News from the Church in Malta
“Bla dubju kien ikun aħjar għal Malta kienu tgħallmet mill-iżbalji tad-dinja moderna qabel ma għaġlet biex tingħaqad magħha.”
Hekk ikkummenta l-editur maniġerjali ta’ First Things, Meghan Duke, dwar ir-referendum li sar ħmistax ilu u li għamilha possibbli li d-divorzju issa jibda jagħmel parti mil-leġislazzjoni ta’ pajjiżna.
First Things hu ġurnal online ippubbikat fl-Istati Uniti minn The Institute on Religion and Public Life… Read more »
sexual abuse
A conference at the Pontifical Gregorian University in February and an electronic database with best practices and research results are two more means the Church is offering to the global fight against sexual abuse.
The Feb. 6-8, 2012, conference, “Toward Healing and Renewal,” was presented at the Gregorian on Saturday.
Some 200 participants will analyze the pastoral, juridical and psychological aspects of abuse… Read more »
The nature of Ministry is the title of the next public ecumenical dialogue meeting to be held on Thursday, 23rd June 2011. The meeting is organised by Christians together in Malta (Malta Ecumenical Council). It will be held from 6 to7pm at St. Andrews House, Old Bakery street, Valletta. Everybody is welcome to attend and share their views on this topic, which may be viewed in a similar or different mannner by the various Christian denominations in Malta… Read more »
“In this land too, our Most Holy Mother is venerated in several shrines, ancient and modern. To her, I entrust all of you and the whole population of San Marino-Montefeltro, particularly the persons who are suffering in body and spirit”. Benedict XVI said this yesterday morning before praying the Angelus in the Stadium of Serravalle on his pastoral visit to the diocese of San Marino… Read more »
Ilbieraħ ġie muri għall-ewwel darba f’Malta l-film dwar il-Papa Ġwanni Pawlu II “John Paul II, I kept looking for you…”. Dan wara li t-Teatru tal-Opra Aurora (Soċjetà Filarmonika Leone) akkwista d-drittijiet għal dan il-film internazzjonali.
Il-produzzjoni Pollakka, li ġiet deskritta mill-kelliemi għall-istess teatru, Matthew Sultana, bħala waħda li “tagħti ħarsa lejn il-personalità u l-ministeru ta’ dan il-Papa rivoluzzjonarju tas-seklu 20”, ġiet murija għall-ewwel darba fl-istess teatru fir-Rabat, Għawdex, waqt gala premiere… Read more »
CCEE
The Council of the Bishops’ Conferences of Europe (CCEE) is turning its focus to the new evangelization, with two meetings on the topic scheduled this month.
Two consecutive CCEE meetings — a meeting of the general secretaries which started Thursday, and then a meeting of the media officers and spokespersons starting Saturday — will look at the “new” evangelization of the continent… Read more »
On Thursday 16th June, 2011, Archbishop Paul Cremona OP, whilst visiting the patients who are being cared for at Sir Paul Boffa Hospital and the medical staff, encouraged the sick to not give up during times of suffering and whenever they feel alone. He reminded them that despite the fact that science and medicine have made great discoveries, spirituality gives meaning to a person’s suffering… Read more »
A praying couple
Many couples might arrive to their wedding day without ever having prayed together, but Benedict XVI is urging spouses to join together in prayer so that their love can be “ever truer and lasting.”
The Pope made this invitation at the end of today’s general audience, when he offered his traditional greeting to youth, the sick and newlyweds… Read more »
Id-disa’ edizzjoni tal-maratona “Oħloq Tbissima” din is-sena se tkun organizzata bejn it-8 u l-10 ta’ Lulju 2011. “Oħloq Tbissima” għandha l-għan uniku li tqajjem kuxjenza missjunarja u tiġbor fondi b’risq il-ħidma li s-Soċjetà Missjunarja ta’ San Pawl (MSSP) għandha fil-Perù, fil-Pakistan, fil-Filippini u anki hawn Malta fid-Dar ta’ San Ġużepp f’Santa Venera.
Kelliem għall-MSSP qal lil IL-ĠENSillum online li fil-Perù, is-saċerdoti missjunarji jieħdu ħsieb diversi parroċċi, fejn minbarra x-xogħol pastorali u spiritwali, huma jagħtu għajnuniet bażiċi bħal ikel u ħwejjeġ… Read more »
