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Cardinal Pell to plead ‘not guilty’ in abuse case

27/07/2017

  • Cardinal George Pell made a brief appearance at an Australian court on Wednesday in a preliminary hearing regarding the accusation of “historical sexual offences”.

    His lawyer said he would plead “not guilty” to the charges leveled against him by police in the state of Victoria.

    Escorted by Australian police, Cardinal George Pell made his way through a mass of journalists and protesters to arrive at a filing hearing before the Melbourne Magistrate’s Court…

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A prayer for trying to conceive

27/07/2017

  • God of faith,
    Hear the deepest prayer of our hearts,
    for a child to be ours.
    Help us to believe –
    even when we wrestle with doubt,
    even when months pass empty,
    even when darkness threatens our joy –
    that your promise of love for us
    remains faithful, good, and true.

    God of hope,
    Hold our dreams for a child
    within your loving hands…

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Search continues for the sacred objects stolen from the Cospicua Church

26/07/2017

  • Wara s-serqa mill-knisja l-ġimgħa li għaddiet, fl-aħħar sigħat, il-komunità Bormliża qed taħdem qatigħ biex kemm jista’ jkun issib malajr ritratti tal-oġġetti kollha li nsterqu fil-lejl ta’ bejn il-Ġimgħa 21 u s-Sibt 22 ta’ Lulju. Dan sabiex min jara xi wieħed minnhom jew jaf b’xi dettall, ikellem minnufih lill-Pulizija.

    L-oġġetti misruqa huma tmienja u jammontaw għal €30,000. Dawn huma: kalċi tal-Arċipriet Dun Anton Cassar, kalċi ta’ Dun Reuben Vella, kalċi ta’ Dun Jesmond Manicaro, labra bil-brillantini u kalċi, żewġ pissidi u ċiborju li jappartjenu lill-Knisja ta’ Bormla…

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A year after his murder, Fr Jacques Hamel remembered

26/07/2017

  • One year after the brutal killing of Fr. Jacques Hamel, French bishops recalled the beautiful example of the man who lived out every day in simple faithfulness, rooted in the love of Christ.

    Archbishop Georges Pontier of Marseille wrote in a statement Monday that Fr. Jacques Hamel, who was murdered by Islamist extremists while celebrating Mass, was, in the words of his sister, Roseline: “above all a man among men.”

    “It was this man among men who was killed…

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Pope Francis prays for Charlie Gard as parents end legal fight

25/07/2017

  • Pope Francis is praying for the parents of Charlie Gard after a U.S. doctor told them nothing could be done to help their son.

    Chris Gard and Connie Yates announced in London’s High Court on 24 July that they had ended their legal struggle to take their baby overseas for treatment after a U.S. neurologist, Dr Michio Hirano, said he was no longer willing to offer Charlie experimental nucleoside therapy after he examined the results of a new MRI scan…

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Italy drought: Vatican turns off fountains to save water

25/07/2017

  • The drought that is affecting the city of Rome and the surrounding areas of the capital has led the Holy See to take measures to save water.

    The Governorate of Vatican City State has decided to turn off all the fountains, both the external ones located in St. Peter’s Square, and the interior fountains including those in the Vatican Gardens…

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Feast of St Calcedonius – Holy Mass Celebration

24/07/2017

  • Fl‑okkażjoni tal‑festa ta’ San Kalċidonju ser tiġi ċċelebrata quddiesa fil‑kappella ddedikata lil dan il‑qaddis, li tinsab fil‑bini tal‑Kurja tal‑Arċisqof, il‑Furjana. Din ser issir illum it‑Tnejn, 24 ta’ Lulju 2017, fis‑6.30 p.m, u ser tiġi ċċelebrata mill‑Vigarju Ġenerali, Mons. Joe Galea Curmi. Fis‑6.00 p.m. ser jingħad ukoll ir‑rużarju.

    Ir‑relikwi ta’ San Kalċidonju jinsabu meqjumin f’kappella żgħira li nbniet apposta, dahar ma’ dahar mal‑kappella prinċipali fil‑bini tal‑Kurja…

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The Safeguarding Commission extends its services in the community

Annual Report 2016

21/07/2017

  • The Commission for the Safeguarding of Children and Vulnerable Adults (Safeguarding Commission) will be offering its services outside the Church, to groups and organizations that work with minors. The aim of this initiative is to create more awareness about the prevention of abuse and the importance of a safe environment in the community. The services offered include the development of a safeguarding policy based on the specific needs of the entity, training of personnel and volunteers, risk assessments of individuals that are facing allegations of abuse or have been found guilty of abuse, together with any professional advice related to abuse prevention…

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Courses by the Pastoral Formation Institute for the new academic year

20/07/2017

  • Fis‑sena akkademika li tibda f’Ottubru 2017, l‑Istitut ta’ Formazzjoni Pastorali u diversi entitajiet formattivi oħra fil‑Knisja ser joffru korsijiet varji ta’ formazzjoni Nisranija. Fost is‑17‑il kors offruti mill‑Istitut ta’ Formazzjoni Pastorali hemm korsijiet dwar l‑istorja tal‑Knisja f’Malta, ir‑rispett lejn il‑ħajja umana, il‑Missirijiet tal‑Knisja, il‑ħajja tal‑familja, l‑Evanġelizzazzjoni, l‑Ekumeniżmu u bosta oħrajn.

    Il‑korsijiet offruti huma dawn:

    • Module on Liturgical Flower Ministry (NQF Livell 3)
    • The Human Experience of God in Prayer (NQF livell 4)
    • Course in Parish Ministry (NQF livell 5)
    • Module in Franciscan Spirituality (NQF livell 5)
    • Module on the Respect for Life Curriculum (NQF livell 5)
    • Module on the Ministry of the Liturgical Cantor (NQF livell 5)
    • Lectio Patrum (NQF livell 5)
    • General Education Award in Evangelisation (NQF livell 4)
    • Higher Education Award in Adolescent and Youth Ministry (NQF livell 5)
    • Higher Education Award in Catholic Social Teaching (NQF livell 5)
    • Higher Education Award in Christian Leadership I (NQF livell 5)
    • Higher Education award in Ecumenism (NQF livell 5)
    • Higher Education Award in Family Ministry (NQF livell 5)
    • Higher Education Award in History of the Church in Malta (NQF livell 5)
    • Higher Education Award in the Liturgy (NQF livell 5)
    • Higher Education Award in Theology (NQF livell 5)
    • Higher Education Award in Parish Nursing (NQF livell 6)


    L‑Istitut ta’ Formazzjoni Pastorali twaqqaf fl‑2007 bl‑iskop li joffri formazzjoni lill‑Insara għall‑ħtiġijiet reali tas‑soċjetà kontemporanja…

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Child protection expert responds to German abuse report

20/07/2017

  • Father Hans Zollner, SJ says a new report on abuse at a prestigious German musical institution is an “important step forward.” Father Zollner is President of the Centre for Child Protection of the Pontifical Gregorian University, and a member of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors.

    The report identified hundreds of instances of physical abuse, as well as dozens of cases of sexual abuse of members of the Regensburger Domspatzen boys choir in Germany…

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