On Friday 17th June 2016, Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna visited Farsons, at the brewery in Mrieħel, and celebrated Mass with the management and employees. Homily by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna
L-Imrieħel17 ta’ Ġunju 2016 Fl-Evanġelju ta’ San Mattew, Ġesù jagħtina ftit kelmiet li aħna nistgħu nsejħuluhom kliem ta’ għerf, teknikament kliem sapjenzjali u b’xi mod qiegħed jagħtina kliem ta’ għerf tal-qalb, dak li bl-Ingliż nistgħu nsejħulu: ‘the wisdom of the heart’, l-għerf tal-qalb…
Pope Francis addressed a delegation from the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, with whom he held a private audience on Tuesday in the Vatican, calling the mercy of God ‘the bond uniting us’. The delegation came to Rome following the conclusion of the week-long Pan-Orthodox Council, which was held on the Greek island of Crete. The mercy of God is the bond uniting the Churches, a fruit of the Holy Spirit which produces communion but never uniformity…
The Archbishop celebrates Mass on the First Vespers on the eve of St Peter and St Paul's feast
28/06/2016
It-Tlieta 28 ta’ Ġunju 2016, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna mexxa Translazzjoni Solenni u ċċelebra Quddiesa tal-Ewwel Għasar, lejliet il-Festa ta’ San Pietru u San Pawl, fil-Katidral tal-Imdina. The Celebration of Mass on YouTube
Homily by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna Katidral tal-Imdina27 ta’ Ġunju 2016 “Ħares lejna” (Atti 3, 4), Din hija l-istedina li Pietru u Ġwanni jagħtu lil dak ir-raġel li m’għandux isem, li kien magħtub minn ġuf ommu, li kuljum kien joqgħod ħdejn il-bieb tat-tempju jgħidulu ‘s-sabiħ’ biex jitlob il-karità lil dawk li jkunu deħlin fit-tempju…
The Archbishop celebrates Pontifical Mass at Ta' Pinu Sanctuary
27/06/2016
L-Erbgħa 22 ta’ Ġunju 2016, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ċċelebra Quddiesa Pontifikali fl-okkażjoni tat- Tifkira tas-sejħa tal-Madonna lil Karmni Grima, fis-Santwarju tal-Madonna ta’ Pinu, Għawdex. Homily by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna
Santwarju Madonna ta’ Pinu22 ta’ Ġunju 2016 “Tinfirex f’kull żmien” ‑ Dawn huma l‑kliem li aħna nirrepetu kull filgħaxija kif il‑jum ikun riesaq fit‑tmiem tiegħu, u l‑Knisja tinfexx fil‑għanja ta’ filgħaxija…
Pope Francis spoke on the Armenian genocide, the relation of the Church to homosexuals, and Britain’s vote last week to leave the European Union, as well as a host of other topics in a wide-ranging press conference on his flight back to Rome following his Apostolic Voyage to Armenia. Sunday’s in-flight press conference began with questions about the Apostolic Voyage to Armenia that Pope Francis had just concluded…
The Archbishop inaugurates the restored icon of Our Lady of Mellieħa
26/06/2016
Il-Ħadd 26 ta’ Ġunju 2016, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna inawgura x-xbieha restawrata tal-Madonna tal-Mellieħa, fis-Santwarju li jġib isimha. Message by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna
Santwarju tal-Madonna tal-Mellieħa26 ta’ Ġunju 2016 Għażiż Arċipriet, Onorevoli Ministru, Parlamentari, Rispettabbli Sindku, Saċerdoti, Ħuti, Poplu għażiż tal-Mellieħa u anki tant Professjonisti li ħadmu f’dan il-proġett għażiż…
The Archbishop inaugurates the restored icon of Our Lady of Mellieħa
26/06/2016
Il-Ħadd 26 ta’ Ġunju 2016, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna inawgura x-xbieha restawrata tal-Madonna tal-Mellieħa, fis-Santwarju li jġib isimha. Message by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna
Santwarju tal-Madonna tal-Mellieħa26 ta’ Ġunju 2016 Għażiż Arċipriet, Onorevoli Ministru, Parlamentari, Rispettabbli Sindku, Saċerdoti, Ħuti, Poplu għażiż tal-Mellieħa u anki tant Professjonisti li ħadmu f’dan il-proġett għażiż…
Il‑Qdusija Tiegħu l‑Papa Franġisku ħatar lil Mons. Carmelo Zammit Isqof ta’ Ġibiltà. L‑aħbar ingħatat waqt konferenza tal‑aħbarijiet fil‑Katidral ta’ ‘Saint Mary the Crowned’ f’Ġibiltà stess, fil‑preżenza ta’ Mons. Zammit. Mons. Carmelo Zammit huwa mill-Gudja, għandu 66 sena u ġie ordnat saċerdot fl‑1974. Sal‑lum huwa kien il‑Vigarju Ġudizzjali tal‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta, kariga li ilu jservi minn Mejju tal‑2015. L‑Isqof‑elett ta’ Ġibiltà, Mons. Carmelo Zammit, huwa s‑suċċessur tal‑Isqof Ralph Heskett li fl‑2014 inħatar Isqof tad‑Djoċesi ta’ Hallam, f’Liverpool, l‑Ingilterra.
Fl‑ewwel kummenti wara li tħabbret uffiċjalment il‑ħatra tiegħu, l‑Isqof‑elett qal li huwa laqa’ b’emozzjoni ta’ biża imma fl‑istess ħin b’ferħ kbir, ix‑xewqa tal‑Papa Franġisku li jsir Isqof ta’ Ġibiltà…
Pope Francis has chosen the theme for the 103rd World Day of Migrants and Refugees: “Minor migrants, vulnerable and voiceless.” In a statement released on Wednesday, the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant Peoples said that with that theme, Pope Francis “wants to focus attention on the smallest of the small.” The statement noted that children, who often arrive unaccompanied in their destination countries, “are unable to make their own voices heard” and “easily become victims of grave violations of human rights.” The Council noted that “migration is a worldwide phenomenon,” and that all continents are “touched by this reality.” Migration, it continued, concerns not only those who leave their countries in search of jobs or a better life, but also adults and children who are fleeing “real tragedies.” It is necessary, the Council said, to guarantee that migrants, along with their families, “enjoy the full recognition of all their rights” in the countries in which they arrive…
Il-Knisja f’Malta tifraħ filwaqt li tirringrazzja lil Alla għall-ordinazzjoni saċerdotali ta’ tmien djakni. L-ordinazzjoni ta’ dawn iż-żgħażagħ – tlieta minn Ħal Qormi, wieħed mill-Kalkara, wieħed mill-Mosta, wieħed min-Naxxar, wieħed mill-Ordni tal-Minuri Konventwali, u ieħor mill‑Ordni tas-Salesjani ta’ Don Bosco – se ssir nhar l-Erbgħa 29 ta’ Ġunju 2016, fil‑Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta. Il-Quddiesa tibda fis-6:00 p.m. It-tmien djakni li ser jiġu ordnati saċerdoti mill-Arċisqof Charles J…
