F’dawn l-aħħar għaxar snin il-Fondazzjoni tal-Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann nefqet aktar minn €4 miljuni fi proġetti ta’ restawr. Il-Fondazzjoni, li hi magħmula minn membri nominati mill-Arċisqof u oħrajn nominati mill-Prim Ministru, din is-sena qed tfakkar l-għaxra anniversarju mit-twaqqif tagħha.

Il-lista ta’ proġetti ta’ restawr hi waħda impressjonanti: ir-restawr sħiħ tal-kappella tal-Italja u dik ta’ Aragona; il-kappella tas-Sagrament u l-Madonna ta’ Filermos; ir-restawr tal-orgni storiku tal-Oratorju; restawr tal-pitturi ta’ San Ġorg fuq iż-Żiemel, San Karlu Borromeo, San Ġwann fid-Deżert, il-Verġni u Binha ma’ San Ġwann u Santa Eliżabbetta, il-Flaġellazzjoni ta’ Kristu, San Franġisk Saverju, San Ġakbu, u l-Martirju ta’ San Lawrenz, fost oħrajn… Read more »

L-irvelli li seħħu din il-ġimgħa fost l-immigranti irregolari li qed jinżammu fiċ-ċentru tad-detenzjoni f’Ħal Safi qajmu reazzjonijiet qawwija, kif mistennija wara kollox. Kif, staqsew ħafna, waslu għal dan? Mhux sew li biex wieħed jipprotesta, jispiċċa biex ikisser, ifarrak, jaħraq u jinsulenta. Hemm modi oħra ta’ kif wieħed iwassal l-ilmenti jew ir-rabja li jista’ jkollu. Barra li ħafna huma tal-fehma li Malta, mill-mezzi limitati li għadha, u minkejja ċ-ċokon tagħha, qed tagħmel sforz ġenwin biex tirrispetta l-obbligi internazzjonali tagħha bħala pajjiż ċivilizzat, u tilqa’ lil dawn ħutna li jispiċċaw ifittxu refuġju f’pajjiżna… Read more »

Fil-Parroċċa ta’ S. Pawl il-Baħar ser issir tifkira tal-mewt tal-Qaddej t’Alla, l-Isqof Emanuel Galea, nhar is-Sibt, 27 t’ Awwissu 2011, fil-Quddiesa tas-6.00 p.m. Il-Kappillan u l-Viċi Postulatur jistiednu lil dawk kollha li jinsabu fil-vaganzi f’ S. Pawl il-Baħar u lill-parruċċani kollha biex jieħdu sehem.

Il-Qaddej t’Alla, l-Isqof Galea, li l-qdusija tiegħu saħħret lil kulħadd, se jagħlaq 37 sena minn mindu mar lura f’dar il-Missier fil-21 t’ Awwissu 1974… Read more »

With reference to certain questions and comments in regard to the position taken by Archbishop Joseph Mercieca in 2003, when the first allegations of sexual abuse on children at St Joseph’s Home came to light, the Communications Office of the Curia wish to recall a statement issued by Archbishop Mercieca and Archbishop Nikol G. Cauchi, on 8th October 2003.

“Sexual abuse causes much suffering and damage to the victims.  … Read more »

Close to one-third of the world’s citizens have faced increased restrictions on religious practice and expression imposed on them by their respective nations’ governments, according to a study issued Aug. 9 by the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Public Life. The report, “Rising Restrictions on Religion,” noted that such limitations are on the upswing in only 23 of the world’s 198 nations, and that many of those countries are among the world’s most populous and fastest-growing in population, affecting a higher percentage of the world’s residents… Read more »