Katekeżi. Il-passjoni għall-evanġelizzazzjoni: iż-żelu appostoliku ta’ min jemmen. 22. Santa Ġużeppina Bakhita: xhud tal-qawwa trasformatriċi tal-maħfra ta’ Kristu

Fil-mixja ta’ katekeżi dwar iż-żelu appostoliku – qed nirriflettu fuq iż-żelu appostoliku –, illum se nħallu tnebbaħna x-xhieda ta’ Santa Ġużeppina Bakhita, qaddisa mis-Sudan. B’xorti ħażina s-Sudan ilu xhur mifni minn kunflitt terribbli bl-armi li llum ftit li xejn nitkellmu fuqu; nitolbu għall-poplu Sudaniż, biex jista’ jgħix fil-paċi! … Kompli aqra »

Pope Francis has appointed Sister Simona Brambilla as secretary of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, the Holy See Press Office announced on October 7, 2023.

The Italian nun, former superior general of the Missionary Sisters of the Consolata, replaces Archbishop José Rodriguez Carballo, ‘number 2’ of this dicastery since 2013. Since 2011, Cardinal Joao Braz de Aviz has been at the head of this structure, which employs around 40 civil servants… Kompli aqra »

Caritas Malta ospitat b’suċċess il-Caritas Communications Forum u Fundraising Forum, attività ta’ ġimgħa li fiha laqgħet mal-50 parteċipant minn pajjiżi membri minn madwar l-Ewropa. Il-forum li beda fit-3 ta’ Ottubru 2023, ġie fit-tmiemu lbieraħ il-Ġimgħa 6 ta’ Ottubru 2023, fejn ġew diskussi diversi suġġetti varji u kruċjali, fosthom l-Intelliġenza Artifiċjali, strateġiji dwar mod effettiv ta’ midja soċjali, u l-mod kif permezz tal-istejjer ta’ persuni li jieħdu servizzi jitwasslu l-ħtiġijiet għand is-soċjetà. 

L-attività bdiet b’merħba sabiħa mid-Direttur ta’ Caritas Malta, is-Sur Anthony Gatt, li wassal il-gratitudni tiegħu lill-parteċipanti li attendew u tal-impenn biex jippromwovu l-kawża li dan isir permezz tal-komunikazzjoni fl-aspetti kollha tax-xogħol ta’ Caritas madwar l-Ewropa. 

Fil-forum spikka l-messaġġ indirizzat mill-President tal-Parlament Ewropew, Dr Roberta Metsola… Kompli aqra »

Following the large-scale attack on Israel by Palestinian Hamas militants, the Patriarchs and heads of Churches in Jerusalem call for the immediate cessation of all violence and military activities, reiterating that everything is lost with war.

Pope Francis’ impassioned appeal for peace in the Holy Land during the Angelus on Sunday is one of the several voices from Churches around the world calling for an immediate de-escalation of the violence unleashed on 7 October by an Hamas attack which prompted Israel to issue an official declaration of war (“Operation Swords of Iron”)… Kompli aqra »

Paolo Ruffini (Ritratt Vatican News) Paolo Ruffini, President of the Commission for Information of the Synodal Assembly, holds a briefing for journalists to explain the methodology of the Working Groups (Circuli Minores), and foresees press conferences after each module with Synod participants.

The Synod’s 35 working groups, or ‘circuli minores,’ began their work on Thursday, explained Paolo Ruffini, the Prefect of the Dicastery for Communication, who is serving as President of the Commission for Information, whose members will be elected on 9 October… Kompli aqra »

Fl-okkażjoni tal-festa ta’ San Franġisk fl-4 ta’ Ottubru, il-Vatikan ippubblika l-Eżortazzjoni Appostolika l-ġdida tal-Papa Franġisku dwar il-kriżi fil-klima, Laudate Deum, bil-Malti ‘Faħħru lil Alla’.

Fiha l-Papa jindirizza s-sitwazzjoni tal-bidla fil-klima għax “bniedem li jippretendi li jieħu post Alla jsir l-agħar periklu għalih innifsu” (73). Dan wara li f’Pentekoste tal-2015 Franġisku kien tana l-Enċiklika Laudato si’ fuq il-ħarsien u l-għożża tal-ħolqien… Kompli aqra »

Is-Sinodu jservi biex ifakkarna li “Ommna l-Knisja dejjem għandha bżonn tiġi ppurifikata”, qal il-Papa Franġisku dalgħodu fi Pjazza San Pietru waqt l-omelija tal-quddiesa tal-ftuħ tas-16-il Assemblea Ġenerali Ordinarja tas-Sinodu tal-Isqfijiet.

Huwa stieden lill-fidili biex jaqbdu “biss l-armi tal-Vanġelu: umiltà u għaqda, talb u karità”, fuq il-passi ta’ San Franġisk, il-qaddis tal-lum. Fakkar fis-sejħa ta’ Ġesù mill-Kurċifiss ta’ San Damjan lill-Fqajjar ta’ Assisi fuq 800 sena ilu: “Mur u sewwi l-Knisja tiegħi”… Kompli aqra »

L-Arċisqof Emeritu Pawlu Cremona u l-Arċisqof Emeritu George Frendo, it-tnejn Dumnikani, iċċelebraw is-60 anniversarju mill-professjoni reliġjuża tagħhom.

Kien fl-1963 li Pawlu Cremona u George Frendo bdew il-mixja vokazzjonali tagħhom lejn is-saċerdozju bħala patrijiet Dumnikani.

Mons. Cremona, li huwa mwieled il-Belt, ipprofessa fl-Ordni ta’ San Duminku fl-età ta’ 17-il sena, filwaqt li Mons. Frendo, li huwa mwieled Ħal Qormi, ipprofessa fl-età ta’ 16-il sena… Kompli aqra »

The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith has published Pope Francis’ answers to the questions of Cardinals Brandmüller, Burke, Sandoval Íñiguez, Sarah and Zen Ze-kiun  (VATICAN MEDIA Divisione Foto

Pope Francis has responded to five Dubia [questions; lit. “doubts”] that were sent to him last July by Cardinals Walter Brandmüller and Raymond Leo Burke supported by three other Cardinals, Juan Sandoval Íñiguez, Robert Sarah, and Joseph Zen Ze-kiun… Kompli aqra »