L-Aħbarijiet

Itma’ u libbes – Lest tgħin lill-persuni fil-bżonn?

05/03/2021

Itma’ u Libbes hija l‑kampanja tar‑Randan 2021 organizzata mill‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta permezz tat‑Taqsima tad‑Djakonija fil‑Parroċċi ta’ Caritas Malta, flimkien ma’ Newsbook.com.mt u 103 Malta’s Heart. Din il‑kampanja hi mmirata biex ittaffi ftit mit‑tbatija tal‑persuni li għaddejjin minn ċirkostanzi diffiċli. L‑għan hu li jinġabru flus biex jitħallsu ikliet għall‑persuni fil‑bżonn, kif ukoll jinġabru ħwejjeġ użati li għadhom f’kundizzjoni tajba. Iż‑żewġ inizjattivi se jkunu qed jiġu mmaniġġjati b’mod innovattiv u differenti mill‑kampanji tradizzjonali ta’ ġbir ta’ ikel u ħwejjeġ… Kompli aqra »

Il-Papa jibda l-Vjaġġ Appostoliku lejn l-Iraq

05/03/2021

The Pope boarded an Alitalia A330 at Fiumicino airport on Friday morning to begin his visit to the Middle Eastern nation of Iraq.

The papal plane took off at 7:45 AM, and is due to land at Baghdad’s International Airport around 2 PM local time. This will be the first time a Pope visits Iraq.

Pre-trip encounter 

Before leaving the Casa Santa Marta on Friday morning, Pope Francis met briefly with around a dozen Iraqi refugees living in Italy. 

The refugees are assisted by the Community of Saint Egidio and the Auxilium Cooperative… Kompli aqra »

Il-Papa waqt l-Udjenza: It-talb jiftħilna qalbna għat-Trinità

03/03/2021

Għeżież ħuti, l-għodwa t-tajba!

Fil-mixja tagħna ta’ katekeżi fuq it-talb, illum u l-ġimgħa d-dieħla nixtiequ naraw kif, grazzi għal Ġesù Kristu, it-talb jiftħilna qalbna għat-Trinità – għall-Missier, għall-Iben u għall-Ispirtu –, u għall-baħar bla tarf ta’ Alla li hu Mħabba. Huwa Ġesù li fetħilna s-Sema u mexxiena lejn ir-relazzjoni tagħna ma’ Alla. Kien hu li għamel dan: fetħilna din ir-relazzjoni ma’ Alla Trinità: il-Missier, l-Iben u l-Ispirtu s-Santu… Kompli aqra »

Il-Kardinal Parolin: iż-żjara tal-Papa hi sinjal tal-qrubija mal-Knisja fl-Iraq

02/03/2021

Pope Francis’ first papal Apostolic Journey to Iraq is scheduled to begin on Friday, 5 March. During the four-day visit, the Pope will meet with Christian communities as well as civil and religious authorities.

This will be the Holy Father’s first trip abroad in about fifteen months as the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic and the subsequent restrictions on movement have posed a challenge to external travel… Kompli aqra »

Premju għar-restawr tal-faċċata tal-Kurja tal-Arċisqof

02/03/2021

The recently restored façade of the Archbishop’s Curia in Floriana has been awarded a Din l-Art Ħelwa award for Architectural Heritage. Following the restoration and conservation of the façade of Casa Manresa, the project earned the prestigious Prix d’Honneur in its category. Michael Pace Ross, Administrative Secretary, Roberto Buontempo, Head of Property, and Perit Daphne Fenech from CREAID received the award on behalf of the Archdiocese of Malta… Kompli aqra »

Il-COMECE b’sejħa għall-Parlament Ewropew: Ipproteġu l-ħajjiet kollha

26/02/2021

The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) has questioned some points of a resolution passed by the European Parliament on the so-called “right” to abortion in Poland in November 2020.

A letter issued by the Bishops on Monday and addressed to President of the European Parliament, David Maria Sassoli, stressed that the Catholic Church, which seeks to support women in life situations arising from difficult or unwanted pregnancies, “calls for the protection and care of all unborn life.”

“Every human person is called into being by God and needs protection, particularly when he or she is most vulnerable,” the Bishops said, adding that “special safeguard and care for the child, before and after birth is also expressed in international legal standards” including the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child… Kompli aqra »

Mexxejja Kattoliċi jitolbu lill-UE biex tgħaġġel il-proċess ta’ tilqim

24/02/2021

The Bishops of the European Union, and Caritas Europa, are calling on the EU to ensure an equitable distribution of Covid-19 vaccines, as the 27-nation bloc struggles to ramp up its rollout.

Caritas Europa and the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the EU (COMECE) have teamed up to call on European institutions to swiftly rollout Covid-19 vaccines and to ensure equity in accessing them… Kompli aqra »

Titnieda l-Assoċjazzjoni għall-beatifikazzjoni u l-kanonizzazzjoni ta’ Henry u Inez Casolani

22/02/2021

L‑Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna approva t‑twaqqif tal‑Assoċjazzjoni Henry u Inez Casolani fi ħdan l‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta. L‑Assoċjazzjoni twaqqfet bl‑għan li tippromwovi l‑kawża ta’ beatifikazzjoni u kanonizzazzjoni tal‑Qaddejja ta’ Alla Henry u Inez Casolani, koppja miżżewġa li għexu ħajja Nisranija devota u eżemplari. Il‑koppja żżewġet f’April tal‑1944 fil‑Knisja ta’ Santu Wistin il‑Belt Valletta.

Inez Casolani twieldet Bormla fl‑1915 u kienet mħarrġa bħala għalliema. Kienet għalliema b’vokazzjoni u, għalkemm waqfet minn din il‑professjoni wara ż‑żwieġ, baqgħet tgħallem il‑privat b’xejn lit‑tfal minn familji fil‑bżonn… Kompli aqra »

Il-Papa Franġisku: Bil-fidi, bit-talb u l-penitenza negħlbu l-ħażen

22/02/2021

Għeżież ħuti, il-jum it-tajjeb!

Nhar l-Erbgħa li għadda, permezz tar-rit penitenzjali tal-irmied bdejna l-mixja tar-Randan. Illum, l-ewwel Ħadd ta’ daż-żmien liturġiku, il-Kelma t’Alla  turina t-triq biex dawn l-erbgħin ġurnata li jwassluna saċ-ċelebrazzjoni annwali tal-Għid, ngħixuhom b’mod li jtina l-frott.   Hija t-triq li terraq Ġesù li l-Evanġelju, bl-istil essenzjali ta’ Marku, jiġbor fi ftit kliem u jgħidilna li Hu, qabel ma beda l-predikazjzoni tiegħu, irtira għal erbgħin jum fid-deżert fejn kien imġarrab minn Satana (cfr 1, 12-15)… Kompli aqra »