News from the Church in Malta
Is-Sibt, 7 ta’ Novembru 2009, l-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona OP iċċelebra Quddiesa fil-ftuħ taż-żjara pastorali fiż-Żejtun. Fl-omelija tiegħu l-Arċisqof spjega kif kollox jibda mill-imħabba t’Alla għal bniedem, u li permezz tal-Knisja nistgħu nifhmu din l-imħabba u insiru nafu lil Kristu. L-Arċisqof qal li bl-istess mod li rċevejna dan il-wirt, huwa dmir tagħna bħala knisja li ngħixu u nħabbru din l-aħbar tal-imħabba t’Alla… Read more »
“In the last few years, our efforts to save the planet did not bear much fruit. For this reason it is important that the Church teach people how to contribute to the protection of the environment”, said the archbishop of the diocese of Cashel & Emly, Mgr Dermot Clifford, as he announced the Irish bishops’ pastoral letter on the environment.
The document entitled “The cry of the earth” is to be released in Donaghmede, Dublin, on 10 November and will be made available to parishes in English, Irish and Polish with an accompanying reflection on the same issue in DVD format… Read more »
7 – 22 ta’ Novembru 2009
Is-Sibt, 7 ta’ Novembru
5.15 p.m. L-Arċisqof jiċċelebra Quddiesa fil-Knisja Parrokkjali taż-Żejtun u wara jiltaqa’ man-nies.
7.30 p.m. L-Arċisqof jiltaqa’ mal-membri tas-Soċjeta Ċivili fis-Sala Parrokkjali.
It-Tnejn, 9 ta’ Novembru
4.30 p.m. L-Arċisqof jiltaqa’ mat-tfal li jattendu il-Katekizmu fiċ-Ċentru tat-Tagħlim Nisrani Madonna tal-Ħniena.
5.30 p.m. L-Arċisqof jiltaqa’ mal-bniet li jattendu il-Katekizmu fil-fergħa tal-Museum tal-Bniet… Read more »
Il-Ħamis, 5 ta’ Novembru 2009, l-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona OP żar il-kulleġġ Maria Reġina, Primarja San Pawl il-Baħar. F’din l-iskola jattendu 770 student, fosthom tfal minn 23 pajjiz differenti. Il-ġurnata bdiet bil-laqgħa tal-Arċisqof mat-tfal tal-iskola, li kantaw l-innijiet tal-kulleġġ u tal-iskola, u innu ieħor li nkiteb apposta għall-okkazjoni ‘Merħba Pawlu’. Matul iż-żjara l-Arċisqof ingħata madwar 40 hamper tal-ikel li nġabru mill-istudenti biex jingħataw lill-familji u lit-tfal fil-bżonn, u għotja mill-Kunsill Skolastiku… Read more »
Fis-seminar li sar nhar l-24 ta’ Ottubru, 2009, fl-Istitut Kattoliku fil-preżenza ta’ Mons. Arċisqof Pawl Cremona, OP u ta’ diversi mistiedna flimkien ma’ numru tassew sabih ta’ Operaturi Pastorali, Sr.Alexandra Chircop, flimkien mat-Tim taghha f’isem is-Segretarjat għall-Katekeżi ppreżentat Dokument dwar ir-realta` tal-adolexxenti f’Malta mill-perspettiva tal-formazzjoni reliġjuża tagħhom barra l-ambjent skolastiku. Dan id-dokument huwa frott ta’ konsultazzjoni wiesa’ mal-adolexxenti u ma’ bosta nies li b’mod dirett u indirett huma involuti mal-adolexxenti… Read more »
A crucifix in a classroom
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled against the use of crucifixes in classrooms in Italy. It said the practice violated the right of parents to educate their children as they saw fit, and ran counter to the child’s right to freedom of religion.
The case was brought by an Italian mother, Soile Lautsi, who wants to give her children a secular education… Read more »
www.intermirifica.net
The Pontifical Council for Social Communications has opened a Web portal to collect and provide information on Catholic media around the globe. The portal, www.intermirifica.net, was launched in collaboration with the Latin American Episcopal Conference and SIGNIS, the World Catholic Association for Communication. It is currently only in Spanish, though translations into English, French and Portuguese are forthcoming.
The directory has a “wiki” structure, meaning that is is designed to be completed and updated by users… Read more »
Secretary for Italian Episcopal Conference
“The strength of life: a challenge in poverty”. That’s the title of the message that the permanent Council of the Italian Bishops’ Conference has written in view of the 32nd Pro-Life Day which is due to be celebrated on 7 February 2010. “Each life – says the message – is worthy of being lived even in situations of great poverty… Read more »
Il-Ġimgħa, 30 ta’ Ottubru, 2009, l-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona OP ltaqa’ mal-membri tas-soċjeta ċivili bħala parti miż-żjara pastorali li qed jagħmel f’San Pawl il-Baħar. Din iż-żjara pastorali bdiet is-Sibt, 24 ta’ Ottubru, 2009, b’Quddiesa fil-Knisja Parrokkjali ta’ din il-lokalita. AGĦFAS HAWN biex tara r-ritratti tal-Quddiesa fil-ftuħ taż-żjara pastorali.
Agħfas fuq ir-ritratt biex tkabbar… Read more »
Il-Maltin huma fost l-inqas Ewropej li jsibuha diffiċli biex jgħixu bid-dħul li għandhom jew li jħossu li l-kriżi finanzjarja żiedet il-livell ta’ faqar f’pajjiżhom. Dan minkejja li huma fost l-iktar li għandhom diffikultajiet finanzjarji!
Din l-istampa ambigwa toħroġ minn stħarriġ li sar mill-aġenzija Ewropea responsabbli mill-analiżi tal-opinjoni pubblika, il-Eurobarometer, u ppubblikat iktar kmieni din il-ġimgħa.
L-istħarriġ kien ippubblikat hekk kif żgħażagħ Maltin minn għaqdiet u movimenti differenti impenjati fil-proġett Y Standup? … Read more »
