• In a time of rapid social and cultural change there could hardly be a more opportune moment for identifying the signs of the secular culture. Templeton Prize winner, Mgr Prof. Tomáš Halík, will discuss the theme of ‘Reading the Signs of the Secular Culture’ during the 2018 Discern Annual Lecture which will be held on Tuesday, 6th November 2018, at The Old Refectory of the Archbishop’s Curia in Floriana, at 7 p.m…

L‑Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ġedded il‑ħidma tal‑Kummissjoni Ekumenika Djoċesana għall-erba’ snin li ġejjin (2018-2022) bil‑ħatra ta’ membri ġodda.  Dan filwaqt li kkonferma l‑membri li diġà kienu parti mill‑kummissjoni.

L‑irwol tal‑Kummissjoni Ekumenika huwa li tgħin lill‑Knisja fir‑relazzjonijiet ma’ Nsara ta’ Knejjes oħra, trawwem kuxjenza ekumenika fost il‑Kattoliċi u tħeġġeġ għat‑talb għall‑għaqda fost l‑Insara.

Mons. Prof. Hector Scerri ġie kkonfermat bħala president tal‑kummissjoni…

A meeting was held on Friday 19th October 2018, between the Secretariat for Catholic Education and the Union for Professional Educators (UPE). Both parties clarified that when issues arise, the UPE will first contact the head of school and both parties will address the matter. If the issue is not resolved, the UPE will then contact the Secretariat which will work with the school and the UPE to resolve the issue.

In view of this development, the Secretariat is initiating legal procedures to withdraw the inhibitory injunction and the UPE is withdrawing its directives in Church schools with immediate effect…

• L-Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta ħatret lis-Surmast Christopher Muscat bħala l-Maestro di Cappella tal-Katidral Metropolitan. L-irwol tal-Maestro di Cappella hu li jipprepara u jidderieġi l-mużika u l-kor fiċ-ċelebrazzjonijiet liturġiċi fil-Katidral ta’ San Pawl, l-Imdina, u fil-Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta, kif ukoll jippromwovi l-mużika liturġika fl-Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta.

  Is-Surmast Christopher Muscat, li hu kompożitur u direttur, ilu involut fil-mużika sagra sa mill-età ta’ 10 snin meta kien membru tal-kor tal-Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann…

Il-Kummissjoni Interdjoċesana Ambjent (KA) stiednet mill-ġdid lill-Gvern biex iniedi studju nazzjonali dwar il-proprjetà. Il-Kummissjoni għamlet dan l-appell f’ittra mibgħuta lill-Ministru tal-Finanzi Edward Scicluna, fejn talbet li din il-proposta tiġi kkunsidrata fil-Baġit għas-sena d-dieħla. Din hija t-tielet sena konsekuttiva li l-KA qed tagħmel din it-talba lill-Gvern.

Il-kummissjoni tqis li l-ħtieġa għal dan l-istudju hija urġenti hekk kif is-sitwazzjoni tal-proprjetà saret iktar serja mill-aspett soċjo-ambjentali…

The decision by the Maltese Bishops to prohibit a priest from exercising his priestly ministry, despite the decision by the Court of Appeal, shows that the Church abides by specific and more stringent criteria resulting from the responsibilities laid down on priests by canon law. The Head of the Safeguarding Commission, Andrew Azzopardi, said this during the presentation of the annual report of the Church’s Commission which is responsible for the protection of minors and vulnerable adults…

• L‑Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ħatar lil Patri Renald Lofreda O.Carm bħala kappillan tal‑parroċċa tal‑Madonna tal‑Karmnu, il‑Balluta.

  Patri Renald Lofreda twieled fid‑9 ta’ Settembru 1978 u għadda ħafna mit‑tfulija tiegħu fil‑parroċċa ta’ Santa Venera fejn sar jaf lill‑patrijiet tal‑Ordni Karmelitan. Huwa daħal mal‑Karmelitani fl‑1996 u għamel in‑novizzjat f’Pisa, l‑Italja, bejn Awwissu tal‑1998 u Settembru tal‑1999…