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KDZ Calendar of Events

The KDŻ calendar of events is designed to accompany young people and their communities along the year. With the turn of year, the calendar now moves to cover the months between January and June. The special emphasis is clearly placed on formative and synergetic occasions.

The first phase of the programme, between October and December 2011, laid the ground for the months ahead… Read more »

NEW ARCHPRIEST FOR SIGGIEWI

L-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona O.P. ħatar lil Dun Joseph Grech bħala arċipriet tal-parroċċa tas-Siġġiewi.

Dun Joseph Grech twieled fil-Pieta’ fis-26 ta’ April 1970. Huwa rċieva l-edukazzjoni tiegħu fl-iskola Primarja tal-Mosta, il-Kulleġġ ta’ San Alwiġi, Birkirkara, u l-iskola Ġan Franġisk Abela, l-Imsida. Kompla l-istudji terzjarji tiegħu fil-Fakultà tal-Arti u fil-Fakultà tat-Teoloġija (Filosofija u Teoloġija) fl-Università ta’ Malta.

Dun Joseph ġie ordnat saċerdot fid-29 ta’ Ġunju, 1997… Read more »

POPE’S JANUARY PRAYER INTENTION:NATURAL DISASTER VICTIMS

January Pope's prayer intentions

Benedict XVI will be praying this month for the victims of natural disasters.

The Apostleship of Prayer announced the intentions chosen by the Pope for January.

His general intention is “that the victims of natural disasters may receive the spiritual and material comfort they need to rebuild their lives.”

The Pontiff’s mission intention is focused on peace: “That the dedication of Christians to peace may bear witness to the name of Christ before all men and women of good will.”

VATICAN CITY, JAN… Read more »

CLARIFICATION

L-Uffiċċju Komunikazzjoni tal-Kurja tal-Arċisqof jixtieq jiċċara rapporti li dehru f’sezzjonijiet tal-media lokali li qalu u taw x’jifhmu li l-qniepen tal-Knisja Parrokkjali ta’ Marsaxlokk ndaqqu bħala parti minn attivita politika li kienet qed issir fl-istess raħal. Dan mhuwiex minnu. Filfatt, il-qniepen tal-knejjes kollha llum qed idoqqu mota fl-okkażjoni tal-festa tal-Epifanija. Read more »

THE ARCHBISHOP WILL BE ASKING FOR A NEW AUXILIARY BISHOP TO BE APPOINTED

L-Arċisqof ta’ Malta Mons Pawlu Cremona OP ilbieraħ qal li matul din is-sena huwa se jkun qed jitlob lis-Santa Sede sabiex f’Malta jinħatar Isqof Awżiljarju ieħor wara l-mewt tal-Isqof Annetto Depasquale.

L-Arċisqof qal dan waqt il-programm il-‘Polz taċ-Ċittadin’ li xxandar fuq Radju RTK ilbieraħ wara nofsinhar. Il-programm għandu produzzjoni u preżentazzjoni ta’ Tonio Bonello.

L-Arċisqof Cremona tenna li fir-realtà l-għażla ta’ Isqof Awżiljarju ssir mill-Vatikan u l-irwol tiegħu se jkun dak li jinnomina tliet ismijiet… Read more »

THE MALTESE AUGUSTINIAN PROVINCE CONGRATULATES FR PROSPERO GRECH

The Maltese Augustinian Province congratulates one of its members, Fr Prospero Grech OSA, for his nomination as Cardinal of the Catholic Church.

Fr Prospero (Stanley) Grech OSA hails from Birgu and was born on the 24th December 1925. He joined the Augustinian Order in 1943 and was sent to Rome to further his theological studies at the International College of St… Read more »

ZWIEG B’SAHHTU PROJECT

As part of the Cana Movement project Zwieg B’sahhtu, a talk will be organized on 11th January 2012 by Dr Rose Falzon on the emotional and cognitive intimacy of the married couple. Dr Falzon will highlight the importance of attending to the awareness of the self and the other, nurturing basic relationship qualities, developing and maintaining a healthy relationship, resolving conflict and adopting a positive approach… Read more »

POPE BENEDICT XVI APPOINTS A MALTESE CARDINAL

Today, just after midday, right after reciting the Angelus, Pope Benedict XVI mentioned that he was going to hold a Consistory in which he was going to institute a number of cardinals.

It is with great joy for the people of our islands, especially the Catholic Church, that amongst them is a Maltese priest, Fr Prospero Grech. Fr Grech is an Augustinian Friar who is a highly renowned expert in Holy Scripture… Read more »

MEETING POPE, RABBI SEEKS JOINT EFFORTS TO INFUSE ECONOMY WITH VALUES

Pope with Rabbi Sacks

The free market is the economic model that seems most consonant with biblical teaching, but the global economic crisis demonstrates that, without moral values, the market economy can implode, said Great Britain’s chief rabbi. Sir Jonathan Sacks, chief rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth, traveled to the Vatican to speak with Pope Benedict XVI about united efforts to bring morality back to the marketplace and to deliver a major speech at the Pontifical Gregorian University… Read more »

2012 … A YEAR OF CHALLENGES OR OF POTENTIAL?

L-2012 issa tinsab magħna u magħha l-awguri għal sena ġdida mimlija risq u barka. Fl-istess ħin, ħarsa lejn il-previżjonijiet tal-osservaturi politiċi u ekonomiċi lejn is-sena l-ġdida huma aktarx ‘mudlama’ u mimlija tbassir ta’ sena diffiċli fejn il-kriżijiet tal-aħħar snin se jkomplu jiggravaw irwieħhom.

Hekk, in-Nazzjonijiet Uniti u l-Fond Monetarju Internazzjonali, biex niċċitaw tnejn, qed ibassru tkabbir ekonomiku dinji kajman bl-ekonomiji żviluppati (aqra Ewropa, Amerika u Ġappun) b’riskju qawwi ta’ spirall ekonomiku negattiv frott il-problemi tad-dejn tal-gvernijiet, is-settur bankarju fraġli, id-domanda baxxa u l-paraliżi politika, hekk kif il-politiċi qed isibuha diffiċli jsibu s-soluzzjonijiet… Read more »