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Preparations under way for The Feast of Generosity in aid of Dar tal-Providenza

14/12/2017

  • Details were given on the 22nd edition of the Feast of Generosity that takes place every New Year’s Day. It is organised by Id-Dar tal-Providenza, together with RTK Radio, primarily to raise funds so that it can continue to provide and improve on the services it offers.

    Fr Martin Micallef, Director of Id-Dar tal-Providenza, explained the four main reasons behind the Feast of Generosity: to meet up with the residents, to see the capital projects, to raise the much needed funds but more importantly to spread the Home’s message that society has to respect persons with disability, treat them with the dignity they deserve and offer them choices and opportunities that everyone has a right to enjoy…

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Pope tells Christians that Mass gives meaning to Sundays

14/12/2017

  • Pope Francis told the faithful on Wednesday that missing out on Mass on Sundays means missing out an encounter with the Lord.

    Speaking to those present in the Paul VI Hall for the weekly General Audience, the Pope reflected on the question: “why go to Mass on Sunday?”

    Continuing his catechesis on the Eucharist Pope Francis reminded Christians that we go to Mass on Sunday to meet the resurrected Lord – or better still – “to let ourselves be welcomed by Him, to hear His word, eat at His table, and by his grace fulfil our mission as members of the Mystical Body of the Church.”      

    Sunday is a holy day

    He said Sunday is a holy day for Christians, and it is rendered holy by the celebration of the eucharist which is the living presence of the Lord amongst us…

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Photos: The Archbishop’s Pastoral Visit at Burmarrad Parish

12/12/2017

  • Bejn is-Sibt 9 u l-Ħadd 10 ta’ Diċembru 2017 l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna għamel Viżta Pastorali fil-Parroċċa tal-Qalb bla Tebgħa ta’ Marija, Burmarrad.

    Waqt il-Viżta Pastorali, l-Arċisqof kellu l-opportunità jiltaqa’ mat-tfal, l-adolexxenti, il-familji żgħażagħ u l-patrijiet Franġiskani Konventwali tal-parroċċa. Mons. Arcisqof iltaqa’ wkoll mal-komunità ta’ Burmarrad waqt laqgħa soċjali fil-każin tal-futbol ta’ Burmarrad F.C.

  • Ritratti: Uffiċċju Komunikazzjoni Kurja

  • Ir-ritratti kollha huma aċċessibbli fuq il-websajt tar-Ritratti Uffiċjali tal-Knisja f’Malta…

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Theology students collect €1,200 in aid of Dar Ħosea

12/12/2017

  • Waqt l-attività annwali fuq il-kampus tal-Università, The Orange Campaign, l-Għaqda Studenti tat-Teoloġija (Għ.S.T.) rnexxielha tiġbor €1,200 mill-bejgħ tal-għasir tal-larinġ, liema flus se jmorru għal Dar Ħosea, li tagħti appoġġ lil nisa vulnerabbli li jkunu rrikorrew għall-prostituzzjoni. 

    The Orange Campaign saret fuq medda ta’ jumejn: mit-Tnejn 4 sat-Tlieta 5 ta’ Diċembru 2017.

    Fost il-persuni li żaru l-attività u anke taw daqqa t’id kien hemm il-President ta’ Malta, Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca, l-Arċisqof Charles J…

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Declaration of the Presidency of the Council of European Bishops Conferences

11/12/2017

  • The Presidency of the Council of European Bishops Conferences (CCEE) associates its voice to the appeal arriving from many parts of the world to respect the status quo of the city of Jerusalem, in line with a number of United Nations resolutions which have expressed themselves in this direction.
     
    It is impossible to understand the Christian roots of Europe without our link to Jerusalem…

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New parish priest for Kirkop Parish

10/12/2017

    • L‑Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ħatar lil Dun Martin Cardona bħala Kappillan tal‑Parroċċa ta’ San Leonardu, Ħal Kirkop.

      Dun Martin Cardona twieled Ħal Qormi fit-13 ta’ April 1961, u rċieva l-edukazzjoni tiegħu fl‑iskola ta’ San Bastjan, Ħal Qormi, u fil-Kulleġġ St Elias, Santa Venera. Studja fil-Fakultà tat-Teoloġija fl-Università ta’ Malta u ġie ordnat saċerdot fit-2 ta’ Lulju 1993…

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Due to violence, Mexican diocese avoids Christmas Masses at high-risk times

10/12/2017

  • A diocese in one of Mexico’s most violence-ridden states has indicated it will avoid scheduling Masses for Christmas and its octave at “high risk” times. It has also asked the state’s police to protect parishioners.

    “With respect to the problem of insecurity, for the most part the established schedule has been kept, but we are trying to avoid scheduling certain times that could be high risk,” Fr José Luis Compeán Rueda, vicar general of the Diocese of Tabasco, said at a Dec…

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Pastoral Visit by the Archbishop at Burmarrad Parish

09/12/2017

  • Bejn is-Sibt u l-Ħadd, 9 u 10 ta’ Diċembru 2017, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna se jkun qed jagħmel il-viżta pastorali fil-Parroċċa ta’ Burmarrad, fejn se jiltaqa’ mat-tfal u ż-żgħażagħ u mal-anzjani u l-morda tal-parroċċa. 

    Hawn taħt tista’ taqra l-messaġġ tal-Arċisqof Scicluna lill-komunità ta’ Burmarrad.

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