2014 Archives

Rispett lejn il-Korp tal-Pulizija

06/10/2014

Il-Kummissjoni Pastorali fid-Dinja tax-Xogħol tal-Knisja f’Malta dan l-aħħar innottat li qed jiżdiedu l-każijiet fejn membri tal-Korp tal-Pulizija qed jiġu mfixxklin waqt il-qadi ta’ dmirijiethom, jekk mhux ukoll aggretiti u nsultati waqt il-ħidma tagħhom.
Il-Kummissjoni tħoss li huwa l-mument li ssemma’ leħinha u filwaqt li turi l-appoġġ tagħha lill-membri tal-Korp u l-familji tagħhom, tħeġġeġ li min hu responsabbli biex ir-rispett u stima lejn min qiegħed jaħdem biex jinżamm l-ordni fil-pajjiż jiġu mħarsa…

05/10/2014

Pope Francis presided a prayer vigil in St. Peter’s Square on Saturday evening, ahead of the Extraordinary Synod on the Family, which is set to begin on Sunday at the Vatican.

The outdoor vigil began at 7 p.m., Rome time, and drew tens of thousands of faithful. During his homily, the Pope asked that the Church pray for the Synod Fathers, in particular for the gift to listen in the manner of God, to have a spirit of openness in discussions and to maintain a fixed gaze on Jesus Christ…

05/10/2014

04/10/2014

This morning in the Clementine Hall the Holy Father received in audience the participants in the Plenary Assembly of the Congregation for the Clergy. “The vocation is truly a treasure that God places in the hearts of some men, chosen by Him and called to follow Him in this special state of life. This treasure, that must be discovered and brought to light, is not made to ‘enrich’ someone alone…

04/10/2014

Bejn nhar it-Tlieta 23 u l-Ħamis 25 ta’ Settembru 2014, sar live-in għall-kappillani ġodda (dawk li ġew maħtura għal dan il-ministeru għall-ewwel darba), fid-Dar tal-Irtiri Porziuncola, Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq.
Għal dan il-kors attendew seba’ kappillani, li xi uħud minnhom ħadu l-pussess din is-sena, minn total ta’ disa’.

It-temi prinċipali li ġew indirizzati kienu jinkludu l-Viżjoni Pastorali, kemm dik tal-Papa Franġisku kif ukoll tas-Sinodu (Fr Joe Galea Curmi), Self Awareness (Fr Frankie Cini MSSP), Temi Prattiċi u l-Ispiritwalità tal-Kappillan (Fr Ray Toledo) u qsim ta’ esperjenzi (Fr Gordon Refalo, Kappillan ta’ Ħal Luqa u President tal-Kulleġġ tal-Kappillani u Joe Farrugia, Delegat tal-Arċisqof għal-Lajċi…

04/10/2014

Ċentru Pastorali Sant’Andrija, il-Mosta
27 ta’ Settembru 2014

Il-Ftuħ tas-Sena Pastorali tal-Moviment ta’ Kana, din is-sena qed isir fil-kuntest tas-Sinodu tal-Isqfijiet dwar il-Familja. Għall-Papa Franġisku, tant hi importanti l-familja li mhux sinodu wieħed sejjaħ, imma tnejn. Ftit ġranet oħra ser tibda tiltaqa’ l-Assembleja Ġenerali Straordinarja tas-Sinodu tal-Isqfijiet. Is-Sena d-dieħla tiltaqa’ l-Assembleja Ġenerali Ordinarja tas-Sinodu ta;-Isqfijiet, dejjem bil-familja bħala tema…

04/10/2014

‘Family and future of Europe’ is the theme of the plenary assembly taking place in these days at the Council of European Episcopal Conferences (CCEE). On Friday morning Pope Francis received seventy of its members, including the President of the Maltese Episcopal Conference, Bishop Mario Grech, to whom he delivered an off-the-cuff address. He subsequently handed them a written discourse underlining how, as pastors close to their flock, they well know the complexity of the panorama and the challenges the mission of the Church faces, even in Europe…

02/10/2014

Katidral tal-Imdina
29 ta’ Settembru 2014
Ħuti, aħna ġejna hawn llum biex nirringrazzjaw lil Alla flimkien mal-Arċisqof Emeritu Ġużeppi Mercieca, għall-erbgħin sena tal-episkopat tiegħu. Nirringrazzjaw lill-Mulej li tul dawn l-erbgħin sena kien dejjem mal-Arċisqof tagħna.

Jiena llum xtaqt li naqsam magħkom riflessjoni dwar x’inhu l-episkopat, u dak li jippermetti Alla l-Imbierek minn dan l-episkopat. U llum ir-riflessjoni se nagħmilha fuq erba’ aspetti…

02/10/2014

Oratorju tal-Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta
1 ta’ Ottubru 2014
Insellem lilek Eċċellenza Aġent President, u nirringrazzja lilkom ilkoll tal-preżenza tagħkom.

Jiena nixtieq nislet ftit ħsibijiet ispirati mill-kelma ta’ Alla li għadna kemm smajna. Il-kelma hija dik assenjata mill-Knisja għal din il-ġurnata, it-tlieta fis-26 ġimgħa ta’ matul is-sena. Illum infakkru wkoll il-festa ta’ Santa Tereżina tal-Bambin Ġesù, Tereża ta’ Lisieux…

02/10/2014

This afternoon (2 October) sees the start of the annual Plenary Assembly of CCEE, being held in Rome (Domus Pacis) and scheduled to end on Saturday 4 October. Cardinals Péter Erdő, CCEE President, and Angelo Bagnasco, President of the Italian Bishops’ Conference and Vice-President of CCEE, will open the meeting. During the opening session there will also be an intervention from the Apostolic Nuncio to Italy, His Grace Mgr Adriano Bernardini…