News from the Church in Malta
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…
Illum it-Tnejn, 11 ta’ Diċembru 2017, fl-10:00 a.m, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ser jiċċelebra Quddiesa ta’ ringrazzjament fl‑okkażjoni tal‑125 anniversarju mill‑ftuħ tar‑Residenza San Vincenz de Paul u wara jinawgura kappella tal‑adorazzjoni ġdida fl‑istess faċilità.
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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…
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…
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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The national Year of Youth was officially launched in Australia on Thursday with a festival which will run until the 9th of December.
The year itself which will conclude in November 2018 coincides with the ten year anniversary of World Youth Day in Sydney. The aim of the Year of Youth, which has been organized by the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference, is to accompany and engage with young people as they discern their place in the world…
Immaculate Virgin!
Once again we are here to honour you, at the foot of this column from which you lovingly watch over Rome and the whole world, ever since, 150 years ago, Blessed Pius IX proclaimed as a truth of the Catholic faith your preservation from every stain of sin in anticipation of the death and Resurrection of your Son, Jesus Christ.
Immaculate Virgin!
Your spotless spiritual beauty is for us a living source of confidence and hope.
To have you as Mother, Holy Virgin, reassures us on the path of life as a pledge of eternal salvation.
Because of this, O Mary, we have recourse to you with confidence. Help us to build a world where human life is always cherished and defended, every form of violence banished, the peace of all tenaciously sought…
Pope Francis has expressed his “deep concern” at President Donald Trump’s plan to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel arguing the move will create more tensions in the Holy Land and stressing the city is sacred to Jews, Christians and Muslims.
Francis made his comments to a gathering in the Vatican’s Paul VI hall following news that the United States president is planning to move the country’s embassy to Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
“I cannot remain silent about my deep concern over the situation that has arisen in recent days and, at the same time, a heartfelt appeal so that everyone would be committed to respecting the status quo of the city, in accordance with the relative resolutions to the United Nations,” Francis said at the General Audience today (6 December).
While Israel regards Jerusalem as its capital, Palestinians see East Jerusalem as the capital of a future Palestinian state…
Il‑Kummissjoni Interdjoċesana Ambjent (KA) għal darb’oħra tħeġġeġ lill‑awtoritajiet jieħdu l‑miżuri kollha għad‑dispożizzjoni tagħhom biex ma jħallux il‑ġenn li nibnu akkost ta’ kollox ikompli jagħmina, hekk li nħarbtu saħansitra dak li jagħtina identità ta’ poplu. Għall‑kuntrarju, jeħtieġ naħdmu biex nippreservaw il‑wirt arkitettoniku mill‑ferneżija ta’ twaqqiegħ ta’ bini, u mill‑konverżjoni ta’ bini eżistenti f’appartamenti, li wliedna jridu jissallbu biex jikru jew jixtru, bi gwadann għall‑ispekulaturi…
