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CREATING SACRED SPACE

L-Istitut ta’ Formazzjoni Pastorali flimkien mas-Segretrajat għall-Katekeżi u l-KDŻ, għall-ewwel darba fil-qasam tal-pastorali mal-Adolexxenti u Żgħażagħ qed jorganizza ġurnata rtir għall-Operaturi Pastorali kollha bil-għan li huma, qabel ma jerġgħu jibdew is-Sena Pastorali jkollhom opportunita’ ta’ tiġdid spiritwali personali liema tiġdid ikun ukoll ta’ benefiċċju għall-ħidma pastorali tagħhom.

Dan l-irtir ser isir nhar is-Sibt, 3 ta’ Settembru 2011, il-Lunzjata Rabat, mid-9.15a.m. – 6.00p.m. Il-prezz huwa ta €20.00… Read more »

UCUH

UCUH on NET TV on Friday 26th August 2011 at 9.32pm

This week, Marthese Brincat will interview two guests who did something great in life, not just for themselves but with a filantropic aim.  This took courage and determination and was truly a sign of solidarity.

What leads a person to do something so great, having to prepare oneself for months?  … Read more »

Youth Celebrate Faith and Culture

On Sunday 21st August 2011, the 26th edition of the World Youth Day was marked in Cuatro Vientos Airfied, Madrid. Two million young people from all over the world participated in the event, including over 600 from Malta and Gozo.

As they were gathering in the area the day before, the young people endured exraordinarily high temperatures in the afternoon and heavy rain in the evening to welcome Pope Benedict and spend the night in prayer with him… Read more »

€4 MILLION SPENT ON RESTORATION AT ST JOHN’S CO-CATHEDRAL IN TEN YEARS

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’OSSERVATORE DIRECTOR’S REFLECTION ON WORLD YOUTH DAY

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Here is an editorial signed by Gian Maria Vian, director of the Vatican’s semi-official daily newspaper, L’Osservatore Romano, that appeared over the weekend. The director offers a commentary on Benedict XVI’s words to the youth participating in World Youth Day, which ended Sunday.

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In the middle of the second day of the papal visit – in a Madrid peacefully invaded by an impressive number of boys and girls from every part of the world – Benedict XVI cited Plato in the Basilica of the Escorial, “Seek truth while you are young, for if you do not, it will later escape your grasp” (Parmenides, 135d)… Read more »

VIOLENCE CANNOT BE CONDONED, BUT WERE THEY RIGHT TO PROTEST?

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 »

MASS FOR BISHOP EMANUEL GALEA

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 »

STOP, LISTEN, REFLECT ON WHAT GOD IS TRYING TO TELL YOU, POPE SAYS

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Most people don’t leave any time in their day to stop, listen and reflect on what God is doing and saying in their lives, Pope Benedict XVI said. “Our time is taken up by so many activities, commitments, worries and problems that often one tends to fill up one’s whole day without having a second left for stopping to reflect and nourish one’s spiritual life” by having contact with God, he said Aug… Read more »

THE BISHOPS’ STAND IN 2003 ON ALLEGATIONS OF SEXUAL ABUSE

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 »

REPORT SAYS MORE PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD ARE FACING RESTRICTIONS ON RELIGION

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 »