2016 Archives

Ecumenical Public Dialogue Meeting

20/06/2016

Christians Together In Malta will hold their next public dialogue meeting on Thursday 23rd June 2016, from 6.30 p.m. to 7.30 p.m., at St. Andrews House, in Old Bakery Street, Valletta (round the corner from St Andrews Scots Church). The theme of the meeting is: “The second coming of Christ”. Everybody is welcome.

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20/06/2016

Pope Francis on Sunday urged Catholics to pray for the Orthodox leaders from around the world who are holding their ‘Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church’ on the Greek island of Crete. As chairman of the Council, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew on Sunday presided at aDivine Liturgy in the Metropolitan Church of St Minas in the capital Heraklion, to officially open the week long meeting…

18/06/2016

We, the Bishops of Malta and Gozo, together with many fellow citizens who believe in the value and the dignity of life, irrespective of the beliefs they embrace, wish to express our concern regarding the Judicial Protest filed by the Fondazzjoni għad-Drittijiet tal-Mara, for the legalisation of the morning-after pill.

We are aware and appreciate that many Groups and Organisations and many other individuals who still believe that the dignity of human life should be protected and safeguarded from the moment of conception, have already voiced their consternation in this regard…

18/06/2016

A group of nine Syrian refugees, including two Christians, arrived in Rome on Thursday from the Kara Tepe refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos, following the visit of Pope Francis to the island on April 16, when he accompanied three families of refugees back to Rome. The Vatican Gendarmeria, with the help of Interior Ministry of Greece, the Greek Asylum Service, and the Community of Sant’Egidio, accompanied the refugees from Athens to Rome on Thursday…

18/06/2016

On Saturday 18th June 2016, Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna received a courtesy visit by the former Archbishop of Canterbury, His Grace Rowan Williams, at Archbishop’s Curia, Floriana.
Photo: Curia Communications Office

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17/06/2016

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-Imrieħel 17 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…

17/06/2016

Pope Francis said that prayers are not magic words for Christians and when we pray the ‘Our Father’ we can feel God looking at us and this prayer should be the cornerstone of our prayer life. His words came during his mass celebrated on Thursday morning in the chapel of the Santa Marta residence. Jesus always turned to the Father in the most challenging moments Taking his inspiration from the gospel reading where Jesus teaches his disciples to pray the “Our Father, the Pope’s homily was a reflection on the value and meaning of prayer in the life of a Christian…

16/06/2016

On Saturday 11th June 2016, Archbishop administers the sacrament of Confirmation to to young people, at Burmarrad Parish.
Photos: Burmarrad Parish, John Magro

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16/06/2016

Nhar is-Sibt, 11 ta’ Ġunju 2016, il-Papa Franġisku laqa’ f’udjenza dawk li kienu qed jieħdu sehem fil-Kungress “U Int tiekol l-ikel fuq il-mejda tiegħi dejjem” (2 Samwel 9: 1-13) organizzat mit-taqsima tal-Katekeżi tal-Persuni b’Diżabilità, fi ħdan l-Uffiċċju Kateketiku Nazzjonali Taljan, fl-okkażjoni tal-25 Anniversarju tal-Istituzzjoni. F’ħin minnhom, il-Papa warrab id-diskors imħejji li kellu u wieġeb għall-mistoqsijiet li sarulu minn zewġt ibniet u saċerdot fuq kif għandhom jiġi ndirizzati mingħajr biża’ d-differenzi u kif għandha tiġi evitata l-eskluzzjoni anke f’komunitajiet Insara…

15/06/2016

** Direttur: Alberto Mar Atturi: (vuċijiet ta’) Jason Harris, Chris Edgerly, David Hoffman Ħin: 89 minuti Maħruġ minn KRS Releasing Limited Klassifika tal-Gvern: U Klassifika tal-Knisja: UPG Id-duo Hanna-Barbera ħolqu l-cartoons ta’ ‘Top Cat’ u għamluhom f’serje ta’ films qosra għal Walt Disney li kienu jintwerew fuq it-televiżjoni fis-snin ’60, fejn kienu populari ħafna. Fl-2012 Alberto Mar għamel film għaċ-ċinema bbażat fuq dawn il-cartoons, li fih Top Cat u sħabu, Benny, Fancy-Fancy, Choo-Choo, Spook u Brain, kollha qtates tat-triq fi New York, jagħmlu għadd ta’ serqiet…