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COMECE: Do not be misled, abortion is not a EU competence

22/10/2013
  • COMECE: Do not be misled, abortion is not a EU competence ​

  • In the context of the Vote today at the European Parliament of an own initiative Report on “Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights” which includes abortion, COMECE recalls that the EU has no competence in regard to this matter. EU citizens should not be misled.

    Article 168 § 7of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU states that the ‘‘Union action shall respect the responsibilities of the Member States for the definition of their health policy and for the organisation and delivery of health services and medical care…

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Pastoral and Financial Report for the year 2012

22/10/2013
  • Pastoral and Financial Report for the year 2012

  • Riżorsi Finanzjarji għall-Pastorali

    Wara r-riżultati finanzjarji negattivi ta’ dawn l-aħħar snin, fejn b’kollox ġie rreġistrat telf ta’ aktar minn €3,500,000 bejn l-2008 u l-2011, il-Knisja f’Malta rnexxielha tirreġistra riżultati finanzjarji pozittivi għas-sena 2012. Dawn ir-riżultati ser jgħinu biex il-Knisja tkompli toffri s-servizzi tagħha lil diversi kategoriji tas-soċjetà permezz tal-entitajiet tagħha u fl-istess ħin tikkompensa ftit għat-telf li seħħ fis-snin imsemmija…

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Statement by the Cana Movement on the Civil Unions Bill

21/10/2013
  • Statement by the Cana Movement on the Civil Unions Bill

  • The Cana Movement which, for years, has been offering its services to strengthen families, has considered the Draft Bill on Civil Unions proposed by Government and firmly believes in the following principles.

    1.         Any debate in respect of the regulation of personal relationships, including civil unions, should be conducted with utmost respect for the dignity of every person, regardless of sexual orientation or life preferences…

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DISCERN Gaudium et Spes Lecture 2013

18/10/2013

  • DISCERN Gaudium et Spes Lecture 2013

  • On Wednesday 23rd October 2013, at 7 p.m., the Institute for Research on the Signs of the Times (DISCERN) is organizing a lecture at the Hotel Phoenicia, on the theme ‘Oscar Romero – Witnessing to Faith and Promoting Justice’. The guest speaker will be Dr Julian Filochowski MA (Cantab), C.M.G., O.B.E., Chair of the Archbishop Romero Trust in England and Former Director of CAFOD…

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Three New Parish Priests

18/10/2013
  • Three New Parish Priests

  • During the 47th Chapter of the Maltese Dominicans held during the last few weeks, Fr Michael Camilleri OP, Fr Joe Cilia OP and Fr Vince Micallef OP were appointed as the new parish priests for the Dominican parishes in Valletta, Sliema and Guardamangia respectively.

    Fr. Michael M. Camilleri OP was born on the 23 February 1966 in Pietà…

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The Archbishop continues his Pastoral Visit in Zurrieq

18/10/2013

  • The Archbishop continues his Pastoral Visit in Zurrieq

  • Nhar it-Tlieta 15 ta’ Ottubru 2013, l-Arċisqof żar il-fergħa tal-MUSEUM tas-subien u iltaqa’ mal-Kummissjoni Familja u l-koppju mexxejja, bħal parti miż-Żjara Pastorali, fil-parroċċa taż-Żurrieq…

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Opinion Paper by the Interdiocesan Commission for the Environment on Sustainable Development

17/10/2013

  • L-istqarrija tiffoka partikolarment fuq il-ħtieġa urġenti li kull żvilupp f’pajjiżna jkun sostenibbli. Fl-imgħoddi, stili ta’ ħajja u modi ta’ ħsieb żbaljati dwar x’inhu żvilupp, taw lok għal deċiżjonijiet li spiss kellhom impatt negattiv qawwi fuq il-kwalità ta’ ħajjitna. Għaldaqstant hemm bżonn ta’ direzzjoni ċara fejn il-ġid komuni jgawdi prijorità assoluta. Waqt li tilqa’ bi pjaċir id-deċiżjoni li l-iżvilupp sostenibbli issa ngħata prominenza fil-livell ta’ portafoll ministerjali, il-KA tħoss li għad fadlilna x’nagħmlu sabiex dan isir prijorità nazzjonali…

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Missionary Day on Sunday 20th October

16/10/2013
  • Missionary Day on Sunday 20th October

  • L-Uffiċċju Missjunarju din is-sena qed jorbot il-Ġurnata Missjunarja mal-għajta ta’ Ġesu fuq is-Salib – “Għandi l-Għatx”. L-Għajta li għadha tidwi f’eluf ta’ postijiet fejn in-neċċesitajiet bażiċi huma nieqsa.

    Fix-xahar t’Awwissu disa’ żgħażagħ flimkien mad-direttur Mons. Salvinu Micallef marru biex iwettqu xoghol volontarju fid-djoċesi ta’ Chipata, fiż-Żambja, wieħed mill-pajjiżi tal-Afrika. Fost diversi xogħolijiet li għamlu, l-ikbar kontribut li taw kienu t-tħaffir ta’ boreholes lill-iskejjel u vilaġġi li s’issa ma kellhomx aċċess għall-ilma fil-qrib…

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Statement by the Maltese Bishops on the Civil Unions Bill

16/10/2013
  • Statement by the Maltese Bishops on the Civil Unions Bill

  • In the light of the discussion which will be taking place in Parliament regarding the Bill on Civil Unions, we Bishops would like to offer this reflection, our duty being solely that of proclaiming the Good News out of the conviction that, as Pope Francis states, faith “does not merely grant interior firmness” to the believer, but “it also sheds light on every human relationship because it is born of love and reflects God’s own love”.1

    Although the Bill is introducing various new elements in reference to marriage and family, which call for a profound and ponderate reflection, it seems that a particular novelty of this Bill is the registration of a partnership as a civil union between two persons of the same sex…

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Pope consecrates world to immaculate heart of Mary

15/10/2013
  • Pope consecrates world to immaculate heart of Mary

  • 13/10/2013

    The Pope celebrated mass in St Peter’s square this morning in honour of the Marian Day, an event organised as part of the Year of Faith on the anniversary of the final apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Fatima (13th of October 1917). He also consecrated the world to the Immaculate Heart of Mary…

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