Rome – march for life

Cardinal Raymond L. Burke and U.S. pro-life leaders joined tens of thousands of demonstrators in Italy’s third annual March for Life May 12, which ended with a personal greeting from Pope Francis. According to organizers, some 30,000 marched along the route from the Colosseum to Castel Sant’Angelo, a distance of nearly two miles. They followed a large wooden cross decorated with replicas of unborn children, and carried signs bearing messages such as “Let’s not kill the future” and “Stop silent genocide.”

Rome Mayor Gianni Alemanno and Maurizio Gasparri, vice president of Italy’s Senate, were among the participants… Read more »

Thursday 9th May

4.30 p.m. The Archbishop meets the parish priest, at Ħal Safi.

Sunday 12th May

5.30 p.m. The Archbishop celebrates the Pastoral Visit opening mass at the Parish Church and later he meets with people.

Thursday 16th May

9.30 a.m. The Archbishop visits the Primary School.

5.00 p.m… Read more »

No matter who we are, or where we are from, we all have one thing in common; our roots in a family, whether this is one that lives together or disconnected for one reason or another.

The word family carries with it a lot of weight and meaning, and comes with different implications. We cannot take it for granted that every individ-ual belongs to a clear-cut family structure, nor can we assume that a family is connected with relationships whether these are positive or nega-tive… Read more »

Bejn it-Tnejn 13 u llum, l-Erbgħa 15 ta’ Mejju 2013, is-saċerdoti reliġjużi u djoċesani ta’ Malta qed jinġabru flimkien għall-Kors ta’ Aġġornament għall-Kleru (in-service course). Din is-sena t-tema hi “L-Isfida tal-Għażla…f’Ħajjitna u fil-Ministeru tagħna”. Qed jattendu wkoll l-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona O.P., l-Isqof Awżiljarju Charles J. Scicluna u l-Arċisqof Emeritus Ġużeppi Mercieca. Dan il-kors ta’ aġġornament qed isir fis-Seminarju tal-Arċisqof, f’Tal-Virtù.

Il-kelliem għal din l-attività annwali hu Fr Timothy M… Read more »

On Monday 13th May 2013, the Archbishop celebrated mass on the occasion of the 20th Anniversary of Richmond Foundation, at St. John’s Co-Cathedral, Valletta.

Richmond Foundation is a leading local NGO in the provision of community services for persons with mental health difficulties and in the promotion of mental health and the prevention of mental illness amongst the public… Read more »

Today, we congratulate His Lordship, Mgr Charles J. Scicluna, Auxiliary Bishop and Vicar General, on his 54th birthday.

Mgr Scicluna was born to Emanuel and Maria Carmela née Falzon in Toronto, Canada, on 15 May 1959.

On 6 October 2012 Pope Benedict XVI named him Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Malta and Titular Bishop of San Leone… Read more »

Pope Francis

If a person’s prayer life is boring, that generally means that he or she is focused too much on the self and not enough on Jesus and the needs of others, Pope Francis said during a morning Mass homily. “True prayer leads us out of ourselves toward the Father in the name of Jesus; it’s an exodus out of ourselves,” the pope said May 11 during Mass in the chapel of his residence, the Domus Sanctae Marthae… Read more »

Pope with Columbia President

Tuesday morning in the Vatican Apostolic Palace, the Holy Father received in audience His excellency Mr. Juan Manuel Santos Calderon, president of the Republic of Colombia. President Santos then met with the Secretary of State, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, S.D.B., accompanied by Archbishop Dominique Mamberti, secretary for Relations with States.

In the course of cordial conversations, the actuality of Mother Laura Montoya Upegui, first Colombian saint and fruitful interpreter of the country’s Christian roots, who had been canonized the preceding day in St… Read more »

An ecumenical service is being held on Thursday, the 16th May, during the Pentecost period. Pentecost is the feast not only of the birth of Christianity, but also of the shift from plurality to unity: many united in one body. It is therefore right and fitting that at Pentecost we should continue to pray for unity amongst Christians.

The ecumenical service is being organised by Christians Together in Malta-Malta Ecumenical Council in collaboration with the Diocesan Ecumenical Commission… Read more »

On Tuesday 7th May 2013, the Archbishop presided over the Parish Assembly open for everyone at the Parish Centre at St. Gregory’s Parish Sliema.

The photos of the Archbishop’s events may be purchased from PHOTOCITY, Valletta… Read more »