Caritas Malta bħalissa għaddejja bil-kampanja ta’ 3rd party events, fejn individwi, kumpaniji, jew gruppi, eċċ… javviċinaw lil Caritas b’xi attività li jkunu se jagħmlu u b’hekk jinġabru fondi b’risq din l-entità.

Dawn il-fondi jkunu ferm ta’ sostenn għall-ħidma ta’ Caritas Malta fejn minbarra s-servizzi bi djar terapewtiċi residenzjali kontra l-abbuż ta’ droga, Caritas Malta toffri servizzi psiko-soċjali miċ-ċentru fil-komunità, il-Ħamrun, (Caritas Community Centre), liema servizzi huma kollha mingħajr ħlas… Read more »

Il-Ġimgħa waranofsinhar, 12 ta’ Lulju 2024, se tibda t-22 edizzjoni tal-maratona ta’ xandir Oħloq Tbissima, li se tibqa’ għaddejja sal-Ħadd, 14 ta’ Lulju 2024, fuq diversi stazzjonijiet lokali tat-televixin.

Din hi 22 sena ta’ għajnuna lill-missjunarji Maltin li għal ħafna snin ilhom jaħdmu mal-familji fqar fil-Perù, Pakistan u l-Filippini.  Familji li li kieku ma kienx għal dawn il-patrijiet qalbiena, tkun diffiċli ħafna għalihom biex jgħixu b’dinjità. Diffiċli biex jieħdu kura medika, biex jibgħatu lit-tfal tagħhom l-iskola, u biex ikollhom almenu ikla kuljum… Read more »

The Synod on Synodality

How to be a missionary synodal Church? That’s the question at the heart of the Instrumentum laboris (IL) for the upcoming session of the Synod of Bishops, which will take place from October 2 to 27.

It will be the second session of the XVI Ordinary General Assembly, following the one in 2023. The IL – published today, Tuesday, July 9, and presented at the Holy See Press Office – does not offer any “pre-packaged answers” but rather “indications and proposals”… Read more »

The live-in for SDC Candidates took place between the 27-30 June 2024 in Għarb, Gozo. These days provided an experience where the Candidates had the chance to interact for a few days together in the SDC spirit. Despite the fact that the Candidates come from different Centres in Malta and Gozo, these days help them to get to know each other better and above all to learn from each other both in formal moments and social times… Read more »

The Pastoral formation Institute concluded another academic year with a Thanksgiving Mass celebrated by Bishop Joseph Galea-Curmi in June. Over the past year 1,052 participants attended the 28 courses offered by the Institute. Following the Mass, a reception was held where the prospectus for the 2024/2025 academic year, themed ‘Training Towards Mission,’ was launched. This upcoming year, the Institute is introducing several new courses, including ‘Introduction to AI in Pastoral Contexts: Tools and Practices,’ ‘Introduction to the Holy Scriptures,’ and ‘Living Beyond Sunday.’

The mission of the Pastoral formation Institute is to empower Christians to fulfill their calling in the world and in the Church… Read more »

In response to the rapid digital transformation impacting European societies, the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) has released a comprehensive contribution of its consultative body, Youth Net, stressing the importance of EU policies that better support families in the digital age to reduce the negative effects of the new media on younger generations.

Digital Challenges for Families in Europe

The document, entitled “Digital Challenges for Families in Europe”, addresses the dual nature of the digital revolution pointing to both the benefits and risks of enhanced connectivity and, therefore, to the need for EU policymakers to ensure that technological advances reinforce family values and and harmonise with the Christian ethos… Read more »

The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem has strongly condemned a raid launched by Israeli forces against its Holy Family School in Gaza City on Sunday morning, which reportedly killed at least four people.   

Four victims reported

The air strike targeted two classrooms on the ground floor of the school sheltering a large number of displaced Palestinian families.  Among those killed was a senior Hamas administration official, Ihab al-Ghusain, the group’s deputy labour minister… Read more »