Yearly Archives: 2016

More than 190,000 Euro in aid of the Italy earthquake victims

  • F’għeluq ix-xahar mit-terremot li laqat iċ-ċentru tal-Italja, is-somma miġbura s’issa mill-Knisja f’Malta b’risq il-persuni midruba u dawk li tilfu djarhom hi ta’ 190,880 Ewro. Id-donazzjonijiet inġabru mill-parroċċi f’Malta u jinkludu wkoll donazzjonijiet li ġew depożitati direttament
    fil-‘Caritas Malta Emergency Fund’.  

    Din l-inizjattiva, li tħabbret l-għada tat-terremot, saret fuq talba tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna. Il-ġbir f’ħafna mill-knejjes sar is-Sibt 27 ta’ Awwissu filgħaxija u l-Ħadd 28 ta’ Awwissu 2016. 

    L-Arċisqof jirringrazzja lill-Insara Maltin li bil-ġenerozità tagħhom urew kif, fuq il-passi ta’ Sidna Ġesù Kristu, il-Knisja f’Malta trid tkompli tilħaq lil dawk il-persuni li l-aktar qed ibatu, inkluż dawk lilhinn minn xtutna li tilfu l-għeżież tagħhom u anke djarhom fit-terremot tal-24 ta’ Awwissu li għadda…

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“The gaze of Mary is a gaze of mercy as that of Jesus” – The Archbishop

The Archbishop leads a pilgrimage towards the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Mellieħa

  • Nhar l-Erbgħa 21 ta’ Settembru 2016, l‑Arċisqof mexxa pellegrinaġġ lejn is‑Santwarju Nazzjonali tal‑Madonna tal‑Mellieħa u wara ċċelebra Quddiesa biswit is-Santwarju.

  •  Homily by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna
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  • Santwarju Nazzjonali tal-Madonna tal-Mellieħa

    21 ta’ Settembru 2016

    Il-Qari li għanda kemm smajna huwa meħud mill-Quddiesa votiva bit-titlu sabiħ: Il-Verġni Mqaddsa Marija Għajnuna tal-Insara…

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The Magnificient Seven

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    Direttur: Antoine Fuqua

    Attur: Danzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, Vincent D’Onofrio, Byung-hun Lee, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Martin Sensmeier, Haley Bennett u Peter Sarsgaard

    Ħin tal-Film: 133 min

    Maħruġ minn KRS Releasing Ltd.

    KLASSIFIKA TAĊ-ĊENSURA: 12A

    KLASSIFIKA TAL-KNISJA: 15

    Raħal ġewwa Mexico, minn żmien għal żmien, kienu jiġi attakkat u misruq minn dak kollu li kellu minn numru ta’ briganti, mmexxija minn Calvera…

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Live: The Solemn Installation of Bishop Carmel Zammit in Gibraltar

  • Mgr Carmel Zammit, the new Bishop of Gibraltar, will be installed tomorrow, 24th September 2016, at noon. Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna will concelebrate in the Installation Mass. The clergy will walk in procession from John Mackintosh Square for the service at the Cathedral of Saint Mary the Crowned.

    Bishop Carmel Zammit was ordained at St Paul’s Cathedral in Malta earlier this month but will officially take charge of the Diocese of Gibraltar during the service, tomorrow…

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Pope to journalists: truth and respect for human dignity

  • Pope Francis on Thursday met with the Italian National Council of the Order of Journalists, telling them that truth, professionalism and respect for human dignity were essential elements in their work.

    Meeting with the assembled Italian journalists in the Vatican’s Clementine Hall on Thursday, Pope Francis told them that there were few professions that have “so much influence on society like that of journalism.” He noted that they are usually the ones who are there to record what he called,  the “first draft of history”, “the building of the news agenda and introducing people to the interpretation of events.”

    He also noted that the journalistic profession was one that was continually adapting to changes in the way people digest news through new forms of media…

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Good Governance

  • On Independence Day, Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna made reference to four values – unity, goodness, truthfulness and beauty – as a criterion for good governance. The Archbishop stated that State government should be based on the quest for national unity. In contrast, policies that are divisive are a travesty and a mortal poison to the common good of society. Government should safeguard the value of goodness, were the common good is not sacrificed for the selfish interests of the minority…

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“Let’s pray to Mary to give us the wisdom to do God’s will” – The Archbishop

Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna celebrates Mass at Samra Church, in Ħamrun

  • It‑Tnejn 12 ta’ Settembru 2016, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ċċelebra Quddiesa fil‑Knisja tas‑Samra, il‑Ħamrun. Il-Knisja tas-Samra fil-Ħamrun ġiet elevata għal Santwarju u aggregata affiljata mal-Bażilika Rjali Minuri ta’ Atocia fi Spanja, minn fejn inġiebet ix-xbieha mirakuluża fl-1603.

    Il-Knisja ġiet elevata għal Santwarju b’digriet tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna wara rikors tal-Kappillan tal-Paroċċa San Gejtanu Dun Walter Cauchi fuq suġġeriment ta’  Dun Andrew Borg, ir-Rettur preżenti tal-Knisja…

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The Basic Aspirations of Humanity as a Criterion for Good Governance – The Archbishop

Homily by the Archbishop on Independence Day 2016

  • On Wednesday 21st September 2016, Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna celebrated Mass on Independence Day, at St John’s Co-Cathedral, Valletta.

     

    The Celebration of Mass on YouTube  Homily by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna 

  • The Basic Aspirations of Humanity as a Criterion for Good Governance

    St John’s Co-Cathedral, Valletta

    21st September 2016

    Philosophy has, since ancient times, tried to find a way of defining and expressing the fundamental aspirations of the human heart…

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Pope decries indifference before the cry of victims of war

  • Pope Francis has warned humanity against “the deafening silence of indifference and selfishness” before the cry of those who live under the threat of bombs and plead for peace.

    Pope Francis’ meditation was delivered during an ecumenical prayer ceremony with representatives of other Christian denominations in the Lower Basilica of St. Francis during the closing of the World Day of Prayer for Peace in Assisi…

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“The gaze of Mary is a gaze of mercy as that of Jesus” – The Archbishop

The Archbishop leads a pilgrimage towards the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Mellieħa

  • Nhar l-Erbgħa 21 ta’ Settembru 2016, l‑Arċisqof mexxa pellegrinaġġ lejn is‑Santwarju Nazzjonali tal‑Madonna tal‑Mellieħa u wara ċċelebra Quddiesa biswit is-Santwarju.

    Homily by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna

  • Santwarju Nazzjonali tal-Madonna tal-Mellieħa

    21 ta’ Settembru 2016

    Il-Qari li għanda kemm smajna huwa meħud mill-Quddiesa votiva bit-titlu sabiħ: Il-Verġni Mqaddsa Marija Għajnuna tal-Insara…

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