F’laqgħa mal-missjunarji Maltin imxerrda madwar id-dinja u li bħalissa jinsabu Malta għal btala, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ddeskriviehom bħala martri, għaliex fi kliemu, biex tkun martri m’hemmx bżonn it-tixrid ta’ demm.

“Hemm tipi differenti ta’ martirji,” saħaq l-Arċisqof, fosthom il-martirju tal-karità, tal-ubbidjenza u taċ-ċaħda.

Għal-laqgħa li saret f’Dar Emigrant, il-Belt Valletta, attendew missjunarji li jaħdmu f’pajjiżi foqra, oħrajn li jaħdmu fi sptarijiet u oħrajn li jieħdu ħsieb l-Evanġelizzazzjoni f’aktar minn parroċċa waħda, u hemm min jaħdem ukoll fil-komunitajiet ta’ emigranti Maltin…

Bejn Jannar u Ġunju ta’ din is-sena kien hemm 283 persuna li ġew mgħejjuna minn Dar Papa Franġisku u u ngħataw is-servizz ta’ ikliet b’xejn.

Minn informazzjoni ngħatat fil-Parlament, minn dawn il-283 persuna, 165 kienu Maltin u l-kumplament, jiġifieri t-118 persuna l-oħra, kienu barranin. 

Fix-xhur imsemmija, Dar Papa Franġisku offriet 7,602 ikliet, jiġifieri medja ta’ 316-il ikla fil-ġimgħa…

€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…

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…