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150 cardinals and 1000 bishops will be concelebrating with Pope Francis during Sunday’s Canonization ceremony

25/04/2014
  • 150 cardinals and 1000 bishops will be concelebrating with Pope Francis during Sunday’s Canonization ceremony

  • The Director of the Holy See’s press office, Father Federico Lombardi gave another briefing to journalists where he gave details about official delegations scheduled to attend both the prayer vigil on Saturday night and the canonization Mass on Sunday morning.

    Father Lombardi told journalists that over 90 official delegations from various countries plus 24 heads of state or royalty are due to attend the prayer vigil…

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Ministry of Lectors for five seminarians

25/04/2014
  • Ministry of Lectors for five seminarians
  • On Friday 2 May 2014, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. will institute five seminarians as Lectors. The ceremony will be held during the celebration of Mass at the Parish Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, Naxxar, at 6:30 p.m. The five seminarians, who are in their fifth year of formation at the Archbishop’s Seminary, are Sergio Fenech and Mark Mallia Pawley from St Sebastian’s Parish, Ħal Qormi, Claude Mifsud from the Parish of the Assumption of Mary, Mosta, James Saydon from the Parish of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, Naxxar, and Gilbert Scicluna from St Joseph’s Parish, Kalkara…

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The Courtyard Dialogues

25/04/2014
  • The Courtyard Dialogues

  • A two-part series of dialogues between young people and select influencers on questions of faith, life and their in-betweens. The first Courtyard Dialogue, on Tuesday April 29, will centre on the theme of “Finding Meaning in Life”. The second Dialogue, the following Tuesday May 6, will discuss “The Role of the Church in Society”. Both evenings will be held at the newly restored courtyard within Palazzo de la Salle in Valletta, between 7:30pm and 9:00pm…

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Preparation course for Maltese getting married to foreigners

25/04/2014
  • Preparation course for Maltese getting married to foreigners

  • Dar l-Emigrant u l-Catholic Enquiry Centre ser jorganizzaw laqgħat ta’ preparazzjoni għaż-żwieġ ta’ Maltin ma’ barranin f’Dar l-Emigrant, il-Belt Valletta. Mistiedna jattendu għal dawn is-seminars l-għarajjes Maltin li ser jiżżewġu ma’ barranin. Jistgħu jattendu l-koppja flimkien jekk il-parti barranija tkun Malta.  Jekk il-parti barranija ma tkunx tista’ tattendi għal xi raġuni jew oħra imbagħad isiru appuntamenti għall-laqgħat fuq bażi personali…

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Seminar about Pope John XXIII and Pope John Paul II

25/04/2014
  • Seminar about Pope John XXIII and Pope John Paul II

  • Nhar l-Erbgħa 23 ta’ April 2014, ġewwa l-Parlament, il-Fondazzjoni IDEAT tellgħet seminar bit-tema “Ġwanni XXIII – Ġwanni Pawlu II: Papiet Differenti Għal Żminijiet Differenti”.
     
    L-iSpeaker l-Onorevoli Anġlu Farrugia kien mistieden jiftaħ is-seminar.  L-iSpeaker tenna d-diskors tiegħu fejn qal li dawn il-personaġġi, li mxew ħajja qaddisa, li kienu r-rgħajja spiritwali tagħna, taw ħajjithom għall-politika differenti minn dik li aħna nagħrfu ta’ rivalita’, ta’ wieħed kontra iehor…

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New logo for id-Dar tal-Providenza

24/04/2014
  • New logo for id-Dar tal-Providenza

  • Sean Cini’s design for a new logo for Id-Dar tal-Providenza had been chosen and announced by Fr Martin Micallef, Director of the Home during a Press Conference this morning (formats of the new logo as well as Sean’s biography and photos attached).

    Fr Martin said that the logo was designed on the most important factors:  Evangelical Love, Support and Self-Determination…

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Archbishop Paul Cremona and Bishop Mario Grech in Rome

24/04/2014
  • Archbishop Paul Cremona and Bishop Mario Grech in Rome
  • L-Arċisqof ta’ Malta, Monsinjur Pawlu Cremona O.P. u l-Isqof ta’ Għawdex, Monsinjur Mario Grech jinsabu l-Vatikan biex fi tmiem din il-ġimgħa jattendu għall-kanonizzazzjoni tal-Beatu Papa Ġwanni XXIII u l-Beatu Papa Ġwanni Pawlu II. Huma mistennija jikkonċelebraw fil-Quddiesa li ser imexxi l-Papa Franġisku nhar il-Ħadd filgħodu fi Pjazza San Pietru. L-Arċisqof ħalla Malta lejn Ruma dalgħodu, filwaqt li l-Isqof Mario Grech ħalla Malta l-bieraħ, l-Erbgħa 23 ta’ April…

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Aquinas Lecture

23/04/2014
  • Aquinas Lecture

  • The Theology Students Association and the Faculty of Theology are holding a lecture in honour of St Thomas Aquinas on Monday 28th April at 7:30pm at the Aula Magna, Old University Building, Valletta. They will be delivered by Prof. John Cottingham, professor Emeritus of Philosophy, University of Reading, University of London, & Oxford University. The theme discussed will be: ‘Human Nature and the Transcendent.’

    Everyone is invited, a reception will follow…

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The reaction of the Interdiocesan Commission for the Environment to the Consultation Documents on Environment and Planning

23/04/2014

Il-Kummissjoni Interdjoċesana Ambjent (KA) hija mħassba li ħafna mit-tibdil propost f’dawn id-dokumenti jidher li ma jagħtix raġuni xierqa li għaliha qed tkun proposta l-bidla. Dan meta wieħed jeżamina l-effett li t-tibdiliet proposti aktarx se jkollhom fuq l-ambjent, l-iżvilupp sostenibbli u, fl-aħħar mill-aħħar, fuq in-nies ta’ kull sitwazzjoni soċjo-ekonomika. Hija ssemmi seba’ punti li jqanqlu tħassib partikulari fosthom l-introduzzjoni mill-ġdid tal-outline development permits, u t-tneħħija tas-Sitt Skeda li turi bini li ma jistax jiġi sanzjonat… Read more »

Seminar on the Social and Economic aspects in ‘Evangelii Gaudium’

23/04/2014
  • Seminar on the Social and Economic aspects in ‘Evangelii Gaudium’

  • Nhar it-Tlieta 22 ta’ April 2014 ġie organiżżat seminar mill-Fondazzjoni Centesimus Annus Pro Pontifice, fis-Seminarju tal-Virtù. Is-seminar, li tratta l-aspetti soċjali u ekonomiċi tal-Eżortazzjoni Appostolika tal-Papa Franġisku, ‘Evangelii Gaudium’, ġie indirizzat minn Fr Paul Pace S.J., provinċjal tal-Ġiżwiti, mis-sur Michael Bonello, ex-Gvernatur tal-Bank Centrali u minn Dr Sue Vella, lecturer tal-Politika Soċjali fl-Università ta’ Malta…

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