L-Aħbarijiet

14/10/2018

In the midst of the Synod on Youth, today, Sunday 14th October 2018, Pope Francis canonised seven new saints of the Catholic Church. This include Pope Paul VI and Oscar Romero, two well-known figures in the Catholic Church who made significant contributions in the past century. Yet, there are others, including a teenager, a parish priest and a few religious sisters.

Below are brief biographies on each of their lives, as well as photos of each saint’s banner currently on display at St Peter’s Square.
Blessed Pope Paul VI
Born Giovanni Battista Montini in 1897 and ordained a priest in 1920, he did graduate studies in literature, philosophy, and canon law in Rome before beginning to work for the Vatican Secretariat of State…

Inġeddu l-mod ta’ x’nifhmu bi progress

13/10/2018

Il‑Kummissjoni Ġustizzja u Paċi temmen li l‑prosperità finanzjarja li għaddej bħalissa minnha l‑pajjiż għandha tissarraf fi kwalità ta’ ħajja aħjar għal kulħadd. Fid‑dokument tagħha bil‑proposti għal qabel il‑Baġit 2019, il‑kummissjoni ppreżentat rakkomandazzjonijiet marbuta ma’ ħames oqsma ewlenin: it‑trasport, l‑ambjent, is‑saħħa, l‑akkomodazzjoni affordabbli u l‑migrazzjoni.

Trasport: Huma meħtieġa aktar soluzzjonijiet fit‑tul flok dawk temporanji. Dawn jistgħu jinkludu titjib fl‑infrastruttura tagħna biex tkun tista’ tippermetti li t‑trasport pubbliku, il‑carpooling, il‑mixi u ċ‑ċikliżmu verament ikomplu jsiru alternattivi validi għall‑vetturi privati…

12/10/2018

Dr Paolo Ruffini, the Prefect of the Vatican Dicastery for Communications, said that discussions in the Synod assembly continued in a serene and cheerful manner with lots of joyful interactions between the bishops and young people. He said that there was an emphasis on the fact that charity mustn’t just be preached but also seen in action. He told journalists that one young person told the Synod Fathers that thousands of young people looked towards them for something concrete from the Synod, they trusted the Fathers would meet their hopes…

11/10/2018

Is‑Segretarjat għall‑Edukazzjoni Nisranija llum għamel mandat ta’ inibizzjoni fil‑Qorti kontra d‑direttivi tal‑UPE (Union of Professional Educators) fl‑iskejjel tal‑Knisja.

Is‑Segretarjat ħa din l‑azzjoni għaliex il‑UPE ma mxietx mal‑proċeduri li għandhom jiġu segwiti f’każ ta’ nuqqas ta’ qbil kif stabbilit fil‑Ftehim Kollettiv. Dawn il‑proċeduri jistabilixxu li union l‑ewwel tiddiskuti ma’ kap ta’ skola, u jekk il‑każ ma jissolvix tiddiskuti mas‑Segretarjat…

11/10/2018

The Prefect of the Vatican Dicastery for Communications, Mr Paolo Ruffini, began today’s Synod press briefing with a report outlining numerous interventions made in the Synod’s general assembly hall. The bishops have begun working on the second part of the Instrumentum Laboris, analysing the context in which young people find themselves today.

Mr Ruffini also clarified the fact that the Chinese bishops would not be staying for the entire Synod…

10/10/2018

Id‑deċiżjoni tal‑Isqfijiet Maltin li jipprojbixxu saċerdot milli jkompli jeżerċita l‑ministeru tas‑saċerdozju, minkejja d‑deċiżjoni tal‑Qorti tal‑Appell, turi li l‑Knisja timxi bi kriterji speċifiċi u aktar stretti minħabba r‑responsabbiltà li l‑liġi tal‑Knisja tpoġġi fuq kull membru tal‑kleru. Dan qalu l‑Kap tas‑Safeguarding Commission, Andrew Azzopardi, waqt il‑preżentazzjoni tar‑rapport annwali tal‑kummissjoni tal‑Knisja responsabbli mill‑ħarsien tat‑tfal u l‑adulti vulnerabbli.

Andrew Azzopardi qal li din l‑istess responsabbiltà u ħtieġa ta’ azzjoni aktar immedjata kienet wasslet lill‑Isqfijiet Maltin u lill‑ordnijiet reliġjużi biex fl‑2015 iwaqqfu s‑Safeguarding Commission – grupp ta’ professjonisti minn oqsma differenti li jaħdmu b’mod awtonomu u jagħtu rakkomandazzjonijiet li jikkonċernaw allegazzjonijiet ta’ abbuż fil‑Knisja…

10/10/2018

Despite the varying situations and contexts of young people across the world their basic aspirations are the same. They want to be taken seriously, listened to, allowed to contribute and they want us to trust them, Cardinal Oswald Gracias from India said.

Listening

“Listening is key in the Synod process,” said French Sister Nathalie Becquart…

09/10/2018

Three participants at the Synod of Bishops on Youth attended the daily press briefing. These included Maltese Archbishop Charles Scicluna, auxiliary bishop of Lyon, France, Emmanuel Gobilliard and Italian author Mr Thomas Leoncini. After offering their impressions of the Synod, two issues were addressed: the sexual abuse of minors and the role of women in the Church.

Participants impressions of the Synod

Archbishop Scicluna opened the briefing by saying that he was touched by the very vocal presence of 30 young people at the Synod who, at times, reacted vociferously to what they heard…

08/10/2018

Wasla illum, 8 ta’ Ottubru 2018, tal-Isqof Malti Charles Gauci, Isqof tad-djoċesi ta’ Darwin, l-Awstralja. L-Isqof Gauci gie milqugħ fl-Ajruport Internazzjonali ta’ Malta mill-Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea-Curmi, minn Mons. Philip Calleja u Mons. Alfred Vella mill-Kummissjoni Emigranti, u mill-qraba tiegħu. Mons. Gauci, li twieled fl-1952, ġie ordnat saċerdot fl-1977 u kkonsagrat isqof fis-26 ta’ Settembru li għadda. Hu kien emigra lejn l-Awstralja mal-ġenituri tiegħu fl-1965 fl-età ta’ 13-il sena…

08/10/2018

Today’s Synod briefing at the Holy See Press Office in Rome is being addressed by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna, Bishop Emmanuel Gobilliard, and Mr Thomas Leoncini.

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