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CHRISTIAN FAMILIES ARE KEY PART OF NEW EVANGELISATION, POPE SAYS

Family

Christian families are called to welcome, demonstrate and spread the love and presence of Christ in the world, Pope Benedict XVI said. A family, founded on the marriage of a man and woman and open to having children, is “the human space for an encounter with Christ,” he said Dec. 1 in a speech to members of the Pontifical Council for the Family… Read more »

THE CHURCH IN MALTA INVESTS HIGHLY IN EDUCATION

F’temp ta’ tlett xhur l-Knisja f’Malta fetħet tlett skejjel ġodda. Bħalissa għaddej il-bini tar-raba’ waħda.

Fit-22 ta’ Settembru li għadda l-iskola tas-Soċjetà tal-MUSEUM, is-St Michael School, li tinsab f’Santa Venera, inawgurat sular ġdid biex tkun tista’ tilqa’ fiha aktar studenti.

Fil-bidu t’Ottubru l-iskola Primarja tas-Seminarju ta’ Malta laqgħet l-ewwel studenti tagħha. L-iskola nbniet b’investiment ta’ €8 miljun… Read more »

AT THE SERVICE OF THE POOR

L-Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta nhar il-Ħadd li għadda ċċelebrat għall-ewwel darba ‘Jum is-Saċerdot’. Għal dan il-għan, ħsibt li naqsam l-esperjenza tiegħi magħkom, qarrejja ta’ dan il-ġurnal.

Illum, lili ħafna nies jassoċjawni mal-Caritas u bir-raġun għax jiena ili naħdem f’dan il-qasam għal dawn l-aħħar 34 sena. Din il-ħidma m’għażiltix jien, imma nemmen li għażilha Alla għalija permezz tas-superjur tiegħi. Ix-xogħol tiegħi fil-Caritas hu għal qalbi ħafna għax jiena dejjem ħassejtha parti ntegrali mill-vokazzjoni tiegħi li nkun viċin dawk li huma l-aktar fil-bżonn; il-foqra… Read more »

ARCHBISHOP VISITS SAINT ELIAS COLLEGE

On December 6, 2011, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. visited Saint Elias College, a secondary school run by the Carmelite Friars. The Archbishop was welcomed by the Provincial of the Maltese Carmelite Province Fr Michael Farrugia O.Carm. and by the College Rector Fr Jürgen Cucciardi O.Carm., who led the Archbishop to the College’s yard, where the student waited for his arrival… Read more »

ARCHBISHOP MAMBERTI PROPOSES WORLD DAY AGAINST PERSECUTION OF CHRISTIANS

Mons Domenique Mamberti

Archbishop Dominique Mamberti, the Holy See’s secretary for Relations with States, addressed the Eighteenth Ministerial Council of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) held this 6–7 December in Vilnius, Lithuania.
In his address, the archbishop discussed, among other themes, the topic of migration, which for the Holy See constitutes an argument of constant interest, above all in the actual circumstances of economic and financial crisis… Read more »

FESTIVE GREETINGS TO THE BISHOPS

Fl-okkażjoni tal-festi ta’ żmien il-Milied u l-bidu tas-Sena l-Ġdida, l-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona O.P. u l-Arċisqof Emeritus Ġuzeppi Mercieca, nhar il-Ħadd 18 ta’ Diċembru se jilqgħu lil kull min jixtieq iżurhom għal bdil tal-awguri tal-istaġun, bejn id-9.00 a.m. u nofsinhar.

Din is-sena wkoll, l-bdil tal-awguri se jsir fil-Kurja tal-Arċisqof, Floriana, minħabba raġunijiet ta’ aċċessibilità għal persuni b’diżabilità. Għal dan il-għan se jkun miftuħ għan-nies il-bieb ta’ San Kalċedonju fi Triq Vincenzo Bugeja (u mhux il-bieb prinċipali)… Read more »

POPE: “MARY IS A GREAT SIGN OF HOPE FOR THE CHURCH AND FOR THE WORLD”

Pope in audience

“I am pleased to greet all the English-speaking visitors on this great feast-day when we honour the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. In her sinless perfection, Mary is a great sign of hope for the Church and for the world, a sign of the marvels that God’s grace can accomplish in us, his human creatures. In these days of Advent, in company with the holy and immaculate Mother of God, let us prepare to welcome her Son into our lives and into our hearts… Read more »

ARCHBISHOP MEETS CATECHISM CHILDREN OF MDINA

On Monday 5th December 2011, Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. met children who attend Catechism at St. Dorothy’s Convent in Mdina, as part of his pastoral visit. Later on, the Archbishop met Mdina catechists. Afterwards, the Archbishop met the Sisters of St. Dorothy, at their convent in Mdina.

CLICK HERE to view more photos of the Archbishop’s Pastoral Visit in Mdina.

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CHURCH SCHOOL ENTRY IN 2012

Ir-Regolamenti għad-dħul fl-iskejjel tal-Knisja għas-sena 2012 ġew ippublikati fuq il-website tal-Kurja fis-sezzjoni Church Schools Entry.

L-applikazzjonijiet ser isiru f’diversi skejjel tal-Knisja bejn Jannar u Frar. Min ser japplika għandu jieħu miegħu d-dokumenti meħtieġa u l-applikazzjoni timtela dakinhar stess.  B’hekk l-applikanti ma jkollhomx għalfejn jinqalgħu darbtejn. Lista tad-dokumenti meħtieġa hija mniżżla fir-Regolamenti. Dawk li ser japplikaw bħala każijiet umanitarji gravi għandhom isegwu l-istruzzjonijiet imniżżla fir-Regolamenti tal-każijiet umanitarji gravi… Read more »