Author: Mark Cachia

Baħar Ċimiterju 2024

25 għaqda lokali qed jagħmlu sejħa lill-awtoritajiet Maltin biex jipprevjenu aktar ksur tad-drittijiet tal-bniedem u mwiet fil-Baħar Mediterran.

Il-Baħar Mediterran jibqa’ wieħed mill-aktar spazju bejn il-fruntieri fatali fid-dinja. Għexieren ta’ eluf ta’ nies mietu jew sfaw nieqsa meta ppruvaw jaqsmu l-Mediterran. Mill-inqas 3,041(1)  persuna mietu fil-Baħar Mediterran fl-2023, li għamel din is-sena waħda mill-aktar fatali. Ir-Rotta tal-Mediterran Ċentrali, mit-Tuneżija u l-Libja għal Malta u l-Italja, hija partikolarment perikoluża… Kompli aqra »

Solidarjetà bla waqfien mal-poplu tal-Ukrajna

The Secretaries General of the European Justice and Peace Commissions met in Berlin between the 9th and 11th February, as an alternative to the scheduled place of Lviv, which was not considered safe enough due to the ongoing war in Ukraine. In Berlin, we listened to refugees from Ukraine and to organisations supporting them. On Saturday evening we prayed for peace in front of the Russian embassy and on Sunday, we celebrated the Holy Eucharist together with the local Ukrainian Greek-Catholic parish… Kompli aqra »

Via Sagra

Bi tħejjija għall-Ġubilew tas-Sena 2025 ‘Pelleġrini ta’ Tama’, is-sena 2024 ġiet magħżula bħala s-Sena ta’ Talb mill-Papa Franġisku.

F’dan ir-Randan, ser nimxu ma’ Kristu fuq il-vjaġġ tal-passjoni tiegħu u niftakru f’ħutna madwar id-dinja kif ukoll lil dawk li għandna f’pajjiżna stess li ta’ kuljum jgħaddu minn sofferenza, faqar u inġustizzji.

Agħfas hawn (MLT) jew hawn (ENG) biex tniżżel din ir-riżorsa… Kompli aqra »

X’inhu jiġri f’Nagorno Karabhk?

Date: 30 January 2024 at 4pm CET
You can register here: https://forms.gle/PfqHond7wtxCiBSc9

In the unprovoked 2020 war, in the large-scale attack of September 2022, and in numerous military border incursions, Armenia and its territory became a direct military target of Azerbaijan. Since
2020, 145,000 Karabakh Armenians have become refugees in Armenia, many of whom arrived after the Azerbaijani war for the complete conquest of Karabakh in September 2023… Kompli aqra »

The ‘Ejja Ejja’ Culture

Il‑Kummissjoni Ġustizzja u Paċi qed tipproponi tmien rakkomandazzjonijiet lill‑awtoritajiet u l‑partijiet kollha involuti fl‑industrija tal‑kostruzzjoni f’Malta sabiex dan il‑qasam ikun iktar sigur u ġust għall‑ħaddiema kollha. Il‑Kummissjoni qed tappella sabiex jittieħdu immedjatament azzjoni fuqhom għall‑ġid tal‑ħaddiem u tas‑soċjetà. Ir‑rakkomandazzjonijiet huma riżultat ta’ riċerka xjentifika li saret mill‑istess Kummissjoni dwar is‑saħħa u s‑sigurtà fl‑industrija tal‑kostruzzjoni f’Malta.

Dan il‑proġett beda aktar minn sena ilu b’reazzjoni għaż‑żieda fl‑inċidenti serji li rriżultaw fil‑mewt ta’ 25 ħaddiem tal‑kostruzzjoni bejn l‑2019 u l‑2022… Kompli aqra »

Rapport annwali 2023

The mission of Justice and Peace is that of “keeping the eyes of the Church open, its heart sensitive and its hand prepared for the work of charity which it is called upon to realize in the world.” (Paul VI, Address to the Pontifical Commission for Justice and Peace, 1967).

The Justice and Peace Commission in Malta fulfils this Mission by promoting the integral development of the person in the light of the Gospel and in line with the Social Doctrine of the Church… Kompli aqra »

Il-Jum Dinji tal-Paċi: “Intelliġenza Artifiċjali u Paċi”

Kull sena, fl-ewwel ta’ Jannar, il-Papa jgħinna niċċelebraw il-Jum Dinji tal-Paċi b’messaġġ speċjali li fih jistedinna nirriflettu fuq il-missjoni importanti tagħna li nibnu l-paċi. It-tema magħżula għall-2024 hija: ‘Intelliġenza Artifiċjali u Paċi’.

F’din l-okkażjoni, il-Kummissjoni Ġustizzja u Paċi qed tħeġġeġ il-Familji, Komunitajiet, Knejjes u Parroċċi kollha biex fl-ewwel ta’ Jannar jew fil-ġranet qrib ta’ din il-festa, jinġabru f’mument ta’ talb, riflessjoni jew adorazzjoni fis-skiet biex jitolbu għad-don tal-paċi, b’mod speċjali għal dawk il-persuni li l-aktar qed ibatu minħabba l-kunflitti li għaddejin bħalissa… Kompli aqra »

75 sena mid-Dikjarazzjoni Universali tad-Drittijiet tal-Bniedem u 60 sena minn Pacem in Terris

On 10 December 1948 the General Assembly of  the  United  Nations  adopted  the  Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Seventy-five years later Justice and Peace Europe wishes to underline the enduring importance of this document. The Universal Declaration, together with the encyclical letter Pacem in Terris, published 60 years ago, inspires us in our mission to promote human rights. The lack of respect throughout the world for their contents is deeply worrying… Kompli aqra »

Infakkru d-Dikjarazzjoni Universali tad-Drittijiet tal-Bniedem fost iż-żieda fil-vjolenza

The commemoration of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on the 10th December this year is taking place in the shadow of an ever-widening spiral of violence, risking humanity’s condemnation to a future of unimaginable pain, fear, and destruction. In response, the Justice and Peace Commission unreservedly condemns the horrific acts of violence that are once again ravaging the Holy Land and its people and calls for a radical shift from a global paradigm of violent war and revenge to a paradigm of just peace and reconciliation… Kompli aqra »

Paċi mibnija fuq il-ġustizzja – L-Isqof Galea-Curmi

Omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi (Il-Kappella tal-Madonna ta’ Manresa fil-Kurja tal-Arċisqof, il-Furjana, 13/11/2023)

The first words in today’s readings are: “Love justice” (Wisdom 1:1). In his Encyclical Fratelli Tutti, Pope Francis emphasizes that peace is built on justice. It is proactive, and aims at forming a society based on service to others and on the pursuit of reconciliation and mutual development (cf Fratelli Tutti, 229)… Kompli aqra »