News from the Church in Malta
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…
Bħalissa, ħafna huma l-istudenti li qed jaħsbu x’kors jistgħu jibdew fl-Università minn Ottubru li ġej. Il-Fakultà tat-Teoloġija, din is-sena qed toffri għadd ta’ korsijiet, kemm full-time kif ukoll part-time, għal dawk kollha li huma interessati jidħlu aktar fil-fond f’suġġetti bħal: mistoqsijiet fuq il-fidi u r-reliġjon, il-ħajja, is-saħħa u l-bioetika.
Hawnhekk hawn il-lista tal-korsijiet li l-Fakultà se toffri mis-sena akkademika li jmiss:
F’OTTUBRU LI ĠEJ (2017)
– Diploma fl-Istudji Reliġjużi – Kors li jsir filgħaxija u hu mifrux fuq sentejn…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Pope Francis has released his video message accompanying his monthly prayer intention for July.
This month’s intention is for those distant from the Christian faith: “that our brothers and sisters who have strayed from the faith, through our prayer and witness to the Gospel, may rediscover the beauty of the Christian life.”
The text of the video message reads:
“Let us never forget that our joy is Jesus Christ — his faithful and inexhaustible love…
