News from the Church in Malta
Nhar l-Erbgħa 24 ta’ Settembru 2014, l-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona O.P. laqa’ lil-E.T. José Pons, ambaxxatur ġdid ta’ Spanja għal Malta, għal żjara ta’ korteżija fil-Kurja Arċiveskovili, il-Furjana.
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During his General Audience on Wednesday, Pope Francis reflected on his Apostolic Voyage to Albania.
Below, please find Vatican Radio’s translation of the full text of Pope Francis’ remarks:
Dear brothers and sisters,
Today I want to speak about the Apostolic Voyage I took to Albania last Sunday. I do so first of all as an act of thanksgiving to God, who allowed me to undertake this Visit in order to show, even in a physical and tangible way, my closeness and the closeness of the whole Church to this people…
Nhar it-Tlieta 23 ta’Settembru 2014, l-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona O.P. iltaqa’ mal-membri tal-Kunsill Pastorali Parrokjali, Kummissjoni Implementazzjoni Sinodu, l-Kunsill Ekonomiku Parrokjali u l-Kummissjoni Liturġija bħal parti miż-Żjara Pastorali, fil-parroċċa tas-Siġġiewi
On Wednesday 24th September 2014, Bishop Scicluna joined a BirdLife Malta Raptor Camp team in Buskett Gardens to experience the autumn migration at its finest.
The Auxillary Bishop of Malta joined the Raptor Camp team for a session of birdwatching in one of Malta’s migraton hot spots. Watching Honey Buzzards, Marsh Harriers and Hobbies soaring over head, Bishop Scicluna asked people to “Remember the words of Jesus, ‘Look at the birds in the sky’”…
Il-Knisja f’Malta qed trodd ħajr lil Alla għall-40 anniversarju mill-Ordinazzjoni Episkopali tal-Arċisqof Emeritu Mons. Ġużeppi Mercieca. Għal din l-okkażjoni, l-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona O.P. ser jiċċelebra Quddiesa fil-Katidral tal-Imdina, nhar it-Tnejn 29 ta’ Settembru, fis-6.30 p.m. In-Nunzju Appostoliku, Mons. Aldo Cavalli, l-Isqof Mario Grech, l-Isqof Awżiljarju Charles J. Scicluna u l-Isqof Joe Alessandro O.F.M. Kapp. ser jikkonċelebraw, filwaqt li l-Arċisqof Ġużeppi Mercieca ser jassisti matul il-Quddiesa…
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Europe is a community of life and destiny. Facing the social crisis, Christians have all the tools at their disposal to fashion a Europe of greater fraternity and solidarity that puts people at the heart of its project. The current crisis offers Christians an opportunity to engage in innovative and decided ways for a Europe of solidarity and peace.
This is the feeling that emerges from the interaction between the participants, lay, religious and bishops, who gathered on the occasion of the 2nd Catholic Social Days for Europe…
Pope Francis hast left the Albanian capital, Tirana, at the end of his one day visit to the former communist country. After a brief farewell ceremony, as the president and prime minister said goodbye to their special guest, the Pope’s Alitalia plane took off slightly ahead of schedule and was expected to arrive back in Rome just before 9.30pm.
The brief, but very intense 11 hour journey to Albania has been focused on two main themes: the witness of the martyrs and the importance of peaceful co-existence…
Konkatridral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta
21 ta’ Settembru 2014
This year, the Independence celebrations take on an added value as we commemorate fifty years since our people took responsibility for governing their own nation. To our credit, since that time, we have made giant steps as a nation. For this we thank God; we also thank Him for the fact that Malta achieved its independence without any shedding of blood.
Later in our history, as an independent country, we were able to become part of the European Union. Although we are a small nation, we are offering a valid contribution as part of this Union. Through our independence, we have become more aware of our heritage, of our country’s worth. As we share our patrimony with other European countries, let us appreciate these realities. Let us safeguard our mother tongue (the Maltese language), the richness of our history and our archaeology, and our Catholic religion, which has always been treasured by our forefathers, who battled to protect it…
