Monthly Archives: January 2016

Pope Francis calls on Catholics and Jews to work together for peace

18/01/2016

  • Pope Francis on Sunday became the third pope to visit Rome’s synagogue in a sign of continuing Catholic-Jewish friendship.

    During the visit that featured welcome speeches by prominent members of Rome’s Jewish community and a speech by the Pope, Francis greeted a number of people including several Holocaust survivors. 

    Pope Francis recalled the tragedy of the Holocaust and  paid  tribute to the over  2000 Jews who were deported by the Nazis from Rome in October 1943…

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The Archbishop celebrates Mass on the Day for Migrants and Refugees

18/01/2016

  • Nhar il-Ħadd 17 ta’ Jannar 2016, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ċċelebra Quddiesa f’Jum il-Migranti u r-Refuġati, fil-Kappella tar-Ragħaj it-Tajjeb, Ħal Balzan, flimkien mal-komunità Ertireana f’Malta.

  • Omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna

  • Kappella tar-Ragħaj it-Tajjeb, Ħal-Balzan

    17 ta’ Jannar 2016

    Dan l-episodju tal-ewwel sinjal ta’ Ġesù waqt it-tieġ f’Kana tal-Galilija, jikkonkludi serje ta’ tliet episodji li aħna niċċelebraw fil-Milied li fihom il-Mulej Ġesù juri lilu nnifsu lill-ġnus, lill-bnedmin u lid-dixxipli. 

    L-ewwel episodju li qed nirrreferi għalih huwa ż-żjara tas-Slaten Maġi…

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Conclusions from the ‘Live-In’ for Parish Priests

17/01/2016

  • Matul dawn il-ġranet tal-live-in, li sar bejn it-Tlieta 12 ta’ Jannar u l-Hamis 14 ta’ Jannar 2016, aħna, il-Kappillani ta’ Malta u Għawdex, ħassejna l-bżonn li nesploraw aħjar min huma dawk il-persuni li jinsabu fil-periferija eżistenzjali. B’din il-periferija ma nifhmux biss dawk li ma jersqux lejn il-Knisja, iżda wkoll dawk il-persuni li għalkemm jistgħu jkunu viċin

    tal-Knisja u jagħtu sehemhom fil-parroċċa, għadhom ma waslux biex jagħmlu l-għażla konxja tad-dixxipulat…

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The Archbishop celebrates Mass on the Day for Migrants and Refugees

17/01/2016
  • Nhar il-Ħadd 17 ta’ Jannar 2016, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ċċelebra Quddiesa f’Jum il-Migranti u r-Refuġati, fil-Kappella tar-Ragħaj it-Tajjeb, Ħal Balzan, flimkien mal-komunità Ertireana f’Malta. Omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna   Kappella tar-Ragħaj it-Tajjeb, Ħal-Balzan 17 ta’ Jannar 2016   Dan l-episodju tal-ewwel sinjal ta’ Ġesù waqt it-tieġ f’Kana tal-Galilija, jikkonkludi serje ta’ tliet episodji li aħna niċċelebraw fil-Milied li fihom il-Mulej Ġesù juri lilu nnifsu lill-ġnus, lill-bnedmin u lid-dixxipli.  L-ewwel episodju li qed nirrreferi għalih huwa ż-żjara tas-Slaten Maġi…

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The Archbishop celebrates Mass on the occasion of the 400th anniversary of Żabbar Parish

16/01/2016

  • Nhar il-Ħadd 10 ta’ Jannar 2016, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ċċelebra Quddiesa f’għeluq l-400 sena mit-twaqqif tal-Parroċċa ta’ Ħaż Żabbar, fil-Knisja Parrokkjali tal-istess parroċċa. 

    Homily by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna

  • Knisja Parrokkjali, Ħaż Żabbar

    10 ta’ Jannar 2016 

    “Ġej wieħed aqwa minni … hu jgħammidkom bl-Ispirtu s-Santu u n-nar” (Lq 3, 16)…

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2016 Message for World Day of Migrants and Refugees

16/01/2016

  • The Message for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees for 2016 was released on Thursday at a briefing in the Holy See Press Office.

    The theme chosen by Pope Francis for 2016 is “Migrants and Refugees Challenge Us.  The Response of the Gospel of Mercy.”

    “The tragic stories of millions of men and women daily confront the international community as a result of the outbreak of unacceptable humanitarian crises in different parts of the world,” writes Pope Francis. 

    “Indifference and silence lead to complicity whenever we stand by as people are dying of suffocation, starvation, violence and shipwreck,” he continues…

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The Archbishop meets with youths, members of ŻAK

15/01/2016

  • On Wednesday 13th January 2016, Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna met with a group of young people from ŻAK with the aim of strengthening the dialogue between the Archbishop and the young people themselves. The meeting held at the Iklin Parish Hall, which consisted of a moment of prayer and reflection, followed by the dialogue between the young people and the Archbishop on a number of issues, such as the contribution of the lay people involved in the Church, social and environmental issues, and how to increase the collaboration of young people, so that they can be a source of light for the Maltese society. 

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Pope at Mass: faith is a gift, it is ours for the asking

15/01/2016

  • Faith always wins, because it turns even defeat into victory, but it is not something “magical” – it is a personal relationship with God that cannot be learned in books, and is in fact a gift from God, a gift that is our for the asking: this was the essence of Pope Francis’ reflections following the Readings of the Day at Mass on Thursday morning in the chapel of the Casa Santa Marta in the Vatican…

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The Archbishop celebrates Mass with Parish Priests during their annual live-in

14/01/2016

  • Nhar l-Erbgħa 13 ta’ Jannar 2016, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ċċelebra Quddiesa flimkien mal-kappillani ta’ Malta u Għawdex, fis-Seminarju tal-Arċisqof, tal-Virtù. Din il-Quddiesa ġiet iċċelebrata matul il-live-in annwali tal-kappillani, fejn flimkien mal-Isqfijiet jitolbu u jiddiskutu diversi realtajiet pastorali.

  • Omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna

  • Seminarju tal-Arċisqof, Tal-Virtù

    13 ta’ Jannar 2016
     

    Ippermettuli nibda din ir-riflessjoni bil-frażi li laqtitni mill-Ewwel Qari tal-lum (1 Sam 3, 1-10.19-20) li nafuh ilkoll u li nużawh ħafna, b’mod speċjali fil-pastorali vokazzjonali…

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