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 »

Il-laqgħa li l-Arċisqof kellu lbieraħ ma’ dawk li snin ilu soffrew abbuż minn żewġ saċerdoti meta kienu għal kenn f’dar tal-Knisja, kienet f’postha, meħtieġa, daqstant ieħor urġenti.

Din id-darba ħadd ma jista’ jakkuża l-Knisja li damet taħsibha. Għall-kuntrarju, hekk kif  l-Arċisqof il-ġimgħa li għaddiet wiegħed li kien se jiltaqa’ ma’ dawn il-vittmi, dlonk żamm kelmtu, iltaqa’ magħhom wiċċ imb’wiċċ, u reġa’ qal li jiddispjaċih ħafna għal dak li ġara… Read more »