The Foundation for Theological Studies of the Archdiocese of Malta is once again offering a bursaries scheme to encourage more individuals to engage in theological and pastoral studies within the Faculty of Theology at the University of Malta. The aim of the scheme is to empower laypeople to be actively involved within the Church and in society.

For the academic year 2019-2020, the Foundation is offering 10 bursaries of €2,000 to students enrolling in any of the following courses:

• Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Theology (part-time)
• Master of Arts in Bioethics
• Master of Arts in Business Ethics
• Master of Arts in Environmental Ethics
• Master of Arts in Theology
• Master of Arts in Religious Studies

Applications for the bursaries close on the 16th of September 2019…

Following an increase in support for far-right movements, some of which base their arguments on the need to protect our ‘Catholic identity’ as well as recent statements by the Guardian for Future Generations, who justified his call to exclude migrants and Muslims in particular by invoking his desire to live and die in a Catholic country,[1] the Justice and Peace Commission of the Archdiocese of Malta feels the need to speak out on our duty as Catholics to resist politics of hate and exclusion…

Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna appointed Ms Yvonne Mallia, a warranted social worker with 25 years experience in the social welfare sector, as the new Director of Fondazzjoni Sebħ.

Fondazzjoni Sebħ is the Maltese Church NGO which cares for around 40 children in residential care offering them a safe, loving and nurturing environment to meet their needs. The foundation also supports 13 families who currently live at Dar Qalb ta’ Ġesù…

Ħames seminaristi ser jiġu ordnati djakni mill‑Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna nhar il‑Ħadd, 12 ta’ Mejju 2019. Il-Quddiesa ser issir fil‑Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il‑Belt Valletta, fid‑9:00 a.m. Il‑ħames seminaristi li ser jiġu ordnati djakni huma:

• Osmar Baldacchino mill‑Parroċċa ta’ San Nikola, is‑Siġġiewi
• David Borg mill‑Parroċċa tal‑Madonna tal‑Grazzja, Ħaż‑Żabbar
• Christopher Bugeja mill‑Parroċċa ta’ San Pawl, ir‑Rabat
• Jonathan Debattista mill‑Parroċċa ta’ Marija Annunzjata, Ħal Tarxien
• Tony Pace mill‑Parroċċa tal‑Konverżjoni ta’ San Pawl, Ħal Safi

Permezz tal‑ordinazzjoni, id‑djakni l‑ġodda jsiru xebh ma’ Ġesù Kristu li ried ikun ‘djaknu’, jiġifieri qaddej ta’ kulħadd…

Il‑Kummissjoni Dottrinali tal‑Konferenza Episkopali Maltija tixtieq tintroduċi ruħha lill‑Insara ta’ Malta u Għawdex, u lil kull bniedem ta’ rieda tajba.

Il‑Kummissjoni tgħin lill‑Isqfijiet ta’ Malta u Għawdex biex ixandru u jħarsu tajjeb it‑tagħlim ġenwin tal‑fidi Kattolika. Il‑Kummissjoni ġġib ’il quddiem ir‑riflessjoni teoloġika fil‑gżejjer tagħna. Għal dan il‑għan, hija tikkollabora ma’ istituzzjonijiet akkademiċi lokali u barranin, u ma’ esperti oħra…