News from the Church in Malta
To mark the 100th issue of the ‘Flimkien’ magazine, the March issue includes a CD in Maltese entitled ‘Għinni fin-nuqqas ta’ fidi tiegħi’ (Help my unbelief). This production also commemorates the Year of Faith and is intended to serve as a practical help for personal prayer during Lent. The CD includes sixteen excerpts from the Gospel according to St Mark with brief reflections after each text… Read more »
Pope with Roman clergy
Pope Benedict XVI met with pastors and clergy of the Diocese of Rome, accompanied by Cardinal Agostino Vallini, vicar general, and the auxiliary bishops of the diocese. He was greeted with the hymn “Tu es Petrus”. “Thank you all for your affection, for your love for the Church and the Pope. Thank you!” the Pope said, before being greeted by Cardinal Vallini… Read more »
Patri Federico Lombardi
Archbishop Georg Gänswein, Prefect of the Prefecture of the Papal Household and secretary to Benedict XVI, will continue to carry out both roles and will thus accompany the Pope during his stay at Castel Gandolfo and at the monastery that he will retire to after his resignation from the papacy. The papal household, or “memores”, which has served the Holy Father during these past eight years will also move to the same monastery… Read more »
F’Novembru 2012 saru l-applikazzjonijiet skont l-Ewwel Kriterju għad-dħul fl-iskejjel tal-Knisja f’Settembru 2013 għas-sena skolastika 2013-2014. Hawn taħt se nagħtu rendikont ta’ kemm applikaw u kemm baqa’ postijiet vakanti għall-Ewwel Sena Kindergarten.
L-Ewwel Sena Kindergarten Subien
Għall-ewwel sena Kindergarten subien kellna dan it-total ta’ applikanti:
Kriterju Applikanti 1b Aħwa 49 1ċ Tfal ta’ Impjegati fi skejjel tal-Knisja 3 Total ta’ applikanti tal-ewwel kriterju subien 52
It-total ta’ applikanti subien huwa ta’ 52… Read more »
Ġentilment ninfurmawkom li illum il-Ġimgha 15 ta’ Frar 2013, il-Kurja tal-Arċisqof se tkun magħluqa bejn id-8.30 a.m. u s-2.00 p.m. L-Isqfijiet, is-saċerdoti u l-impjegati lajċi tal-Kurja, tat-Tribunal Ekkleżjastiku u tal-Caritas se jkunu għal irtir fl-okkażjoni ta’ żmien ir-Randan.
Jekk inti ġenitur u tixtieq informazzjoni dwar id-dħul fl-iskejjel tal-Knisja ċempel fuq 27790060 jew mur fuq http://knisja.mt/lang/en/church-schools/ għal iktar informazzjoni… Read more »
On Saturday 23rd February 2013, youth leaders, guides and promoters are convening for the sixth annual National Assembly on Youth Ministry at the Catholic Institute, Floriana. Themed ‘Proċessi Formattivi’, the Assembly will this year focus on the experiences of young people as they engage with the various pastoral initiatives offered across the diocese.
The key address will be delivered by Fr Fabio Attard Sdb, General Councillor on Youth Ministry to the Salesians International… Read more »
On Wednesday 13th February 2013, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. celebrated mass on the occasion of Ash Wednesday, at St. John’s Co-Cathedral Valletta, at the beginning of Lent.
The photos of the Archbishop’s events may be purchased from PHOTOCITY, Valletta… Read more »
Nhar it-Tlieta 12 ta’ Frar 2013, sar seminar organizzat mill-Kummissjoni Pastorali fid-Dinja tax-Xogħol bit-tema, ‘Il-fidi u l-post tax-xogħol’. Il-kelliema f’dan is-seminar kienu s-Sinjura Veronique Farrugia (EO tal-Koperattiva Rurali), is-Sinjur Narcy Abdilla (Bank Ċentrali) u Dr John Cachia (Kummissarju għas-saħħa mentali u anzjani). Fil-konkluzjoni tas-seminar, l-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona O.P. wassal il-messaġġ tiegħu dwar ir-rwol tan-Nisrani li kulturalment jbiddel ir-realta’ ta’ madwaru, fejn fisser kif fuq il-post tax-xogħol, l-aċċenn għandu jkun fuq il-ħaddiem għaliex dan huwa xbieha ta’ Alla… Read more »
Fr Federico Lomabrdi
Fr. Federico Lombardi reiterated to a packed Vatican Press Office that it was a decision that the Holy Father matured over time, particularly following his trip last year to Mexico and Cuba, when he realised the physical toll of such trans-Atlantic journeys, which are part and parcel of the Pope’s ministry. What’s important now, he said, is that we enjoy the last great events of this pontificate… Read more »
Illum, l-Erbgħa 13 ta’ Frar, il-Knisja tagħti bidu għar-Randan Imqaddes: erbgħin jum ta’ talb u penitenza bi tħejjija għaċ-ċelebrazzjoni tal-Passjoni, il-Mewt u l-Qawmien mill-mewt ta’ Sidna Ġesù Kristu.
Matul ir-Randan, il-Knisja tħeġġeġ lill-membri tagħha biex, fost affarjiet oħra, jaqraw il-Kelma ta’ Alla, jieħdu sehem fis-sagramenti, u jattendu l-Eżerċizzi Spiritwali.
Bħala gwida dwar ċaħda personali u ta’ karita’, l-Isqfijiet iqiegħdu quddiem il-membri tal-Knisja għadd ta’ opri tajba biex jagħżlu minn fosthom dawk li l-iktar jiswewlhom sagrifiċċju… Read more »
