News from the Church in Malta
Bejn illum, il-Ġimgħa 4 ta’ Ottubru u għada s-Sibt 5 ta’ Ottubru, il-Knisja f’Malta ser tlaqqa’ l-Assemblea Djoċesana. Dan l-avveniment annwali jiġbor flimkien mal-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona O.P., lil dawk responsabbli mill-oqsma kollha tal-Knisja.
It-temi li ser jiġu diskussi waqt l-Assemblea Djoċesana 2013 huma: “lejn ħidma pastorali integrata fil-qasam taż-żwieġ u l-familja”, u “il-katekeżi tat-tfal: sfidi u direzzjoni għall-ġejjieni”…
New Pastoral Year at the MSSP Oratory in B’Kara
A new pastoral year has just been launched at the Oratory MSSP in B’Kara – a Catechetical and Liturgical Centre for Adults, Youths and children.
All those interested are invited – individuals or groups, to join and participate in the various liturgical functions and activities which are held throughout the year at the Oratory MSSP and to which all are welcome…
On Wednesday 2nd October 2013, the Archbishop and Auxiliary Bishop received a courtesy visit from H.E. Justin Welby, Bishop of Canterbury, at the Archbishop’s residence in Attard.
Photos: Photocity, Valletta.
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1st October, 2013
€4,320 ġew mogħtija lid-Dar tal-Providenza bħala riżultat ta’ ġbir li sar apposta matul il-ġimgħa tal-festa ta’ San Franġisk t’Assisi, il-patrun tal-parroċċa li ġġib l-istess isem fl-inħawi tal-Qawra-Buġibba. Il-preżentazzjoni saret minn żagħżugħ membru tas-sezzjoni ‘Preyouths’ tal-parroċċa lil Christine Borg, waħda mit-tliet persuni b’diżabilita’ fiżika li qed jesperjenzaw ħajja ssapportjata f’dar ”Akkwarell”, dar residenjzali fl-istess komunita’ tal-Qawra…
A lecture, Ut omnes unum sint: The Ecumenical Movement in Roman Catholic Teaching after Vatican II and some Challenges to 21st Century Christianity, is being held on Thursday 10th October, at 6.00 p.m., at Sala San Gorg Preca, the Catholic Institute, Floriana.
The speaker is a Hungarian academic, Rev. Prof. Mihály Kránitz, from Peter Pazmany University, Budapest…
L-Isqof Scicluna jiċċelebra Quddiesa fil-ftuħ tas-Sena Forensi
It-Tlieta l-1 ta’ Ottubru 2013, l-Isqof Awżiljarju Mons. Charles J. Scicluna iċċelebra Quddies għall-membri taġ-ġudikatura fil-ftuħ tas-Sena Forensi 2013/2014. Il-Quddiesa saret fl’Oratorju tal-Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta.
Ritratti: Photocity, Valletta.
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The Holy Father has appointed Mons. Joseph Spiteri Titular Archbishop of Serta as Apostolic Nuncio for the Holy See to Ivory Coast.
Archbishop Joseph Spiteri was born in Sliema in 1959 and ordained to the priesthood in 1984. In 2009 he was appointed Titular Archbishop of Serta and Apostolic Nuncio in Sri Lanka where he has been serving to date…
30th September 2013 – Vatican Radio
Pope Francis on Monday morning held the Public Ordinary Consistory for the forthcoming Canonization of Blessed Pope John XXIII and Blessed Pope John Paul II. During the course of the Consistory in the Vatican’s Consistory Hall, the Pope decreed that his two predecessors will be raised to Sainthood on April 27, 2014, the day on which the Church celebrates the Second Sunday of Easter and Divine Mercy…
26th September 2013
The pocket diary of Id-Dar tal-Providenza for 2014 is currently being distributed in every household in Malta and Gozo. Maltapost plc has kindly offered to do the distribution of these diaries for free. Over the past few weeks many volunteers from all walks of life gave a helping hand to pack these diaries in special envelopes…
Fil-messaġġ tiegħu lil dawk kollha li jagħtu sehem fil-Moviment ta’ Kana, l-Arċisqof tkellem dwar l-importanza li ż-żwieġ Nisrani jkun fiċ-ċentru tal-ħidma tal-Knisja partikolarment għaliex hija waħedha fis-soċjetà Maltija li tħejji lill-koppji għaż-żwieġ.
L-Arċisqof qal li fil-laqgħat tagħhom mal-koppji għarajjes, l-operaturi pastorali għandhom jiffukkaw fuq is-sbuħija taż-żwieġ ibbażat fuq l-imħabba nkundizzjonata ta’ bejniethom…
