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Let us love, not with words but with deeds – World Day of the Poor 2017

World Day of the Poor 2017

18/11/2017

  • Il‑Knisja f’Malta ser tingħaqad mal‑Knisja Universali biex għada, il‑Ħadd 19 ta’ Novembru, tfakkar Jum il‑Foqra. It‑tema għal din l‑ewwel ċelebrazzjoni ta’ Jum il‑Foqra hi: ‘Inħobbu mhux bil‑kliem imma bl‑għemil’. Kien il‑Papa Franġisku li fi tmiem il‑Ġublew Straordinarju tal‑Ħniena ried li jibda jitfakkar dan il‑jum.

    Għal din l‑okkażjoni, 16‑il entità tal‑Knisja li jaħdmu fil‑qasam soċjali, flimkien mal‑Kummissjoni Ġustizzja u Paċi, ħadu sehem f’attività li saret fi Pjazza San Ġorġ, il‑Belt Valletta…

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Churches welcome the European Pillar of Social Rights

18/11/2017

  • The Commission of the Bishops’ Conference of the EU (COMECE) and the Conference of European Churches (CEC) welcome the inter-institutional proclamation of the European Pillar of Social Rights signed yesterday at the Social Summit for Fair Jobs and Growth that is taking place in Gothenburg, Sweden.

    COMECE and CEC consider the European Pillar of Social Rights as a vital and further step towards the European Social Market Economy, therefore we welcome the high-level consensus set by the joint proclamation of the Parliament, the Council and the Commission…

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Diocesan Assembly 2017 and the feast of Christ the King

17/11/2017

  • Il‑Knisja f’Malta ser tlaqqa’ l‑Assemblea Djoċesana, nhar il‑Ġimgħa 24 u s‑Sibt 25 ta’ Novembru, fil‑Katekumenju, il‑Mosta. It‑tema tal-Assemblea ta’ din is‑sena hi ‘L‑Evanġelizzazzjoni u d‑Djakonija: Lejn Pjan Pastorali għall‑Arċidjoċesi’.

    Matul l-Assemblea, il‑Vigarju Episkopali għall‑Evanġelizzazzjoni, Fr René Camilleri, ser jintroduċi l-ewwel parti tal-pjan pastorali għall-Arċidjoċesi, dik ta’ proposta ta’ strateġija għall‑evanġelizzazzjoni mifruxa fuq tliet snin. Din tinkludi l‑implimentazzjoni ta’ proġetti f’għadd ta’ parroċċi u skejjel…

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Pope Francis sends letter to COP23 climate conference in Bonn

17/11/2017

  • Pope Francis has sent a letter to participants in the COP-23 UN Convention on climate change, taking place in Bonn, Germany on 6-17 November.

    The letter was sent to Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama of the Fiji Islands, which is officially hosting the event, and was read out to COP-23 participants.

    Pope Francis congratulated the world leaders present at the COP-23 event and invited them “to maintain a high level of cooperation”…

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Called to work for justice and peace

Document by the Justice and Peace Commission, one month from the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia.

16/11/2017
  • Synopsis

    One month from the day that journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia was assassinated in a premeditated attack on our society, the Church Commission for Justice and Peace urges all citizens to reflect on the current state of our society, to take concrete action to work for the common good and to promote peace.

    The reactions to Daphne Caruana Galizia’s murder highlight the polarisation within our society which remains deeply divided along the fault-lines of partisan political allegiance…

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Doctors, religious and laity to discuss euthanasia in congress at Vatican

16/11/2017

  • At the end of this year, the Netherlands, the first country that legalized euthanasia, will have applied it on more than 7,000 patients, an increase of 67 percent compared to five years ago.

    Euthanasia is fully legal in five countries: the Netherlands, Belgium, Colombia, Luxembourg and Canada. However, more people are speaking about it. According to Carlo Casalone from the Pontifical Academy for Life, it’s because more cases are becoming public due to medical advancements and the diffusion of mass media…

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Pope Francis given Lamborghini to be auctioned for charity

16/11/2017

  • Pope Francis was presented with the keys to a brand-new Lamborghini Huracan on Wednesday by officials from the luxury car maker. 

    The special edition car, however, will be auctioned off by Sotheby’s in London and the proceeds given to four charities in Pope Francis’ name.

    Pope Francis blessed the car and signed the hood after receiving it in front of his Casa Santa Marta residence…

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Church School Entry in 2018

15/11/2017

  • Ir‑regolamenti għad‑Dħul fl‑Iskejjel tal‑Knisja għas‑sena skolastika 2018 ‑ 2019 ġew ippubblikati fuq il‑websajt tal‑Knisja f’Malta www.thechurchinmalta.org. B’kollox ser ikun hemm total ta’ 1,529 post vakanti. L‑applikazzjonijiet jistgħu jsiru, jew onlajn mil‑lum, l‑Erbgħa 15 ta’ Novembru 2017, jew f’waħda mid‑diversi skejjel tal‑Knisja bejn Novembru 2017 u Frar 2018 kif indikat fir‑regolamenti. Il‑proċess tad‑dħul fl‑iskejjel tal‑Knisja jiddetermina d‑dħul fl‑ewwel u t‑tieni sena kindergarten, fl‑ewwel sena primarja u fl‑ewwel sena sekondarja…

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Thieves desecrate eleven parishes in France

15/11/2017

  • Last month thieves in France robbed, and in the process desecrated, ten churches in the Diocese of Annecy, in the country’s Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes region. A similar incident also occurred in the Diocese of Vannes, in Brittany.

    Local press reported that the churches in the Annecy diocese were broken into October 28 and 29.  The perpetrators  are believed to be two men who forced open the church doors with a crow bar…

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A prayer to bless the door of your home

14/11/2017

  • The door is one of the most important parts of our home. Through it we come and go, receive visitors and say goodbye to old friends. It is a place of sadness and joy, departures and entrances.

    That is why it is a place where we should invite God’s presence, asking for his protection over it and our home…

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