Monthly Archives: August 2015

Pope Francis announces World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation

10/08/2015

  • Pope Francis has decided to set up a “World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation” which will be celebrated on September 1st annually. He made the announcement in a letter to the heads of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace and the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of Christian Unity.

    Below in English is Pope Francis’ letter announcing the “World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation” 

    To my Venerable Brothers

    Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah TURKSON, President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace

    Cardinal Kurt KOCH, President of the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of Christian Unity

    Sharing with my beloved brother the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew his concerns for the future of creation (cfr Encylical Letter…

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New version of the ‘Malta Mass’ app

08/08/2015

  • The Church in Malta, through its Communications Office, has launched a new and updated version of the mobile phone application ‘Malta Mass’. This app makes it easy for the general public to access information regarding the schedule of daily and weekend Masses, both in Malta and in Gozo. Through the app, users can find Mass in the nearest Church, or according to their preferred time and location, as well as information about the language in which Mass will be celebrated…

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Position paper on the decriminalisation of the public vilification of religion and of pornography

August 2015

07/08/2015
  • Position Paper on the decriminalisation of the public vilification of religion and of pornography. CLICK HERE to download the full document.  This document was presented this morning by Arcbishop Charles J Scicluna and Bishop Mario Grech to the Hon. Prime Minister Joseph Muscat during a meeting held at Castille. The document was prepared by an ad hoc group of experts that was set up by the Bishops in order to contribute to the discussion…

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Position paper on the decriminalisation of the public vilification of religion and of pornography

07/08/2015

  • Position Paper on the decriminalisation of the public vilification of religion and of pornography. CLICK HERE to download the full document. 

    This document was presented this morning by Arcbishop Charles J Scicluna and Bishop Mario Grech to the Hon. Prime Minister Joseph Muscat during a meeting held at Castille. The document was prepared by an ad hoc group of experts that was set up by the Bishops in order to contribute to the discussion…

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Letter of the Pope for Christian martyrs of the Middle East – The silence of the innocent

07/08/2015

    • “Many times have I wanted to give voice to the the unspeakable, inhuman and inexplicable persecution of those who in many parts of the world — especially among Christians — are victims of fanaticism an intolerance, often under the eyes and in the silence of everyone”. 

  • Pope Francis wrote these words in a letter sent on 31 July to Archbishop Maroun Elias Lahham, Auxiliary of Jerusalem for Latins and Patriarchal Vicar for Jordan…

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Statement with reference to media reports

07/08/2015

  • With reference to media reports, the Church Commission for the Safeguarding of Children and Vulnerable Adults would like to clarify that decisions on prisoners being granted parole are taken by the Parole Board. The decision taken by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith in October 2011, by means of which Br Godwin Scerri was removed from the clerical state, remains unchanged…

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Pope: divorced and remarried people not excommunicated from the Church

06/08/2015
  • Pope Francis resumed his General Audiences on Wednesday, following the summer holiday. In his catechesis, the Holy Father continued his teaching on the family, reflecting on the situation of those who have divorced and entered into a second union. “The Church knows well,” he said, “that such a situation contradicts the Christian Sacrament.” However, he continued, the Church, as a Mother, always seeks the good and salvation of all her children…

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Fantastic Four

05/08/2015
  • ****

    Direttur: Josh Trank

    Atturi: Miles Teller, Michael B. Jordon, Kate Mara, Jamie Bell, Toby Kebbell, Reg E. Cathey u  Tim Blake Nelson

    Ħin tal-Film: 99 min

    Klassifika taċ-Ċensura: 12A

    Klassifika tal-Knisja: 12A

    Reed Richards minn eta’ żgħira kien ġa beda jesplora l-univers. Meta jikber dak li kien joħlom bih wettqu fir-realta’…

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Days of rest

05/08/2015

  • During summer many people take a break from work to spend some time of rest; this is the right thing to do and it’s also necessary. Apart from those who like to travel, many are those who spend a few days by the seaside and possibly devote more time to the family.  During vacation time, it is easy to drift away from parish life and, with the exception of the ‘festa’ celebrations, we tend to forget that there are other nearby churches in which mass is celebrated.  For those who wish to have information regarding mass schedules of churches in their vicinity, or others who wish to spend some time in adoration before the Blessed Sacrament in one of the chapels which are located around Malta, the Curia Communications Office has launched a new version of the mobile phone application ‘Malta Mass’.  This app may be downloaded free of charge from the App store or from the Play Store…

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