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08/07/2017

Il‑Knisja f’Malta tfakkar lill‑ġenituri Kattoliċi li fl‑għażliet li jagħmlu fl‑edukazzjoni ta’ wliedhom, huma għandhom id‑dover li fl-iskola jagħżlu t‑tagħlim tar‑reliġjon. Dan ġie spjegat f’ċirkulari maħruġa mill-Kurja, li ser tinqara fil‑knejjes fi tmiem din il‑ġimgħa.

L‑Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna jfakkar lill‑ġenituri fir‑responsabbiltà li għandhom, li minn meta l‑ulied ikunu għadhom żgħar, jgħinuhom biex jikbru fil‑fidi bl‑eżempju u bil‑kelma, u billi jaraw li jirċievu l‑formazzjoni meħtieġa…

Pope Francis’ message to G20 summit in Germany

07/07/2017

To Her Excellency
Mrs Angela Merkel
Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany

Following our recent meeting in the Vatican, and in response to your thoughtful request, I would like to offer some considerations that, together with all the Pastors of the Catholic Church, I consider important in view of the forthcoming meeting of the G20, which will gather Heads of State and of Government of the Group of major world economies and the highest authorities of the European Union…

07/07/2017

- The Holy See has called for greater attention to the needs of elderly people in respect for their inherent dignity.
  
  Archbishop Bernardito Auza, Apostolic Nuncio of the Holy See to the UN, made the appeal during a working group on Ageing, entitled “Measures to enhance the contribution of Older Persons to Social Development”.
  
  “A greater focus on the contribution of older persons to development should be combined with an enhanced attention to their needs,” he said…

07/07/2017

The choirs of Jesus College and St Catherine’s College, both from the University of Cambridge, England, will perform a selection of choral masterpieces, at St John’s Co-Cathedral, Valletta and at St Paul’s Pro-Cathedral, Mdina.

As part of their summer tour, the choir of Jesus College, directed by the international award-winning Richard Pinel, will perform at St John’s Co-Cathedral on Saturday 8th July at 6:00 p.m…

07/07/2017

07/07/2017

Minħabba r-riħ u l-baħar qawwi tal-ġimgħa li għaddiet, il-pellegrinaġġ li kellu jsir nhar il-Ħadd, 2 ta’ Lulju, bl-istatwa ta’ San Publiju fuq il-Gżejjer ta’ San Pawl, minflok se ssir nhar il-Ħadd li ġej, 9 ta’ Lulju 2017. Il-pellegrinaġġ, li qed jiġi organizzat mill-Assoċjazzjoni Publju ta’ Malta, se jsir għaliex din is-sena qed jiġu mfakkra l-1950 sena mill-martirju ta’ San Pawl Appostlu. Fuq il-Gżejjer se tiġi ċċelebrata wkoll l-Ewkaristija…

06/07/2017

Europe is today more than ever a complex reality. “Plural” Europe also includes the need to tackle challenges together. A pluralist culture strongly marked by secularism and individualism is gaining ground. Nevertheless, the will to share common values, founded in Truth, along with desire for God is growing more and more, especially among younger generations. The Catholic Church recognizes in the present time an opportunity to live and witness with renewed commitment the joy of the Gospel of Jesus: a God who has assumed the human condition out of love, providing humankind with his support even at the most difficult times of history…

06/07/2017

Pope St John Paul II’s former spokesman, Dr Joaquìn Navarro-Valls, has died at the age of 80.

His current successor, Holy See Press Office Director Greg Burke, announced the news this evening with the following tweets:
A numerary of Opus Dei and a trained doctor and psychiatrist, the Spanish journalist had been diagnosed with terminal cancer some weeks ago…

06/07/2017

Oħloq Tbissima Marathon will take place between noon of 14th July 2017 and midnight of 16th July 2017. This is the 15th edition of this live broadcasting marathon, organised by CAM Productions international, which is aimed at raising missionary awareness and raising funds for MSSP missions both locally and in Peru, Pakistan and the Philippines.

The MSSP priests who work in these missions work tirelessly and constantly try to come up with ways to help the people in their care. This is not always possible due to financial restraints.

Locally, MSSP priests run St Joseph Home in St Venera. This home cares for boys who are not able to live with their family. Presently, funds are needed to change some rooms into a small apartment so that boys who are 16 years or older can start living more independently whilst still being cared for and guided…

06/07/2017

Aloysius Schwartz had a desire to become a priest from an early age. As time passed, his desire became more specific: He wanted to be a priest of the poor.

During high school he joined St Charles Minor Seminary in Catonsville, Maryland, but after graduation felt an attraction to the Maryknoll Missionaries. He attended Maryknoll College to receive his bachelor’s degree, but then completed his theological studies in Belgium at Louvain University…