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Talba għall-paċi fl-Ukraina u fl-Ewropa

The Presidency of the Council of European Bishops’ Conferences, giving voice to the Bishops of the European Continent in this dramatic moment of tension around Ukraine, wishes to express its closeness to the Churches in Ukraine and to all its people. They invite the international community to offer its support to the country in the face of the danger of a Russian military offensive.

While the entire international community interprets the actions of the Russian military forces as a real threat to peace throughout the world, we embrace – in this time of fear and uncertainty for the future of the country – our brothers and sisters in the faith and all the people of Ukraine… Kompli aqra »

Lejn soċjetà aktar magħquda

Il‑Kummissjoni Ġustizzja u Paċi tal‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta nediet dokument għad‑diskussjoni bil‑għan li tħeġġeġ liċ‑ċittadini Maltin jirriflettu fuq kif bħala pajjiż nistgħu naħdmu sabiex tkompli tinbena l‑paċi, filwaqt li nsawru soċjetà li tippromwovi l‑ġid komuni u ttejjeb il‑benessri tal‑persuni, speċjalment dawk l‑aktar vulnerabbli.

Dan id‑dokument bl‑isem ta’ ‘Yahad’, terminu bl‑Ebrajk li jirreferi għas‑sens ta’ għaqda u komunità, hu maqsum fi tliet taqsimiet: l‑ewwel dwar il‑ġrajjiet li kixfu l‑ġrieħi tas‑soċjetà Maltija, it‑tieni dwar il‑virtujiet li jistgħu jservu ta’ gwida matul il‑proċess ta’ fejqan, rikonċiljazzjoni u tiġdid tas‑soċjetà, u t‑tielet dwar l‑impenn fil‑prattika ta’ kull ċittadin favur soċjetà li, bħalma jisħaq il‑Papa Franġisku, twarrab “il‑kultura tal‑ħela” u tagħmel post għall‑“kulturatal‑laqgħa”.

Waqt konferenza tal‑aħbarijiet fil‑Kurja tal‑Arċisqof, Daniel Darmanin, il‑President tal‑Kummissjoni Ġustizzja u Paċi, qal li minkejja ċ‑ċokon tal‑pajjiż, matul is‑sena, iċ‑ċirkustanzi ta’ nuqqas ta’ paċi u trankwillità ma jonqsux… Kompli aqra »

Il-Knisja toffri għajnuna lill-migranti maqbuda fuq il-baħar

Il‑Knisja f’Malta permezz tal‑Kummissjoni Migranti, il‑Kummissjoni Ġustizzja u Paċi u l‑JRS tappella lill‑awtoritajiet biex jieħdu azzjoni immedjata u jassiguraw li l‑persuni li qed ifittxu l‑ażil, li bħalissa jinsabu maqbuda bejn sema u ilma, jingħataw kenn u jiġu salvati.

Il‑ġimgħa li għaddiet ’il fuq minn 220 tfal, nisa u rġiel ġew salvati minn Sea Eye miż‑żona ta’ tfixxija u salvataġġ Maltija għadhom maqbuda bejn sema u ilma, f’kundizzjonijiet ta’ temp li qed jiggravaw, wara li Malta rrifjutat li tagħti aċċess fil‑portijiet tagħha… Kompli aqra »

Djalogu bejn il-ġenerazzjonijiet, l-edukazzjoni u x-xogħol: għodod biex tinbena l-paċi dejjiema

1.“Kemm huma sbieħ fuq il-muntanji r-riġlejn ta’ min ixandar is-sliem” (Iż 52:7).

Il-kliem tal-profeta Iżaija jesprimi l-faraġ, in-nifs ta’ serħan ta’ poplu eżiljat, għajjien minħabba l-vjolenza u l-oppressjoni, mifni min-nuqqas ta’ dinjità u mill-mewt. Dwaru l-profeta Bàruk staqsa: “Għala, Iżrael, għala tinsab f’art l-għedewwa tiegħek? Għala qiegħed tixjieħ f’art barranija? Għala int imniġġes mal-mejtin, magħdud fost dawk li jinżlu f’Qiegħ l-Art?” (3:10-11)… Kompli aqra »

Nesploraw l-Enċiklika ‘Fratelli Tutti’

L-Enċiklika ‘Fratelli Tutti’ hija espressjoni qawwija ta’ fidi fi żmien ta’ dubju, sejħa għat-tama fi żmien ta’ biża’, u sfida għall-imħabba. Fiha taħlita ta’ temi Franġiskani u dixxerniment tal-Ġiżwiti, magħġunin mat-tagħlim soċjali tal-Knisja.

Ser nidħlu fil-fond ta’ din l-Enċiklika fi tmien laqgħat fejn kull laqgħa tinkludi preżentazzjoni tat-tema, riflessjoni u diskussjoni fi gruppi, talb u l-esplorazzjoni ta’ kif dawn it-temi jistgħu jissarrfu f’azzjoni… Kompli aqra »

Il-Papa iħeġġeġ lill-Kummissjonijiet Ġustizzja u Paċi jaħdmu b’kuraġġ, determinazzjoni u kreattivita’

Daniel Darmanin and Mark Cachia from Justice and Peace (Malta) joined other participants from Europe, Africa, Oceania and Asia in an online conference for Justice and Peace Commissions which was hosted on Wednesday 17th November by the Vatican Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development.

Following the establishment of the Dicastery for the Service of Integral Human Development in 2016, the need emerged for a dialogue with Church bodies working for justice and peace, especially in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic and in the light of the Encyclicals Laudato Si’ and Fratelli tutti… Kompli aqra »

22 entità b’position paper lill-membri parlamentari dwar l-użu rikreattiv tal-kannabis

Tnejn u għoxrin entità ppreżentaw lill‑membri parlamentari position paper dwar l‑abbozz ta’ liġi dwar l‑użu rikreattiv tal‑kannabis. L‑entitajiet, li qed jesprimu l‑oppożizzjoni tagħhom għal din il‑liġi, huma mħassba serjament dwar l‑effetti li ser ikollha fuq is‑soċjetà u qed jappellaw għal dibattitu serju, matur u riċerkat dwar is‑suġġett. Il‑liġi proposta se tkun ppreżentata llum fil‑Parlament għad‑dibattitu.

L‑entitajiet kollha, li ħafna minnhom jaħdmu ma’ tfal u żgħażagħ, jemmnu bis‑sħiħ li kif inhu ppreżentat bħalissa, l‑abbozz se jkollu effett negattiv li jinnormalizza l‑użu tad‑droga filwaqt li jonqos milli jipproteġi kemm lis‑soċjetà kif ukoll lil min juża d‑droga… Kompli aqra »

“Ferrovija bla kontroll riesqa lejn l-abiss”

Pope Francis, in a keynote address to a group of social justice activists, harshly criticized the current economic system which, “with its relentless logic of profit, is escaping all human control. It is time to slow the locomotive down, an out-of-control locomotive hurtling towards the abyss.”

Addressing the IV World Meeting of Popular Movements, the Pope told participants that their dedication “is above all a proclamation of hope” reminding us that “we are not condemned to repeat or to build a future based on exclusion and inequality, rejection or indifference”… Kompli aqra »

Sejħa għal impenn kuraġġuż minn naħa ta’ l-Ewropa fis-summits tal-Ġnus Magħquda fuq it-tibdil fil-klima u l-biodiversita’

On 9 August 2021 Working Group I of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published a report, in which humanity is held responsible for climate change and the increase of extreme weather events. The life of people and all living beings and their ecosystems will be seriously affected if the rise in the planet’s average annual temperature is not urgently reduced. The forthcoming Glasgow and Kunming summits should be a turning point in keeping the planet habitable for all people living on it and for future generations… Kompli aqra »

It-transizzjoni ekoloġika bdiet. Trid tkun ġusta.

21 European Justice & Peace Commissions came together for their Annual International Workshop and General Assembly which was held in Belgium from the 1st till the 4th of October. The theme chosen for this year’s meetings was “Integral Ecology: overcoming the social and environmental crises.” Daniel Darmanin, president of the Justice and Peace Commission (Malta) attended the four-day meeting.

In their final declaration, the delegates highlighted the need for structural change as a cornerstone of climate change policy… Kompli aqra »