Għadd ta’ kappillani li tkellmu ma’ IL-ĠENSillum qablu li t-taxxa tal-VAT fuq xogħlijiet ta’ restawr fuq knejjes u bini ieħor storiku li hu proprjeta’ tal-Knisja huwa ta’ piż u jnaqqas l-abbilta’ tagħhom li jwettqu xogħol ta’ restawr. Fl-istess ħin, appellaw lill-Gvern biex din it-taxxa fuq ix-xogħol ta’ restawr li jsir, titneħħa.

IL-ĠENSillum  din il-ġimgħa tkellmet ma’ erba’ kappillani li bħalissa qed iwettqu xogħol ta’ restawr fil-parroċċa tagħhom: il-kappillan ta’ Ħal Tarxien, Fr Reuben Deguara, il-kappillan ta’ Ħaż-Żebbug, Fr Daniel Cardona, il-kappillan ta’ Ħaż-Żabbar, Fr Bastjan Caruana, u dak tal-Birgu, Fr Joe Caruana… Read more »

SPAIN: MADRID RALLY FOR THE RIGHT TO LIFE

A series of playful, academic and general information initiatives to raise the families’ awareness about the attendance of the great rally due to take place in Madrid, Spain, on Saturday 17th October for the right to life, for women and for motherhood. They are being proposed over these days by “Right to Live” (Dav), which is leading Saturday’s initiative and has been joined by over 40 Spanish civilian organisations and will be focussed on the motto, “Every life matters”… Read more »

In a gesture of interfaith reconciliation, Pope Benedict XVI will visit the Rome synagogue and meet with the city’s Jewish community in January, the Vatican announced.

The pope’s visit on Jan. 17, 2010, coincides with the Roman Jewish commemoration of “Lead Mo’ed,” which marks a torrential rain in 1793 that saved Jews from a Roman mob’s attempt to attack them. Pope Benedict’s visit comes at the invitation of Rabbi Riccardo di Segni, the chief rabbi of Rome… Read more »

Benedict XVI will visit the Rome headquarters of the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization for the opening day of its World Summit on Food Security.

The Pope will visit the FAO on Nov. 15, the Vatican announced today. The World Summit on Food Security will be held immediately prior to the FAO general conference, Nov. 18-23.

The Vatican announcement comes a day after Jacques Diouf, director-general of the U.N… Read more »

The European bishops gathered representatives from 29 countries to create strategies for building solidarity on the continent in the first ever “Catholic Social Days for Europe.” These days, sponsored by the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Community, took place in Gdansk from Thursday to Sunday.

In the closing statement, titled “Solidarity Is the Future of Europe,” the bishops recalled the 70th anniversary of the beginning of World War II, and the resulting quest for reconciliation that gave rise to the European Union… Read more »

The earth has space for everyone, but the whole human family must commit to sharing resources, says Archbishop Agostino Marchetto.

The secretary of the Pontifical Council for Migrants and Travelers affirmed this Monday in Vicenza at a meeting organized by the diocesan foundation for migrants. The prelate reflected on immigration in the light of “Caritas in Veritate.”

In the encyclical, the Pope refers to the causes that impel millions of men and women to emigrate, such as lack of food, problems with water, agriculture, the environment, energy and the search for dignified work, noted the archbishop… Read more »

Programm taż-Żjara Pastorali fil-Parroċċa tal-Mellieħa 18 – 27 ta’ Ottubru 2009

Il-Ħadd, 18 ta’ Ottubru

09.00a.m. L-Arċisqof jiċċelebra Quddiesa fil-Knisja ta’ Selmun u wara jiltaqa’ man-nies.

11.0a.m. L-Arċisqof jiltaqa’ mal-membri tas-Soċjeta Ċivili fiċ-Ċentru Parrokkjali.

It-Tlieta, 20 ta’ Ottubru

4.30 p.m. L-Arċisqof jiltaqa’ mat-tfal li jattendu l-Katekiżmu fiċ-Ċentru Parrokkjali.

5.30 p.m. L-Arċisqof iżur il-fergħa tal-MUSEUM tal-bniet… Read more »