On 28 March 2019, Abdalla, Amara, and Kader, known as the El Hiblu 3, first set foot in Malta. They could have never imagined that, four years on, they would still be stuck in legal limbo. The nine preliminary charges against them, including hijacking a vessel, threatening its crew, and engaging in terrorist activities, still hang over them, preventing them from living dignified lives in freedom… Kompli aqra »
Dan l-aħħar iltqajt mal-istorja ta’ Najib Nasary, refuġjat mill-Afganistan li ħalla art twelidu biex ifittex bidu ġdid fi Franza. Ma kellu xejn, ma kien jaf lil ħadd, u ffaċċja t-theddida ta’ deportazzjoni. Imma meta n-nies ta’ raħal fil-muntanji Cévennes ta’ Franza laqgħuh, fl-aħħar sab dar ġdida u skopra fih ukoll passjoni ġdida għall-ħajja.
It-triq ma kinetx facli ghal Najib. Wara li wasal Franza, Najib iffaċċja ħafna sfidi hekk kif ipprova jibni ħajja ġdida għalih innifsu f’pajjiż barrani… Kompli aqra »
“Humanity is called to recognize the need for changes of lifestyle, production and consumption, in order to combat this warming or at least the human causes which produce or aggravate it. Obsession with a consumerist lifestyle, above all when few people are capable of maintaining it, can only lead to violence and mutual destruction.”
(Pope Francis, LS. 23. 204)
Numbers are not everything… Kompli aqra »
Jekk “l-onestà, il-ġustizzja, is-sens tad-dmir u t-trasparenza huma pilastri essenzjali ta’ soċjetà ċivilment avvanzata” (il-Papa Franġisku f’Malta fis diskors lill-Awtoritajiet, lis-Soċjetà ċivili, u lill-Korp Diplomatiku), kif sejra Malta f’dan il-qasam? Filwaqt li kulħadd donnu jaqbel li Malta jeħtieġ li tħaddan dawn il-prinċipji ta’ governanza tajba, in-nuqqas ta’ fiduċja u ċ-ċiniżmu li n-nies juru lejn dak kollu li hu politiku qed jiżdied b’rata allarmanti.
Ma’ Dr Lawrence Gonzi, li kien prim ministru ta’ Malta, u Dr Evarist Bartolo, li kien ministru ta’ l-edukazzjoni u ta’ l-affarijiet barranin, niddiskutu r-realtà kumplessa tal-ħajja politika f’Malta… Kompli aqra »
There seems to be no end in sight to the fighting and suffering in the war in Ukraine. Since February 24 of last year, hundreds of thousands have been killed and millions more have been forced to flee from their homes.
As the war drags on, we risk giving up on peace and becoming numb to the suffering of victims. While Ukraine has the right to defend its sovereignty and firmly reject Russian aggression with the necessary aid, everything must be done so that the inevitability of war gives way to paths of dialogue that lead to a just peace… Kompli aqra »
The two-year long Concerted Action of Justice and Peace Europe is inspired by the remarkable foresight of Pope Francis’ encyclical letter Fratelli Tutti. In the next two years the thirty member commissions of Justice and Peace Europe will continue their long-term work on social justice, drawing particular attention to social fears that are ignored, but also contribute to deconstruct fear and anxiety which threaten to manipulate European citizens… Kompli aqra »
Fil-parabbola tal-iben il-ħali (Lq 15: 11-32), meta l-iben iż-żgħir jerġa’ lura d-dar, il-Missier jagħtih rigali bħala merħba : Ċurkett, Sandli, u l-isbaħ Libsa. F’din il-gwida, it-tifsira ta’ dawn it-tliet oġġetti fil-ħajja Nisranija tagħna nistgħu nesperjenzawha permezz ta’ sensiela ta’:
Wara li jintebħu bir-rigali li rċevew, il-parteċipanti żgħażagħ jiġu wkoll mistiedna jagħmlu differenza pożittiva fil-ħajja tal-oħrajn billi jikkommettu ruħhom li jgħixu t-twemmin tagħhom fis-soċjetà… Kompli aqra »
L-abdikazzjoni kontinwa tal-gvern mir-responsabbiltajiet ta’ tfittxija u salvataġġ qed tikkontribwixxi għall-imwiet fil-Mediterran
Aktar minn 1,300 persuna mietu jew għebu fiċ-Ċentru tal-Mediterran fl-2022. Dawn in-nies – irġiel, nisa, tfal, ulied – jistgħu jiżdiedu man-numru ta’ mwiet deplorevoli ta’ aktar minn 25,000 persuna li mietu waqt li kienu qed jaqsmu l-Mediterran mill-2014 ‘l hawn[1].
In-nuqqas kontinwu tal-gvern Malti li jżomm ir-responsabbiltajiet tiegħu ta’ tfittxija u salvataġġ (SAR) jikkontribwixxi għal dan in-numru ta’ mwiet billi jpoġġi l-ħajjiet f’riskju… Kompli aqra »
Meta tkellem f’Ta Pinu, il-Papa Franġisku stedinna nerġgħu niskopru l-essenzjali tal-fidi tagħna f’proċess ta’ tiġdid tal-ħajja tal-Knisja li qatt mhija biss “storja tal-imgħoddi biex infakkruha, imma futur kbir li rridu nibnu.” Bin-numri dejjem jonqsu u d-distanza bejn il-valuri tal-Evanġelju u l-kultura dominanti dejjem tikber, kif tista’ l-Knisja lokali tkompli taqsam l-Aħbar it-Tajba ma’ kulħadd u mhux biss ma’ ċirku żgħir u ristrett? Lesti nħallu warajna ż-żoni ta’ kumdità, biex naqbdu rotot ta’ evanġelizzazzjoni ġodda u riskjuzi? … Kompli aqra »
Between the 5th and 12th February 2023 the European continental meeting will be held as part of the process of the Synod on Synodality to discuss the document entitled ‘Enlarge the space of your tent’. This document gathers the fruit of the discernment on the syntheses prepared by various Episcopal Conferences around the world.
Mr Stefan Lunte, Secretary General of Justice and Peace Europe (JP Europe) and Mr Daniel Darmanin, President of Justice and Peace Malta and member of the JP Europe Executive Committee will be attending this meeting on behalf of the European network of about thirty national Justice and Peace Commissions which together make up JP Europe… Kompli aqra »
