Yearly Archives: 2014

Pope: Family is integral part of God’s plan for humanity

06/10/2014

  • Pope Francis urged the Synod Bishops to listen to the Lord’s call to “care for the family” which is “an integral part of His loving plan for humanity”.

    The Holy Father said that “Synod Assemblies are not meant to discuss beautiful and clever ideas” but to “better nurture and tend to the Lord’s vineyard.”

    He spoke this morning during the Opening Mass of the Synod of Bishops in St…

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Respect towards the Police Force

06/10/2014
  • Il-Kummissjoni Pastorali fid-Dinja tax-Xogħol tal-Knisja f’Malta dan l-aħħar innottat li qed jiżdiedu l-każijiet fejn membri tal-Korp tal-Pulizija qed jiġu mfixxklin waqt il-qadi ta’ dmirijiethom, jekk mhux ukoll aggretiti u nsultati waqt il-ħidma tagħhom.

    Il-Kummissjoni tħoss li huwa l-mument li ssemma’ leħinha u filwaqt li turi l-appoġġ tagħha lill-membri tal-Korp u l-familji tagħhom, tħeġġeġ li min hu responsabbli biex ir-rispett u stima lejn min qiegħed jaħdem biex jinżamm l-ordni fil-pajjiż jiġu mħarsa…

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Pope leads prayer vigil ahead of Synod

05/10/2014
  • Pope Francis presided a prayer vigil in St. Peter’s Square on Saturday evening, ahead of the Extraordinary Synod on the Family, which is set to begin on Sunday at the Vatican.

    The outdoor vigil began at 7 p.m., Rome time, and drew tens of thousands of faithful. During his homily, the Pope asked that the Church pray for the Synod Fathers, in particular for the gift to listen in the manner of God, to have a spirit of openness in discussions and to maintain a fixed gaze on Jesus Christ…

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6 – 12 October

05/10/2014
  • Monday
    9.15 a.m. The Archbishop presides over a Curia senior staff meeting, at his residence, Attard.
    4.30 p.m. The Archbishop meets seminarians and celebrates Mass, at the Seminary, tal-Virtù.

    Tuesday
    4.00 p.m. The Archbishop participates in a ‘live’ program on Radju Marija.
    6.30 p.m. The Archbishop celebrates Thanksgiving Mass to Our Lady of the Rosary, at the Missionaries of Charity, Cospicua…

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The Pope to the clergy: do not limit yourselves to merely acting as priests – “be” priests

04/10/2014
  • This morning in the Clementine Hall the Holy Father received in audience the participants in the Plenary Assembly of the Congregation for the Clergy. “The vocation is truly a treasure that God places in the hearts of some men, chosen by Him and called to follow Him in this special state of life. This treasure, that must be discovered and brought to light, is not made to ‘enrich’ someone alone…

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Live-In for New Parish Priests

04/10/2014
  • Bejn nhar it-Tlieta 23 u l-Ħamis 25 ta’ Settembru 2014, sar live-in għall-kappillani ġodda (dawk li ġew maħtura għal dan il-ministeru għall-ewwel darba), fid-Dar tal-Irtiri Porziuncola, Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq.

    Għal dan il-kors attendew seba’ kappillani, li xi uħud minnhom ħadu l-pussess din is-sena, minn total ta’ disa’.

    It-temi prinċipali li ġew indirizzati kienu jinkludu l-Viżjoni Pastorali, kemm dik tal-Papa Franġisku kif ukoll tas-Sinodu (Fr Joe Galea Curmi), Self Awareness (Fr Frankie Cini MSSP), Temi Prattiċi u l-Ispiritwalità tal-Kappillan (Fr Ray Toledo) u qsim ta’ esperjenzi (Fr Gordon Refalo, Kappillan ta’ Ħal Luqa u President tal-Kulleġġ tal-Kappillani u Joe Farrugia, Delegat tal-Arċisqof għal-Lajċi…

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Archbishop’s Message on the occasion of the Opening of the Pastoral Year of the Cana Movement

04/10/2014
  •  Ċentru Pastorali Sant’Andrija, il-Mosta
    27 ta’ Settembru 2014

    Il-Ftuħ tas-Sena Pastorali tal-Moviment ta’ Kana, din is-sena qed isir fil-kuntest tas-Sinodu tal-Isqfijiet dwar il-Familja. Għall-Papa Franġisku, tant hi importanti l-familja li mhux sinodu wieħed sejjaħ, imma tnejn. Ftit ġranet oħra ser tibda tiltaqa’ l-Assembleja Ġenerali Straordinarja tas-Sinodu tal-Isqfijiet. Is-Sena d-dieħla tiltaqa’ l-Assembleja Ġenerali Ordinarja tas-Sinodu ta;-Isqfijiet, dejjem bil-familja bħala tema…

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Bishop Mario Grech meets Pope Francis during the CCEE plenary assembly

04/10/2014

  • ‘Family and future of Europe’ is the theme of the plenary assembly taking place in these days at the Council of European Episcopal Conferences (CCEE). On Friday morning Pope Francis received seventy of its members, including the President of the Maltese Episcopal Conference, Bishop Mario Grech, to whom he delivered an off-the-cuff address. He subsequently handed them a written discourse underlining how, as pastors close to their flock, they well know the complexity of the panorama and the challenges the mission of the Church faces, even in Europe…

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Archbishop’s homily during Mass on the 40th anniversary of the Episcopal Ordination of Archbishop Emeritus Mgr Guzeppi Mercieca

02/10/2014
  • Katidral tal-Imdina
    29 ta’ Settembru 2014

    Ħuti, aħna ġejna hawn llum biex nirringrazzjaw lil Alla flimkien mal-Arċisqof Emeritu Ġużeppi Mercieca, għall-erbgħin sena tal-episkopat tiegħu. Nirringrazzjaw lill-Mulej li tul dawn l-erbgħin sena kien dejjem mal-Arċisqof tagħna.

    Jiena llum xtaqt li naqsam magħkom riflessjoni dwar x’inhu l-episkopat, u dak li jippermetti Alla l-Imbierek minn dan l-episkopat. U llum ir-riflessjoni se nagħmilha fuq erba’ aspetti…

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Auxiliary Bishop Mgr Charles J. Scicluna’s Homily on the occasion of the opening of the Forensic Year

02/10/2014
  • Oratorju tal-Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta
    1 ta’ Ottubru 2014

    Insellem lilek Eċċellenza Aġent President, u nirringrazzja lilkom ilkoll tal-preżenza tagħkom.

    Jiena nixtieq nislet ftit ħsibijiet ispirati mill-kelma ta’ Alla li għadna kemm smajna. Il-kelma hija dik assenjata mill-Knisja għal din il-ġurnata, it-tlieta fis-26 ġimgħa ta’ matul is-sena. Illum infakkru wkoll il-festa ta’ Santa Tereżina tal-Bambin Ġesù, Tereża ta’ Lisieux…

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