Yearly Archives: 2016
Migrants and refugees at the heart of Pope’s new ‘Motu Proprio’
01/09/2016- Pope Francis has created a new Dicastery to better minister to the needs of the men and women the Church is called to serve. The new “Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development” was instituted in a Motu Proprio published on Wednesday in the Osservatore Romano. The dicastery will come into effect as from 1 January 2017 and will be especially “competent in issues regarding migrants, those in need, the sick, the excluded and marginalized, the imprisoned and the unemployed, as well as victims of armed conflict, natural disasters, and all forms of slavery and torture”…
“We pray to our Lady of Victories to help us have a heart like Jesus'” – The Archbishop
The Archbishop celebrates Mass during the Novena of Our Lady of Victories, in Naxxar
31/08/2016- Nhar it-Tnejn 29 ta’ Awwissu 2016, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ċċelebra Quddiesa fin-Novena bi preparazzjoni għall-festa ta’ Marija Bambina, fin-Naxxar. Omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna
- Knisja Arċipretali, in-Naxxar 29 ta’ Awwissu 2016 “Int għajn tal-ġonna, int ġiebja t’ilma ġieri, nieżel mil-Libanu” (Għan 4, 15). Din is-silta’ mill-Ktieb tal-Għanja tal-Għanjiet, hija silta’ min għanja ta’ mħabba…
Pope sends message to Catholic-Orthodox Symposium
31/08/2016- Pope Francis has sent a message to Cardinal Kurt Koch, president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, on the occasion of the XIV Inter-Christian Symposium taking place in Thessalonika from 28-30 August. Sponsored by the Franciscan Institute of Spirituality of the Pontifical University Antonianum and the Department of Theology of the Orthodox Theological Faculty of the Aristoteles University of Thessalonika, the Symposium seeks to foster theological and cultural dialogue between Catholics and Orthodox…
Anyone who maybe using the internet as a means of provocation…is accountable directly to God – The Archbishop
The Archbishop celebrates Mass on the feast of St Julian
30/08/2016- Nhar il-Ħadd 28 ta’ Awwissu 2016, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ċċelebra Quddiesa fil-festa ta’ San Ġiljan, fl-okkażjoni wkoll tal-125 sena mit-twaqqif tal-Parroċċa.
- Homily by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna
- Knisja Parrokkjali ta’ San Ġiljan 28 ta’ Awwissu 2016 “Il-karità teħles mill-mewt u tnaddaf mid-dnubiet u hi mezz biex wieħed isib il-ħniena u l-ħajja ta’ dejjem” (Tob 12, 9)…
Pope Francis receives Facebook CEO in private audience
30/08/2016- Pope Francis met with Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook, and his wife, Priscilla Chan, on Monday in a private audience in the Vatican. A statement released by the Holy See Press Office said: “They spoke about how to use communication technologies to alleviate poverty, encourage a culture of encounter, and help deliver a message of hope, especially to those people who are most disadvantaged.” Source: Vatican Radio
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The Archbishop meets the Diocesan Commission for Children
29/08/2016- Nhar il-Ġimgħa 26 ta’ Awwissu 2016, l-Arċisqof iltaqa’ mal-membri tal-Kummissjoni Djoċesana Tfal, fil-La Salle Retreat House, il-Mellieħa. L-Arċisqof stieden il-Kummissjoni, magħmula minn 34 tifel u tifla minn parroċċi madwar Malta, għat-tieni laqgħa tagħhom, wara li ltaqgħu f’Marzu li għadda waqt iċ-ċelebrazzjoni tal-Ġublew tal-Ħniena għat-tfal. Matul din il-laqgħa il-Kummissjoni kellha ċans tiddiskuti mal-Arċisqof il-Quddiesa u xi suġġerimenti li kellhom it-tfal biex huma jkunu jistgħu jipparteċipaw b’mod isbaħ fiċ-ċelebrazzjoni tal-Quddiesa…
Pope Francis: Angelus catechesis on humility, generosity
29/08/2016- Pope Francis prayed the Angelus with the faithful in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday, the final Sunday in the month of August and the twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time. In remarks to the pilgrims and tourists gathered in the Square ahead of the traditional prayer of Marian devotion, Pope Francis reflected on the Gospel reading of the day, taken from the Gospel according to St…
Paying Our Dues
29/08/2016-
On the occasion of the feast of St Julian, Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna mentioned some important points that affect people in a direct way.
Speaking about the environment, the Archbishop questioned how we are caring of our seas, our countryside and the urban patrimony of our nation that is being destroyed for financial greed. He appealed to the authorities to decide upon the issues that affect the Maltese citizens today, rather than looking back nostalgically at the past…
“We pray to our Lady of Victories to help us have a heart like Jesus'” – The Archbishop
The Archbishop celebrates Mass during the Novena of Our Lady of Victories, in Naxxar
29/08/2016- Nhar it-Tnejn 29 ta’ Awwissu 2016, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ċċelebra Quddiesa fin-Novena bi preparazzjoni għall-festa ta’ Marija Bambina, fin-Naxxar. Homily by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna
- Knisja Arċipretali, in-Naxxar 29 ta’ Awwissu 2016 “Int għajn tal-ġonna, int ġiebja t’ilma ġieri, nieżel mil-Libanu” (Għan 4, 15). Din is-silta’ mill-Ktieb tal-Għanja tal-Għanjiet, hija silta’ min għanja ta’ mħabba…