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Solemn Profession of Sr Lilian Borg and the 25th aniversary from the Profession of Sr Christine Borg on the feast of The Divine Mercy

20/04/2015

Nhar it-12 t’April 2015, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna iċċelebra quddiesa għall-Professjoni Solenni ta’ Sr Lilian Borg u l-25 Sena mill-Professjoni ta’ Sr Christine Borg fil-Festa tal-Ħniena Divina, fil-Monasteru ta’ Sant’Ursola l-Belt Valletta.

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Il-Madre Prijura Sr Celina Sultana OSJ u Sr Christine Borg jakkumpanjaw lil Sr Lilian Borg fl-okkażjoni tal-investitura tagħha fil-15 ta’ Novembru 2009 (Ritratt: www.orderofmalta-malta.org.mt)…

20/04/2015

Pope Francis has appealed to the international community to take swift and decisive action to avoid more tragedies of migrants seeking a better life. His heartfelt cry to the world came following news of the sinking of yet another boat carrying migrants in the Mediterranean Sea in which it is feared 700 people may be dead.

The Pope was speaking on Sunday morning after the Regina Coeli prayer in St…

19/04/2015

- The Drachma Community in collaboration with the Faculty of Theology is organising a Public Talk – Learning How to Talk: the indispensability of truthfulness and witness for sexual and spiritual human beings by Rev Dr James Alison, a world renowned theologian who has touched the lives of many LGBTQI people.
  
  He is noted for his writing in systematic theology and for his work on issues of gender and sexual non-conformity…

19/04/2015

On Sunday 19th April 2015, Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna celebrated Pontifical Mass at Floriana Parish Church, on the occasion of the feast of St Publius.

L-Omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna
Eċċellenza, għażiża President ta’ Malta, Sur Preca,

Personalitajiet distinti, inkluż il-kap tal-Oppożizzjoni,

Għalija, bħala Ragħaj ta’ din id-djoċesi għażiża, huwa ta’ ferħ u ta’ privileġġ, imma anke ta’ responsabbiltà li nwassal messaġġ mhux biss lill-parroċċa għażiża tal-Furjana, imma lil Malta, f’din is-solennità ta’ San Publju…

19/04/2015

For the first time the Secretariat for Catholic Education has brought together teachers of art in Church schools to showcase their work in a collective art exhibition at Palazzo De La Salle, Valletta, supported by Banif Bank (Malta) plc. Twenty two artists are exhibiting more than 70 works of fine art, using a variety of media, techniques, styles and subject matter…

18/04/2015

On Wednesday 15th April 2015, staff from the Responsible Gaming Foundation and the Parliamentary Secretary for Competitiveness and Economic Growth held a cordial meeting with His Excellency, Mgr Charles J. Scicluna, Archbishop of Malta. Issues at heart of both institutions were discussed, namely the ever-growing problem of gambling addiction, the aspect of responsibility in our everyday lives, the importance of education and research in related fields and the corporate social responsibility aspect of the gaming industry…

17/04/2015

- Il-Kurja tal-Arċisqof qed tippublika r-ritratt uffiċċjali tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna. Dan ir-ritratt ittieħed l-Imdina, waqt l-Ingress Solenni ta’ Mons. Scicluna fil-21 ta’ Marzu 2015. Min hu interessat li jakkwista kopja tar-ritratt uffiċċjali għandu jibgħat email fuq [email protected]. Intant, il-Kurja tixtieq tavża li d-DVD uffiċċjali taċ-ċelebrazzjoni tal-Ingress Solenni tal-Arċisqof jista’ jiġi ordnat mill-Media Centre Ltd. fuq 25699100 jew fuq l-email [email protected]…

17/04/2015

Garissa County in the northeastern region of Kenya has been making headlines lately following three brutal attacks by Al Shabaab militants. The most recent one was during Holy Week earlier this month, when militants stormed the university campus in Garissa city killing close to 150 people. Pope Francis met with the bishops of Kenya on Thursday in the Vatican as they mark their ad Limina visit…

17/04/2015

The Pope Emeritus, Benedict XVI marked his 88th birthday on Thursday (April 16th) with a Bavarian-style celebration. He received birthday greetings from a group of Gebirgsschutzen (mountain protection units) from his native Bavaria, dressed in traditional costumes. Among those present to celebrate his birthday were his older brother Monsignor Georg Ratzinger and the Prefect of the Pontifical Household, Archbishop George Ganswein.

Since resigning as Pope in February 2013, Benedict XVI has lived a life of prayer and reclusion at the Mater Ecclesiae situated inside the Vatican Gardens. Speaking in an interview with Vatican Radio, Monsignor Alfred Xuereb, the former second secretary of Benedict XVI, said affection for the Pope Emeritus has increased over the past two years…

16/04/2015

F’Novembru 2014, is-Segretarjat għall-Edukazzjoni Nisranija ħabbar li se jkun hemm erba’ u sittin post għas-subien u wieħed u disgħin post għall-bniet għall-ewwel sena kindergarten fl-iskejjel tal-Knisja. F’Novembru stess saru l-applikazzjonijiet tal-ewwel kriterju, ta’ dawk li jieħdu post mill-ewwel għax, per eżempju, għandhom ħuthom diġà fi skola tal-Knisja. F’Jannar, is-Segretarjat kien ħareġ stqarrija għall-istampa, kif jagħmel kull sena, fejn spjega kemm kienu l-applikazzjonijiet tal-ewwel kriterju u konsegwentement kemm kien baqa’ postijiet, jiġifieri ħamsa u għoxrin għas-subien u tletin għall-bniet…