Yearly Archives: 2016

I pray for expectant mothers and also for those who cannot have children – The Archbishop in the Holy Land

The Archbishop celebrates Mass at the Basilica of the Nativity, in Betlehem

10/05/2016
  • Nhar il-Ħadd 8 ta’ Mejju 2016, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ċċelebra Quddiesa fil-Bażilika tan-Natività, f’Betlehem, matul il-pellegrinaġġ li l-Ariċisqof qed imexxi fl-Art Imqaddsa.    Homily by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna
  • Bażilika tan-Natività, Betlehem 8 ta’ Mejju 2016 Illum aħna għamilna wkoll il-vjaġġ minn Nazaret għal Betlehem bħalma għamlu Ġużeppi u Marija. Wara din l-esperjenza, meta nisimgħu l-kliem: “Ġużeppi wkoll mar mill-Galilija, mill-belt ta’ Nazaret, u tela’ l-Lhudija, fil-belt ta’ David jisimha Betlehem” (Lq 2,4), inkunu nistgħu nimmaġinaw il-vjaġġ li għamilna aħna llum…

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Pope Francis at Regina coeli: Communicating the Good News

10/05/2016
  • Pope Francis used his remarks to the faithful at Sunday’s Regina coeli to mark the 50th annual recurrence of World Communications Day, recalling the fundamental mission of the Church to proclaim the Good News of Christ’s victory over death, and the duty of all the baptized faithful of every age and in every state of life within the Church to make themselves protagonists of that mission…

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Kemm għandna ‘qxur’ li jgħattu l-qofol tal-fidi tagħna – L-Arċisqof fl-Art Imqaddsa

The Archbishop celebrates Solmn Mass in front of the Tomb of Christ

10/05/2016
  • Nhar it-Tlieta 10 ta’ Mejju 2016, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ċċelebra Quddiesa Solenni quddiem il-Qabar ta’ Kristu, f’Ġerusalemm, waqt pellegrinaġġ li qed imexxi fl-Art Imqaddsa.  Homily by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna
  • Quddiesa Solenni quddiem il-Qabar ta’ Kristu 10 ta’ Mejju 2016 Ilbieraħ (9 ta’ Mejju 2016), aħna u telgħin, mal-ħitan ta’ Ġerusalemm kien hemm posters kbar tal-Ministeru tat-Turiżmu li kienu qed jirriklamaw lil Ġerusalemm b’dawn il-kliem: this is where it all started…

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Claudia Koll visits the therapeutic community in San Blas and the Dar tal-Providenza

09/05/2016
  • L-attriċi Taljana Claudia Koll żaret lir-residenti li qed jagħmlu l-programm tar-riabilitazzjoni tad-Droga f’San Blas, u d-Dar tal-Providenza, is-Siġġiewi. F’San Blas, Claudia Koll qasmet l-esperjenza tagħha ta’ konverżjoni fejn spjegat kif Alla ħadem fiha u d-deċiżjoni tagħha li ddur id-dinja biex tagħti xhieda tal-konverżjoni u spjegat kif kulħadd jista’ jiddeciedi li jibdel id-direzzjoni li jkun ħa fil-ħajja tiegħu.  Claudia Koll żaret ukoll ir-residenti li jinsabu fid-Dar tal-Providenza…

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May the houses where the Christians live, will be ‘houses of healing’ – The Archbishop

The Archbishop celebrates Mass at St Peter's Memorial, Capernaum

09/05/2016
  • Nhar il-Ġimgħa 6 ta’ Mejju 2016, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ċċelebra Quddiesa fil-Memorjal ta’ San Pietru f’Kafarnaum, matul il-pellegrinaġġ li qed imexxi fl-Art Imqaddsa.   Homily by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna 
  • Memorjal ta’ San Pietru, Kafarnahum 6 ta’ Mejju 2016 Kif innutajtu, dan l-Evanġelju jsemmi erba’ postijiet għeżież li qegħdin inżuru f’din il-ġurnata, it-tieni ġurnata sħiħa tal-pellegrinaġġ tagħna fl-Art Imqaddsa…

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“In Gethsemane we come face to face with our own weaknesses” – The Archbishop in the Holy Land

The Archbishop celebrates Mass at the Gethsemane Basilica

09/05/2016
  • Nhar it-Tnejn 9 ta’ Mejju 2016, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ċċelebra Quddiesa fil-Bażilika tal-Ġetsemani, waqt pellegrinaġġ li Mons. Arċisqof qed imexxi fl-Art Imqaddsa. Omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna
  • Bażilika tal-Ġetsemani 9 ta’ Mejju 2016 Qrajna s-silta mill-Evanġelju ta’ San Mattew imma fl-immaġinarju tagħna għandna wkoll is-siltiet taż-żewġ Evanġelji sinottiċi l-oħrajn: San Mark u San Luqa…

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The Pope calls Europe to build bridges, not walls

09/05/2016
  • Francis received the 2016 Charlemagne Prize in the presence of the highest offices of the European Union. In his speech, a veritable “treatise”, Pope Bergoglio highlighted two verbs in particular: “to dare” and “to dream”, calling for a “new European humanism”, reiterating three more verbs “to integrate, to dialogue, to generate.” “Updating” the idea of Europe “requires a memory transfusion”, in order to restore the lesson of Schuman, De Gasperi, Adenauer…

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Communication and Mercy: A Fruitful Encounter

08/05/2016

  • Communication has the power to build bridges, to enable encounter and inclusion, and thus to enrich society. How beautiful it is when people select their words and actions with care, in the effort to avoid misunderstandings, to heal wounded memories and to build peace and harmony. Words can build bridges between individuals and within families, social groups and peoples. This is possible both in the material world and the digital world…

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I pray for expectant mothers and also for those who cannot have children – The Archbishop in the Holy Land

The Archbishop celebrates Mass at the Basilica of the Nativity, in Betlehem

08/05/2016
  • Nhar il-Ħadd 8 ta’ Mejju 2016, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ċċelebra Quddiesa fil-Bażilika tan-Natività, f’Betlehem, matul il-pellegrinaġġ li l-Ariċisqof qed imexxi fl-Art Imqaddsa.    Homily by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna Bażilika tan-Natività, Betlehem 8 ta’ Mejju 2016 Illum aħna għamilna wkoll il-vjaġġ minn Nazaret għal Betlehem bħalma għamlu Ġużeppi u Marija. Wara din l-esperjenza, meta nisimgħu l-kliem: “Ġużeppi wkoll mar mill-Galilija, mill-belt ta’ Nazaret, u tela’ l-Lhudija, fil-belt ta’ David jisimha Betlehem” (Lq 2,4), inkunu nistgħu nimmaġinaw il-vjaġġ li għamilna aħna llum…

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Communication and Mercy: A Fruitful Encounter

Message of His Holiness Pope Francis for the 50th World Communications Day

07/05/2016
  • Dear Brothers and Sisters, The Holy Year of Mercy invites all of us to reflect on the relationship between communication and mercy. The Church, in union with Christ, the living incarnation of the Father of Mercies, is called to practise mercy as the distinctive trait of all that she is and does. What we say and how we say it, our every word and gesture, ought to express God’s compassion, tenderness and forgiveness for all…

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