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Church School Entry in 2017

  • Ir‑Regolamenti għad‑Dħul fl‑Iskejjel tal‑Knisja għas‑sena skolastika 2017‑2018 ġew ippublikati fuq din il‑websajt (agħfas hawn). B’kollox ser ikun hemm total ta’ 1,564 post vakanti. L‑applikazzjonijiet jistgħu jsiru jew onlajn minn nhar l-Erbgħa 16 ta’ Novembru 2016, jew f’waħda minn diversi skejjel tal‑Knisja bejn Novembru 2016 u Frar 2017 kif indikat fir-regolamenti. Il‑proċess tad‑dħul fl‑iskejjel tal‑Knisja jiddetermina d‑dħul fl‑ewwel u t‑tieni sena kindergarten, fl‑ewwel sena primarja u fl‑ewwel sena sekondarja…

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Pope Francis meets young men who have left the priesthood

  • Pope Francis on Friday met a group of young men who have left the priesthood during the past years to show his closeness and affection towards them. His surprise visit to an apartment in the outskirts of Rome to meet with the group made up of five  Italians, a Spaniard and a man from Latin America, came as part of his traditional gestures of Mercy on one Friday a month during this Jubilee Year…

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New Rector for the Archbishop’s Seminary

    • L‑Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ħatar lil Dun Albert Buhagiar bħala Rettur tas‑Seminarju tal‑Arċisqof, Tal‑Virtù.

      Dun Albert Buhagiar twieled fid‑19 ta’ Awwissu 1964. Irċieva l‑edukazzjoni tiegħu fl‑iskola Primarja ta’ Raħal Ġdid, il‑Kulleġġ tal‑Karmelitani, Santa Venera, u l‑Kulleġġ De La Salle, il‑Birgu. Kompla l‑istudji terzjarji fil‑Filosofija u t‑Teoloġija, fl‑Università ta’ Malta.

      Dun Albert ġie ordnat saċerdot fit‑2 ta’ Lulju 1993…

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319 persons graduate from the Pastoral Formation Institute – New Director for the Institute

  • 319‑il persuna temmew b’suċċess wieħed minn 10 korsijiet li ġew offruti matul l‑aħħar sena akkademika mill‑Istitut ta’ Formazzjoni Pastorali flimkien ma’ entitajiet oħra tal‑Knisja f’Malta. Iċ‑ċerimonja annwali tal‑gradwazzjoni saret nhar it‑Tlieta 8 ta’ Novembru 2016, fil‑Knisja ta’ San Duminku, ir‑Rabat, u tmexxiet mill‑Vigarju Ġenerali Mons. Joe Galea Curmi. Iċ‑ċerimonja bdiet b’Quddiesa ta’ ringrazzjament, u wara saret il‑preżentazzjoni taċ‑ċertifikati.

    Il‑korsijiet li temmew il‑parteċipanti kienu tar‑raba’, il‑ħames u s‑sitt livell tal‑Malta Qualifications Framework (MQF) u tal‑European Qualifications Framework (EQF), fl‑oqsma tal‑Familja, it‑Tagħlim Soċjali tal‑Knisja, it‑Teoloġija, l‑Ispiritwalità Franġiskana, l‑Evanġelizzazjoni, il‑Liturġija, il‑ħidma mal‑Adoloxxenti u ż‑Żgħażagħ, l‑istudji fl‑Ispiritwalità Karmelitana u l‑istudju tal‑Bibbja…

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Pope urges all Christians to journey together towards unity

  • Pope Francis revealed on Thursday that the search for Christian unity is one of his principle concerns, one that he prays may be shared by every baptized person. The Pope’s words came as he met in the Vatican with participants at a plenary session of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity. The meeting, from November 8th to 11th is exploring the theme “What model of full communion?”

    In his words to the group of ecumenical experts from across the globe, the Pope recalled the many important encounters he has had this year with leaders of other Christian communities…

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“Let us seek our joy and peace by serving others” – The Vicar General to graduates from the Pastoral Formation Institute

  • Nhar it‑Tlieta 8 ta’ Novembru 2016, saret iċ‑ċerimonja annwali tal‑gradwazzjoni tal-Istitu ta’ Formazzjoni Pastorali li tmexxiet mill‑Vigarju Ġenerali Mons. Joe Galea Curmi, fil‑Knisja ta’ San Duminku, ir‑Rabat. Iċ‑ċerimonja bdiet b’Quddiesa ta’ ringrazzjament, u wara saret il‑preżentazzjoni taċ‑ċertifikati lil 319-il gradwat ġdid.

    Click here to see all photos of the Celebration of Mass and Graduation.

    The Celebration of Mass and Graduation on YouTube Homily by Vicar General Mgr Joe Galea Curmi

  • Knisja ta’ San Duminku, ir-Rabat

    8 ta’ Novembru 2016

    “Aħna qaddejja li ma niswew għal xejn” (Lq 17, 10)…

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Pope Francis calls on us to be instruments of mercy

  • Pope Francis on Wednesday urged the faithful not to fall into indifference but to become active instruments of mercy.

    Addressing the crowd gathered in St. Peter’s Square for the weekly General Audience at a time in which the Holy Year of Mercy is coming to an end, he reflected on the corporal work of mercy that calls us to visit the sick and the imprisoned…

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Cardinal Parolin urges Trump to promote world peace

  • The Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, on Wednesday said he hoped the newly elected American president, Donald Trump, would be guided by God to serve his country but also to promote peace and wellbeing in the world.

    Talking to journalists on the sidelines of a conference at Rome’s Lateran University, the cardinal said he respected the will of the American people as expressed in this exercise of democracy…

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Pope: Be on guard against pursuit of power and wealth

  • We cannot serve God well if we hunger after power and wealth. That was Pope Francis’ message as he reflected on the daily readings at his Santa Marta Mass on Tuesday morning.

    Pope Francis began his homily by saying that if we want to be good and faithful servants of the Lord, we must guard against dishonestly and the pursuit of power…

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