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POPE: ‘EUROPE’S UNITY WILL BE FIRMER IF BASED ON ROOTS’

24/05/2011

Pope Benedict XVI

The Christian faith is indissolubly intertwined with the history of Europe, and moves toward the political unity of the continent will fare better if its Christian roots are kept in mind, says Benedict XVI.

The Pope made this reflection when he addressed today delegations from Bulgaria and Macedonia, together with their delegations. The delegations’ visit to the Pontiff has become a tradition to celebrate the co-patrons of Europe, the brothers Sts… Read more »

CHINA’S POPULATION PROBLEMS

23/05/2011

baby boy and baby girl

China is under pressure to change its one-child family planning policy following publication of the latest census figures.

The population increased to 1.34 billion in 2010, compared to 1.27 billion in 2000, the Wall Street Journal reported, April 29. The average annual growth for the last decade was 0.57%, a significant decline over the previous decade’s 1.07%… Read more »

PRAYER MEETINGS FOR THE FAMILY

23/05/2011

Nhar it-Tlieta 17 ta’ Mejju saret laqgħa oħra ta’ Talb għall-Familji.  Din saret fil-Knisja Parrokkjali ta’ Birżebbuġia sehem tal-Parroċċi ta’ Gudja, Għaxaq,Marsaxlokk u Żejtun  li jiffurmaw parti mill-istess Unità 15.

Dawn il-laqgħat qed jiġu organizzati mis-Segretarjat tal-Parroċċi flimkien mas-Segretarjat tal-Lajċi li għalihom l-insara Maltin kollha huma mistiedna jattendu sabiex ilkoll flimkien, kemm lajċi, kemm saċerdoti kif ukoll reliġjużi rġiel u nisa, jiltaqgħu f’mumenti ta’ talb għall-familji kollha ta’ pajjiżna.  … Read more »

STRENGTHENING OUR MARRIAGE

22/05/2011

Nhar it-Tnejn 23 ta’ Mejju, 2011, Fr.Brendon Gatt se jkun qed jiddiskuti s-suġġett ‘Insaħħu ż-Żwieġ Tagħna’.

Din ser issir fiċ-Ċentru Familja Karmelitani, Fleur de Lys fis – 6.00 p.m. Read more »

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OPTING IN FAVOUR OF PERMANENT MARRIAGE – REFERENDUM 2011

21/05/2011

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

On this fifth Sunday of Easter, God has offered us the gift of his Word in order that it may enlighten us, at a moment when, as Catholics, we are called upon to make a choice in favour of our Lord Jesus Christ: “I am the Way, the Truth and the Life; No one comes to the Father, except through me” (John 14, 6)… Read more »

CATHOLICS IN CHINA NEED PRAYERS, POPE SAYS IN AUDIENCE

20/05/2011

The persecuted Catholic Church in China needs and deserves the prayers of Catholics throughout the world, Pope Benedict XVI said. “There, as elsewhere, Christ is living his passion” because of government restrictions and pressures on the church, the pope said May 18 at the end of his weekly general audience. He asked Catholics everywhere to observe May 24, the feast of Our Lady Help of Christians, as a day of prayer for Catholics in mainland China… Read more »

A MEETING ABOUT MARRIAGE FROM A CANONICAL ASPECT

20/05/2011

Nhar il-Ġimgħa 20 ta’ Mejju, 2011,  fis-7.00pm ġewwa l-Parroċċa Madonna tal-Karmnu Fgura fiċ-Ċentru Parrokkjali (taħt il-knisja) ser issir laqgħa ta’ formazzjoni  miftuħa għal kulħadd mill – Isqof Mario Grech, Isqof t’ Għawdex dwar iż-żwieġ mill-aspett Kanoniku.

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WORLD CHARITY DAY

18/05/2011

“Il-ħaddiema fid-djar tal-Knisja huma mħarrġa biex jaraw lil Ġesù Kurċifiss f’dawn in-nies li qed ibatu”. “Il-Knisja sakemm hu possibbli tkompli fuq l-eżempju ta’ Ġesù tgħin u tieqaf mal-persuni l-aktar vulnerabbli fis-soċjetà tagħna”.

Hekk qalu rispettivament lil IL-ĠENSillum online id-Direttur tal-Kummissjoni Djoċesana ‘Ejjew Għandi’ risponsabbli mid-Djar għat-Tfal, Fr Victor Zammit McKeon, u ċ-Ċerpersin tal-Kummissjoni għad-Djar tal-Knisja għall-Anzjani, Fr Valentino Borg… Read more »

MEETING CALLS FOR VATICAN GUIDANCE ON ENVIRONMENTAL, CORPORATE ETHICS

18/05/2011

Catholics are looking for guidance and a larger voice from the Vatican on ethical principles for the world of finance and the environment, said some participants attending a Vatican meeting on social justice in a globalized world. Some 200 people involved in social justice issues for the church gathered May 16-18 for an international conference sponsored by the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace. The meeting celebrated the 50th anniversary of Blessed Pope John XXIII’s social encyclical, “Mater et Magistra.”

The gathering also was designed to find ways that the church’s social teaching, including Pope Benedict XVI’s 2009 social encyclical “Caritas in Veritate,” could be applied to bring greater justice to a globalized world… Read more »