Monthly Archives: August 2016

The Archbishop leads a Eucharistic Celebration on the feast of St Helen in Birkirkara

  • Nhar il-Ħadd 21 ta’ Awwissu 2016, fl-okkażjoni tal-festa ta’ Sant’Elena, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna kien akkumpanjat mill‑Kapitlu tal‑Kolleġjata Elenjana fir‑Repożizzjoni tar‑Relikwa ta’ Sant’Elena, f’Birkirkara. Matul il-mixja lejn il-Bażilika, l-Arċisqof kellu ċ-ċans jiltaqa’ mal-poplu Karkariż. L-Arċisqof temm din iż-żjara f’Ċelebrazzjoni Ewkaristika li ntemmet bil-Barka Sagramentali.
  • Photos: Curia Communications Office; Ronald Cassar
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Pope offers prayers for victims of Turkey bomb attack

  • Pope Francis on Sunday offered prayers for the victims of Saturday’s bombing in southern Turkey.  At least 50 people were killed and dozens wounded when a suspected suicide bomber detonated his explosives among people at a wedding party in the southern Turkish city of Gaziantep.  Women and children were among those killed. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said it was likely that so-called Islamic State militants carried out the late-night attack…
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“Our resurrection is the result of the Lord’s mercy” – The Archbishop

The Archbishop celebrates a Vigil Mass on the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, in Mġarr

  • Nhar is-Sibt 20 ta’ Awwissu 2016, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ċċelebra Quddiesa lejlet il-festa ta’ Santa Marija Mtellgħa s-Sema, fl-Imġarr.   Homily by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna
  • Knisja Parrokkjali tal-Imġarr 20 ta’ Awwissu 2016   “Imbierka inti fost in-Nisa, imbierek il-frott tal-ġuf tiegħek” (Lq 1, 42). Santa Eliżabetta hi u tilqa’ liż-żgħażugħa, Marija ta’ Nazzaret, mimlija bl-Ispirtu s-Santu, tinfexx f’għajta kbira…
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“Do not deprive each other” – The Archbishop to married couples

The Archbishop celebrates Mass with married couples on the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, in Ħal Għaxaq

  • Is‑Sibt 13 ta’ Awwissu 2016, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ċċelebra Quddiesa mal‑familji, fit‑tielet jum tat‑Tridu għall‑festa ta’ Santa Marija, Ħal Għaxaq.   Homily by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna
  • Knisja Parrokkjali, Ħal Għaxaq 13 ta’ Awwissu 2016   Ippermettuli noffri ħsieb qasir ispirat l-ewwel nett minn din l-okkażjoni sabiħa. Qegħdin fit-tielet Tridu li jwassalna għall-festa tal-Assunta…
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Pope Francis has private meeting with France’s President

  • Pope Francis had a private meeting in the Vatican on Wednesday with France’s President Francois Hollande. Their meeting came three weeks after the brutal murder of the elderly French priest, Father Jacques Hamel, who was killed by two young French terrorists claiming allegiance to the so-called Islamic State group whilst he was celebrating Mass in his church near the city of Rouen…
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Pete’s Dragon

  • ***** Direttur: David Lowery  Atturi: Bryce Dallas Howard, OakesFegley, Wes Bentley, Karl Urban, Oona Laurence, Robert Redford, Isiah Whitlock u Jim McCarthy Effetti Vokali tad-Dragun: John Kassir Ħin tal-Film: 102 min                                                 Maħruġ minn KRS Releasing Ltd.                                                                                                               KLASSIFIKA TAĊ-ĊENSURA: U KLASSIFIKA TAL-KNISJA: PG                                                                                                                                         Pete, tifel ta’ ħames snin, waqt li kien mal-ġenituri tiegħu għal vaganza, ssalva minn aċċident stradali u traġika  li fih il-ġenituri tiegħu jitilfu ħajjithom waqt li Pete jsib ruħu f’nofs foresta f’periklu kbir…
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Pope issues motu proprio on new Laity, Family, and Life dicastery

  • On Wednesday, the Vatican released a motu proprio by Pope Francis which officially establishes the new dicastery on the Laity, Family, and Life. “For many centuries, the Church, a caring mother, has had care and respect for the laity, the family, and life, manifesting the love of the merciful Savior for humanity,” reads the new document, which was signed August 15…
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“The Lord requests the liberty of those of us who are willing to surrender everything in order not to lose him” – The Archbishop

The Archbishop meets with young people from the Neo-Catechumenal Way after the World Youth Day pilgrimage

  • Il‑Ġimgħa 12 ta’ Awwissu 2016, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna pparteċipa f’laqgħa ta’ talb maż‑żgħażagħ tal‑Mixja Neo‑Katekumenali li attendew iċ-ċelebrazzjonijiet li saru fil-Polonja fl-okkażjoni tal‑Jum Dinji taż‑Żgħażagħ 2016, fil‑Katekumenju, il‑Ħamrun.   Message by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna
  • Katekumenju, il-Ħamrun 12 ta’ Awwissu 2016   Kif wegħedna lil xulxin erġajna ltqajna, u anke tal-esperjenzi qawwija li qsamtu miegħi u ma kull wieħed u waħda minna…
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Pope Francis: Migrants an opportunity for dialogue among cultures

  • Pope Francis over the weekend sent his support to an event taking place in the Italian Diocese of Ugento-S. Maria di Leuca called “Mediterranean: A Sea of Bridges,” which brought together young people from Europe and the countries bordering the Mediterranean to create a Charter which would help stop the Mediterranean from being a “sea of death.” In a message sent through the Secretary of State, Pope Francis express his wish that the event “enkindle a renewed commitment to promoting a culture of hospitality and solidarity, and thus promote peace and fraternity among peoples.” The message went on to say the Holy Father encouraged the participants at the meeting to “consider the presence of so many brothers and sisters who are migrants to be an opportunity of human growth, of meeting and dialogue among cultures and religions, and also even an occasion to witness to the Gospel of Charity.” The meeting, which concluded on Sunday, issued the Charter of Leuca, which pledged the participants’ willingness “to preserve, to reconstruct, and to bring together the bridges linking the countries of the Mediterranean.” Source: Vatican Radio
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“Mary teaches us to place our trust in the Lord” – The Archbishop

The Archbishop celebrates Mass on the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

  • It‑Tnejn 15 ta’ Awwissu 2016, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ċċelebra Quddiesa Pontifikali fil‑festa ta’ Sidtna Marija Mtellgħa s‑Sema u niseġ il‑Paniġierku, fil‑Knisja Arċipretali, il‑Mosta. Fi tmiem iċ-Ċelebrazzjoni saret ukoll il-preżentazzjoni lill-Arcisqof ta’ dokument bit-talba uffiċjali biex il-Knisja Arċipretali tal-Mosta tiġi elevata għat-titlu ta’ Bażilika Minuri.
  • The Celebration of Mass on YouTube  
  • Homily by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna
  •   Knisja Arċipretali, il-Mosta 15 ta’ Awwissu 2016   Salve Mater Misericordiae, Sliem għalik Sultana Omm tal-Ħniena…
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