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Pan African Congress for Catholic laity

16/07/2012

Pan African Congress logo

“Being witnesses of Jesus Christ in Africa today. ‘Salt of the earth … light of the World’” is the theme of the forthcoming Pan African Congress for Catholic Laity, which has been organised by the Pontifical Council for the Laity and is due to take place in Yaounde, Cameroon, from 4 to 9 September. The initiative is part of the council’s tradition of organising continental and/or regional congresses for Catholic lay people in various parts of the world… Read more »

There is no peace without dialogue, sacrifice and patience

14/07/2012

“Bħala mużiċista individwali f’orkestra jaqleb dak li mhux melodjuż f’armonija sħiħa permezz ta’ ħafna xogħol, sagrifiċċju u għax jisma’ lil ħaddieħor, hekk ukoll in-nies fid-dinja jistgħu jdawru l-konflitt f’paċi”.

Hekk saħaq il-Papa Benedittu XVI qabel kunċert li sar fil-11 ta’ Lulju ad unur tiegħu minn mużiċisti żgħażagħ ġejjin minn Iżrael, it-territorji Palestinjani u pajjiżi tal-Arabja.

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INVESTIGATION INTO RELEASE OF CONFIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS CONCLUDING SOON

13/07/2012

Pope's Butler

In a press briefing Thursday afternoon, the head of the Holy See Press Office, Father Federico Lombardi, SJ, told reporters the investigation into the public release of confidential Vatican documents by a three-Cardinal commission led by Cardinal Julian Herranz will soon come to a conclusion. The special commission is expected to submit the results of their work to the Holy Father next week… Read more »

New Superior General for MSSP

13/07/2012

Fid-Disa’ Kapitlu Ġenerali li s-Soċjetà Missjunara ta’ San Pawl għadha kemm iċċelebrat, Fr Mark Grima mssp ġie maħtur Superjur Ġenerali ta’din is-Soċjetà għas-sitt snin li ġejjin.

F’dan il-Kapitlu Ġenerali, delegati tas-Soċjetà mill-Filippini, Malta, Perù, Pakistan, l-Awstralja, Ruma, u l-Kanada, iddiskutew temi differenti fuq l-andament ta’ din is-Soċjetà, imwaqqfa mill-Qaddej t’Alla Mons Ġużeppi De Piro, fl-1910.

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A journey marked by dialogue

12/07/2012

Islamic-Catholic Committee

We are publishing the statement on the Extraordinary Meeting of the Islamic-Catholic Liaison Committee, which took place on 10 July 2012. The Committee – established in 1995 by the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue and, on the Muslim side, by the International Islamic Forum for Dialogue – meets every year… Read more »

Caritas Malta voluntiers train in Italy

12/07/2012

Twenty Caritas Malta volunteers working in various Diaconia Commissions all over Malta have acquired first hand experience of poverty and social exclusion issues in Italian cities by successfully completing a two-week Leonardo Mobility Traing Placement as guests of Caritas Europa.

Through this placement, the volunteers acquired new skills which would enable them to better work with the underprivileged in the local environment.   … Read more »

Majority of bishops’ conferences, except Africa, draft abuse policies

11/07/2012

Mons Charles J. Scicluna

The majority of bishops’ conferences in the Americas, Europe and Asia have complied with a Vatican mandate to draw up anti-abuse guidelines, said the Vatican’s top investigator of clerical sex abuse. Without counting Africa, “more than half of the conferences responded” by the May deadline, Msgr. Charles Scicluna of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith said in an interview with the Italian monthly Catholic magazine Jesus… Read more »

Fundraising activities for a greater good

11/07/2012

Residenti fil-Faċilità Korrettiva ta’ Kordin dan l-aħħar organizzaw għadd ta’ attivitajiet biex jiġbru fondi għall-Fondazzjoni Suret il-Bniedem.

Il-Fondazzjoni taħdem mill-qrib ma’ eks-residenti tal-Faċilità, l-aktar billi toffri għajnuna fl-edukazzjoni lit-tfal tar-residenti u tipprovdi wkoll kenn lil dawk ir-residenti li wara li jiskontaw is-sentenza tagħhom, isibu ruħhom bla saqaf fejn jgħixu.

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Gathering for Maltese missionaries

10/07/2012

Is-Segretarjat għall-Appostolat tal-Emigranti, li fergħa minnu hija responsabbli mis-Saċerdoti, Reliġjużi u Lajċi Maltin li qed jaħdmu għall-Knisja bogħod minn artna (Secretariat for Maltese Priests Overseas, SMPO) ser jorganizza laqgħa għall-missjunarji reliġjużi u lajċi li jkunu Malta għall-ġranet ta’ mistrieħ. Mons. Lawrence Gatt, Aġent Vigarju, se jkun preżenti f’isem l-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona O.P. Din il-laqgħa se ssir nhar il-Ħamis 12 ta’ Lulju 2012, fl-4:30 p.m… Read more »

Clarification regarding an article on MaltaToday

10/07/2012

With reference to the article ‘Gozitan parish complex scaled down by MEPA’ published on Maltatoday, on Sunday 1st July 2012, the Communications Office of the Archbishop’s Curia is hereby publishing the following clarification, which has also been published in agreement with Maltatoday, on the same newspaper published on Sunday 8th July 2012.
In the above mentioned article, it was mistakenly reported that the proposed parish centre in Triq il-Kastell in the vicinity of the Cittadella will be hosting a residence for  Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P… Read more »