Malta u Għawdex ser jaqsmu l‑esperjenza tal‑vjaġġ ekumeniku tagħhom mhux biss mal‑Ewropa imma mal‑pajjiżi kollha tad‑dinja…

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Pope Francis to media: Promote a journalism of peace

24/01/2018

  • The 24th January marks the Feast of St Francis de Sales, the patron saint of writers and Christian unity whose role as a priest and bishop helped bring thousands of Protestants back to the Catholic Church. Because he is a patron saint of writers, his feast day traditionally marks the release of the Pope’s annual message for World Communications Day. 

    The Vatican has released Pope Francis’ Message for the 52nd World Day of Social Communications. The theme of this year’s message is “The truth will set you free” (Jn 8:32)…

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Death of eight year old girl in Ħaż-Żabbar

Statement by the Emigrants' Commission

24/01/2018

  • B’referenza għal rapporti fil‑midja dwar il‑każ ta’ tifla Niġerjana ta’ tmien snin li mietet matul il‑lejl tal‑Ħadd li għadda, il‑Kummissjoni Emigranti tixtieq tiċċara li r‑residenza privata li fiha kienu jgħixu b’mod indipendenti l‑familja Niġerjana kienet mislufa lilhom mis‑Sorijiet Dumnikani fuq talba li saret fl‑2016 mill‑Aġenzija tal‑Gvern għal Ħarsien ta’ Persuni li qed Ifittxu l‑Asil (AWAS). Il‑familja Nigerjana ma kinitx taħt il‑kura ta’ entità tal‑Knisja. 

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Pope reflects on Apostolic Visit to Chile and Peru during in-flight press conference

23/01/2018

  • Pope Francis reflected on his weeklong visit to Chile and Peru, speaking with reporters during the thirteen hour flight back to Rome from the Peruvian capital of Lima. He said he was touched by the warmth of the people he met, and described their faith as “unbelievable.”

    Emotional moments

    There were many emotional moments throughout the trip, he said, noting first the final Mass at Lima’s Las Palmas Air Base, where more than one million, three hundred thousand faithful were present…

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Notice

22/01/2018

  • Il‑Kurja tal‑Arċisqof tixtieq tavża li l-Uffiċċju Żwiġijiet ser ikun magħluq nhar ta’ Erbgħa waranofsinhar.

    Mis-7 ta’ Marzu 2018 l-Uffiċċju Żwiġijiet jerġa’ jiftaħ nhar ta’ Erbgħa waranofsinhar bejn it‑3:00 p.m. u s‑6:00 p.m.

    L-Uffiċċju Żwiġijiet ikun miftuħ it‑Tnejn, it‑Tlieta, l‑Erbgħa, il‑Ġimgħa u s‑Sibt l-Uffiċċju Żwiġijiet bejn it‑8:00 a.m. u l-11:30 a.m.

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Pope tells Peru’s bishops to evangelize in people’s languages

22/01/2018

  • Pope Francis spoke to the bishops of Peru on the last day of his Apostolic Journey to the country.

    He reflected on his visit, saying it had been “very intense and gratifying”.

    The Pope said the visit’s theme had been on “unity and hope”.

    “This is a demanding yet exciting programme,” he said, “which makes us think us of the heroic accomplishments of Saint Turibius of Mogrovejo, archbishop of this see and patron of the Latin American episcopate, an example of a ‘builder of ecclesial unity’, as my predecessor, Saint John Paul II described him during his first Apostolic Visit to this land.”

    Evangelize in native tongue

    Pope Francis said St…

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