News from the Church in Malta
€186,361 were collected in the 60 hour Oħloq Tbissima marathon, in aid of the missions in the care of the Missionary Society of St. Paul (MSSP).
At the end of the 15th edition of the marathon, Fr Louis Mallia thanked all volunteers who helped in one way or another, the contribution of each one being of great importance. He also pointed out that together with this sum, a container full of goods would soon be sent to Peru…
Il-maratona Oħloq Tbissima għaddejja ġmielha, bis-somma miġbura sa nofsillejl tal-Ġimgħa laħqet il-€25,198.
Il-maratona bdiet il-Ġimgħa f’nofsinhar u tibqa’ sejra bla waqfien sa għada, il-Ħadd 16 ta’ Lulju, f’nofsillejl.
Din hi l-15-il edizzjoni tal-maratona fejn id-donazzjonijiet miġbura se jgħinu l-ħidma missjunarja tas-Soċjeta’ Missjunarja ta’ San Pawl (MSSP).
Il-ħidma missjunarja fdata f’idejn is-Soċjetà Missjunarja ta’ San Pawl (MSSP) ma tieqafx biss ma’ xtutna imma hi mifruxa wkoll fil-Perù, fil-Pakistan u anke l-Filippini.
Il-pubbliku huwa mħeġġeġ biex jipparteċipa f’din il-maratona, billi jagħti d-donazzjoni tiegħu, kif ukoll billi jżur l-attivita’ u jsegwi minn fuq l-istazzjonijiet lokali. Oħloq Tbissima qed tiġi mxandra fuq TVM2 b’kollegamenti ma’ TVM, ONE TV u NET TV…
When Noah Wall was born, the doctors said he probably wouldn’t survive and if he did, he would be severely physically and developmentally disabled. Born with only 2 percent of his brain to a family in Cumbria, England, Noah had no hope — at least according to the doctors.
In utero, Noah had developed a rare complication of spina bifida where his skull filled with fluid, crushing his brain down into a “thin sliver of tissue,” according to the UK’s Mirror…
The Holy See Press Office has issued a statement concerning indictments for embezzlement of funds from the Bambino Gesù Foundation, which exists to support the work of the Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital.
The Statement says the former President of the Foundation, Giuseppe Profiti, and the former Treasurer of the same Foundation, Massimo Spina, were summoned to appear before the court to answer charges that they diverted more than four hundred thousand euro (€400,000) belonging to the Foundation…
Australians who declared in last year’s Census that they had “no religion” have overtaken the number of Catholics for the first time, although Christianity is still the religion of more than half the population.
Figures released recently from the Census held last August showed that 30 per cent of Australians reported that they had no religion in 2016, with Catholics making up 22.6 per cent of all Australians – more than 5.2 million people – down from 25.3 per cent in the previous Census in 2011…
The Maltese Parliament yesterday approved the Marriage Act and other Laws (Amendment) Act, 2017. This law appropriates the meaning of marriage and applies it also to relations between people of the same sex.
In spite of what the law says, that considers the same even that which is not the same, marriage will always remain the exclusive bond between a man and a woman, that is open to the procreation of children…
Mother Teresa’s blue striped white cotton sari is now a registered trademark.
The typical Indian dress, which the Missionaries of Charity have worn around the world since 1950, is now under intellectual property rights held by the congregation founded by the saint of Kolkata.
“The Trade Marks Registry [. . .] has granted the registration of the trademark for the pattern of blue border of sari,” intellectual property attorney Biswajit Sarkar said…
With reference to media reports regarding the Vatican circular sent to Bishops, on the bread and wine for the Eucharist, the Curia Communications Office confirms that no changes are being made in the hosts which are currently used by coeliacs.
The circular of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments confirms the norms issued in 2003, which are also observed by the authorised retailers of hosts in the Archdiocese of Malta…
At the request of Pope Francis, the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments is writing to diocesan bishops to remind them that it falls to them above all to duly provide for all that is required for the celebration of the Lord’s Supper.
Below find the English language translation of Circular letter to bishops on the bread and wine for the Eucharist:
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The former Northern Ireland footballer Philip Mulryne has been ordained a Roman Catholic priest in the Dominican Order.
Fr Mulryne, who is reported to have once earned £600,000 a year, has also taken a vow of poverty.
He was ordained in Dublin on Saturday by Archbishop Joseph Augustine Di Noia, who had travelled from Rome for the ceremony…
