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Signing of Collective Agreements

Nhar il-Ġimgħa 26 ta’Ottubru 2012 sar l-iffirmar ta’ żewġ Ftehim Kollettiv għall-ħaddiema tad-djar tal-anzjani tal-Knisja ta’ Dar Saura n-Naxxar u Casa Leone f’San Ġiljan. Iffirmaw dawn il-Ftehim: Mons Victor Grech, Delegat tal-Arċisqof u direttur tal-Caritas; is-Sur Paul Portelli, Direttur għad-Djar tal-Knisja għall-Anzjani; is-Sur Richard Saliba, Human Resources Manager; is-Sur Jason Deguara f’isem il-General Workers Union u s-Sur Karmenu Vella f’isem il-Professional and Service Employees Union… Read more »

Trial of Claudio Sciarpelletti will commence on 5 November

Claudio-Sciarpelletti

Giuseppe Dalla Torre, president of the Tribunal of Vatican City State, has issued a decree ruling that the first hearing in the trial of Claudio Sciarpelletti is to take place at 9 a.m. on 5 November. Sciarpelletti, who is accused of complicity, was sent for trial by the examining magistrate on 13 August, but his trial was separated from that of Paolo Gabriele by a ruling issued during the course of the court hearing of 29 September… Read more »

Talk about the Orthodox people among us

Il-Kummissjoni Ekumenika, bil-kollaborazzjoni tal-Kummissjoni Emigranti, qed torganizza taħdita bl-isem L-ORTODOSSI FOSTNA nhar l-Erbgħa 31 t’Ottubru 2012, fis-6.30pm, f’Dar l-Emigrant, Valletta. It-taħdita se ssir minn Mons. George Mifsud Montanaro li huwa l-espert lokali fuq dan il-qasam. Read more »

Pope announces Concistory for the creation of new cardinals

Concistory

Pope Benedict XVI has announced a consistory for the creation of six new Cardinals. To the joy of pilgrims gathered in St Peter’s Square for the weekly audience with the Holy Father, he made his announcement at the end of his catechesis. The new cardinals come from three continents: America, Africa and Asia.

This is Benedict XVI’s fifth consistory, and with the consistory of November 24 he will have created 90 cardinals… Read more »

Vatican approves Oct. 22 as US memorial for Blessed John Paul II

Blessed John Paul II

A new liturgical memorial — Oct. 22 — has been approved for Blessed John Paul II by the Vatican Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments. The U.S. Conference for Catholic Bishops announced Oct. 19 that the congregation had approved the “optional memorial” for the late pope in the calendar for U.S. dioceses. The U.S. bishops last November approved the date for the memorial, which is the anniversary of his inauguration as pope in 1978… Read more »

A New Website for the Secular Carmelite Order in Malta

L-Ordni Sekulari Karmelitan Tereżjan għadhom kemm introduċew is-website ġdida tagħhom: http://oskt.wordpress.com/

Tajjeb li tinfurmaw ruħkom aktar dwar din l-ispirtwalita’ Tereżjana bħala lajċi fi ħdan il-Knisja. Din l-ordni għandha komunitajiet f’Birkirakara, Bormla, Ta’ Xbiex u x-Xagħra Għawdex. Għal aktar informzzjoni jista’ jibgħat fuq l-email address tagħhom li huwa [email protected]. Read more »

New resource pack for Pastoral Leaders

Is-Segretarjat tal-Katekeżi għadu kemm ħareġ l-ewwel Faxxiklu: Ngħid li Jiena Nemmen!

Din ir-riżorsa kateketika tista’ tintuża’ ma’ kull kategorija ta’ ħidmiet pastorali; imma hija l-aktar indirrizzata għall-Operaturi Pastorali li jaħdmu mal-Adolexxenti u Żghażagħ minn tlettax-il sena ‘l fuq u żgħażagħ minn tmintax-il sena ’l fuq.

Dan il-faxxiklu se jkun għall-bejgħ mill-Uffiċċji tas-Segretarjat minn nhar it-Tlieta 23 ta’ Ottubru, ’l quddiem… Read more »