The Church Schools Spiritual Development Unit within the Secretariat for Catholic Education, in conjunction with the Secretariat for the Clergy and the Spiritual Counselors Coordinator of the Church in Malta are inviting teachers, youth workers, social workers, counselors, psychologists, therapists and the general public for a series of two-hour seminars on the need to heal deep wounds inflicted by abuse…

To the simple strains of a harp, twenty grooms made their way up the central nave of St Peter’s Basilica with their mothers, followed by twenty brides dressed in white accompanied by their fathers.

All of the couples were from the diocese of Rome and had come to be married, on the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, by the Pope himself…

Turkish President Recep Tayyp Erdogan has issued an official invitation to Pope Francis to visit his country. Speaking to journalists on Friday, the head of the Vatican press office, Fr Federico Lombardi said the Holy See had received the invitation and was preparing for a papal visit to Turkey at the end of November. He added that the duration of the trip and the programme for the visit were still to be confirmed…

“Illum nitkellmu fuq il-mudell soċjali tad-diżabilità fejn flok ma naraw id-diżabilità bħala nuqqas, narawha bħala differenza.  L-enfasi tal-mudell soċjali tad-diżabilità hi fuq il-persuna u l-abiltajiet tagħha u mhux fuq in-nuqqas.” Dan qalu Fr Martin Micallef, Direttur tad-Dar tal-Providenza, fl-okkazjoni tal-għoti ta’ trofew lir-rebbieħ u ċertifikati lil dawk kollha li ħadu sehem fil-kompetizzjoni għal disinn ta’ logo ġdid.  

Huwa żied jgħid li llum nisħqu li l-kwalità tal-ħajja tal-persuni b’diżabilità tista’ titjieb biss jekk tinbidel l-attitudni tas-soċjetà u mhux jekk l-individwu jbiddel lilu nnifsu…

Mons. Victor Grech talab lill-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona O.P. jirtira minn Delegat tas-Segretarjat Ħidma Soċjali u ta’ Karità, u Direttur tal-Caritas Malta. Monsinjur Arċisqof jirringrazzja lil Mons. Victor Grech għall-ħidma siewja fi ħdan il-Knisja f’Malta u s-soċjetà Maltija tul dawn l-aħħar 37 sena, b’mod partikolari li waqqaf l-Aġenzija Caritas u l-Fondazzjonijiet għar-Rijabilitazzjoni ta’ persuni bi problemi tad-droga u vittmi tal-użura.

L-Arċisqof innomina lil Mons…

With reference to media reports, the Secretariat for Catholic Education would like to clarify that an email was sent by the Secretariat, to heads of Church schools, on the 27th August 2014, requesting particulars of students who are taking any medication or need any other medical intervention not covered by any current job description. The list is required to assess the possible provision for such cases…

• Today it was announced by the European Parliament that Pope Francis has accepted the invitation of President Martin Schulz to address the European Parliament during its plenary assembly in Strasbourg on 25 November 2014. The President of COMECE, His Eminence Reinhard Cardinal Marx, enthusiastically welcomed this news and has issued the following statement: 
   

“It makes me very glad to hear today that Pope Francis, in response to the invitation of President Martin Schulz, is to visit Strasbourg on 25 November and address the plenary assembly of the European Parliament…

Nhar il-Erbgħa 10 ta’ Settembru 2014, saret il-Quddiesa tal-għoti tal-mandat lill-kapijiet tal-iskejjel tal-Knisja u uffiċjali fis-Segretarjat għall-Edukazzjoni Nisranija, fil-bidu tal-missjoni tagħhom, fis-Santwarju tal-Mellieħa. L-Isqof Mario Grech, President tal-Konferenza Episkopali Maltija, iċċelebra din il-Quddiesa flimkien mal-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona O.P. u l-Isqof Charles J. Scicluna li kkoncelebraw f’din il-Quddiesa, li matulha numru ta’ kapijiet ta’ skejjel u tliet Service Managers ingħataw il-ħatra l-ġdida…