News from the Church in Malta
Pope in Palermo
Pope Benedict XVI urged the young people of Sicily to reject the “path of death” offered by organized crime and to stand up to evil by witnessing the values of the Gospel.
The pope made his comments Oct. 3 during a one-day visit to Palermo, the Sicilian capital, where he celebrated a seaside Mass in the port area, met with priests and religious and spoke to youths and families of the region… Read more »
Mijiet ta’ Maltin f’dawn il-jiem se jkunu qed iżuru l-bastiment Logos Hope, magħruf aħjar bħala l-bastiment-fiera tal-ktieb immensa fuq il-baħar.
Il-bastiment sorġa fil-Port il-Kbir nhar it-Tlieta li għaddew u mistenni jibqa’ fil-Port il-Kbir għal madwar ħmistax.
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Il-Kummissjoni Pastorali fid-Dinja tax-Xogħol tal-Knisja f’Malta qed torganizza diskussjoni soċjali bit-tema: Il-Ħadd ta’ kulħadd? Din l-attivita’ se ssir nhar il-Ħamis, 7 ta’ Ottubru, fil-Convention Hall, Dar l-Emigrant, Valletta fid-9.00 a.m.
L-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona O.P. se jippresiedi din il-laqgħa li matulha se jipparteċipaw ukoll membri tal-imsieħba soċjali. Dakinhar, wara introduzzjoni qasira, se jsiru numru ta’ interventi minn rappreżentanti tal-ħaddiema u ta’ min iħaddem. L-Arċisqof se jagħlaq din id-diskussjoni bir-riflessjonijiet tiegħu fuq dan is-suġġett… Read more »
Mons Paul Tighe
“Do printed newspapers and magazines still have a future? What is the value of printed words in a world that is more and more dominated by images? What is the future of the Catholic press in this context? These are some of the questions that will be the focus of the Catholic Press Congress organised by the Pontifical Council for Social Communications (PCSC) from 4 to 7 October at the Vatican… Read more »
Demography and Family
The Presidents of the Bishops’ Conferences of Europe gathering in Zagreb, Croatia, for the 40th General Assembly of the Council of the European Bishops’ Conferences (CCEE), discussed the issue of demography and family. A survey carried out via the Bishops’ Conferences of 47 Countries confirms a downward population trend. This is certainly the result of family policies in each Nation, but such observation does not appear sufficient to explain the sharp and generalised fall in birth rates described as a demographic winter… Read more »
On Friday October 8th, Archbishop Paul Cremona will be welcoming back the hundreds of young volunteers who spent their summer holidays with the underprivildged. The volunteers took part in projects in Malta and in other countries as distant as Ethiopia, India and Peru, freely committing themselves to marginalised communities and individuals.
In the homecoming celebration the young people will share their experiences and reflections with the Archbishop who will, in turn, present each of them with a commemorative token… Read more »
It-tradizzjoni fil-Knisja li fil-bidu tas-sena Ġudizzjarja l-Imħallfin u l-Amministraturi tal-Ġustizzja jersqu lejn l-artal biex jitolbu l-għajnuna ta’ Alla, l-Ispirtu s-Santu, biex jgħinhom fit-twettiq tal-ministeru tagħhom ta’ l-amministrazzjoni tal-ġustizzja bdiet fil-Medju Evu.
Kien iż-żmien fil-ħajja tal-Knisja meta kien hemm qbil u ftehim dwar l-għaqda essenżjali bejn ir-raġuni u il-fidi. U l-Imħallfin, l-avukat u l-uffiċjali l-oħra tal-Qrati tal-Ġustizzja li huma nsara konvinti jifhmu, anki llum, li l-amministrazzjoni tal-ġustizzja f’soċjetà li għadha tħaddan il-valuri nsara, ma tistax titqiegħed fuq bażi soda jekk ma jkollhiex bħala fundament tagħha l-obbedjenża lejn il-Liġi ta’ Alla. … Read more »
The first programme of this new TV series addresses the vulnerability of the elderly. Click on the image below to watch the latest edition of ‘QalbinNies’.
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Żgħażagħ Maltin jistgħu jidħlu biċ-ċans li jirbħu żewġ biljetti li jagħtuhom l-opportunità li jkunu fl-ewwel filliera fil-Velja mal-Papa Benedittu XVI li se ssir fl-20 ta’ Awissu 2011 f’Cuatro Vientos, Madrid, fl-okkażjoni tal-Jum Dinji taż-Żgħażagħ.
Dan tħabbar iktar kmieni din il-ġimgħa fi stqarrija maħruġa mill-Kummissjoni Djoċesana Żgħażagħ.
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Il-Kummissjoni Interdjoċesana Ambjent tixtieq tistieden lill-ġurnalisti għal QUDDIESA AMBJENT fl-okkażjoni tal-Festa ta’ San Franġisk. Din il-quddiesa ser tiġi ċċelebrata nhar il-Ħadd, 3 ta’ Ottubru fid-9.00 a.m, fil-Kappella tal-Paċi (Laboratorju tal-Paċi), Ħal-Far. Read more »
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