Ir‑Regolamenti għad‑Dħul fl‑Iskejjel tal‑Knisja għas‑sena skolastika 2017‑2018 ġew ippublikati fuq din il‑websajt (agħfas hawn). B’kollox ser ikun hemm total ta’ 1,564 post vakanti. L‑applikazzjonijiet jistgħu jsiru jew onlajn minn nhar l-Erbgħa 16 ta’ Novembru 2016, jew f’waħda minn diversi skejjel tal‑Knisja bejn Novembru 2016 u Frar 2017 kif indikat fir-regolamenti. Il‑proċess tad‑dħul fl‑iskejjel tal‑Knisja jiddetermina d‑dħul fl‑ewwel u t‑tieni sena kindergarten, fl‑ewwel sena primarja u fl‑ewwel sena sekondarja…

Pope Francis on Friday met a group of young men who have left the priesthood during the past years to show his closeness and affection towards them. His surprise visit to an apartment in the outskirts of Rome to meet with the group made up of five  Italians, a Spaniard and a man from Latin America, came as part of his traditional gestures of Mercy on one Friday a month during this Jubilee Year…

• L‑Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ħatar lil Dun Albert Buhagiar bħala Rettur tas‑Seminarju tal‑Arċisqof, Tal‑Virtù.

  Dun Albert Buhagiar twieled fid‑19 ta’ Awwissu 1964. Irċieva l‑edukazzjoni tiegħu fl‑iskola Primarja ta’ Raħal Ġdid, il‑Kulleġġ tal‑Karmelitani, Santa Venera, u l‑Kulleġġ De La Salle, il‑Birgu. Kompla l‑istudji terzjarji fil‑Filosofija u t‑Teoloġija, fl‑Università ta’ Malta.

  Dun Albert ġie ordnat saċerdot fit‑2 ta’ Lulju 1993…

319‑il persuna temmew b’suċċess wieħed minn 10 korsijiet li ġew offruti matul l‑aħħar sena akkademika mill‑Istitut ta’ Formazzjoni Pastorali flimkien ma’ entitajiet oħra tal‑Knisja f’Malta. Iċ‑ċerimonja annwali tal‑gradwazzjoni saret nhar it‑Tlieta 8 ta’ Novembru 2016, fil‑Knisja ta’ San Duminku, ir‑Rabat, u tmexxiet mill‑Vigarju Ġenerali Mons. Joe Galea Curmi. Iċ‑ċerimonja bdiet b’Quddiesa ta’ ringrazzjament, u wara saret il‑preżentazzjoni taċ‑ċertifikati.

Il‑korsijiet li temmew il‑parteċipanti kienu tar‑raba’, il‑ħames u s‑sitt livell tal‑Malta Qualifications Framework (MQF) u tal‑European Qualifications Framework (EQF), fl‑oqsma tal‑Familja, it‑Tagħlim Soċjali tal‑Knisja, it‑Teoloġija, l‑Ispiritwalità Franġiskana, l‑Evanġelizzazjoni, il‑Liturġija, il‑ħidma mal‑Adoloxxenti u ż‑Żgħażagħ, l‑istudji fl‑Ispiritwalità Karmelitana u l‑istudju tal‑Bibbja…

Pope Francis revealed on Thursday that the search for Christian unity is one of his principle concerns, one that he prays may be shared by every baptized person. The Pope’s words came as he met in the Vatican with participants at a plenary session of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity. The meeting, from November 8th to 11th is exploring the theme “What model of full communion?”

In his words to the group of ecumenical experts from across the globe, the Pope recalled the many important encounters he has had this year with leaders of other Christian communities…