January 2017 Archives

Pope Francis: Be Courageous Christians, Anchored in Hope

18/01/2017

Be courageous Christians, anchored in hope and capable of enduring dark moments. This was the forceful invitation of Pope Francis at the morning Mass on Tuesday at the Casa Santa Marta. Lazy Christians, on the other hand, are stationary, the Pope said, and for them, the Church is a good parking spot.

The life of a Christian is a “courageous life,” Pope Francis said in his homily, which he based on the reading from the Letter to the Hebrews…

18/01/2017

- Saint Mark 3:1-6
  Jesus entered the synagogue. There was a man there who had a withered hand. They watched him closely to see if he would cure him on the sabbath so that they might accuse him. He said to the man with the withered hand, “Come up here before us.” Then he said to them, “Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath rather than to do evil, to save life rather than to destroy it?” But they remained silent…

17/01/2017

The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is being held as from tomorrow, Wednesday 18th January, until Wednesday 25th January 2017. During this week, the members of different Christian Churches meet for ecumenical prayer. This years’ theme is “Reconciliation – The love of Christ compels us” (2 Corinthians 5: 14-20).

On this occasion, an Ecumenical Service will be held on Thursday 19th January 2016, at 6:30 p.m., at the Church of St Augustine, Old Bakery Street, Valletta…

17/01/2017

Iċ-Ċentru Vokazzjonijiet qed jorganizza attività għal studenti subien li jinstabu fl-ewwel sena tas-sekondarja. Dawn il-laqgħat jsiru kull xahar u huma opportunità għal dawk li jattendu biex isiru jafu aktar lilhom infushom u jkabbru ħbieberiji ġodda permess ta’ ħinijiet ta’ riflessjoni u talb, imma wkoll ħin ta’ avvventura, logħob u fellowship. Il-laqgħat bl-isem SAM-WELL jibdew nhar is-Sibt 21 ta’ Jannar 2017, mill-4PM sat-8PM, fis-Seminarju tal-Arċisqof, tal-Virtù, ir-Rabat…

17/01/2017

Pope Francis has sent his condolences after a cargo plane crashed in a residential area outside Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan. The Turkish plane was flying from Hong Kong, and was scheduled to stop at Manas Airport, before continuing to Istanbul.

At least 37 people were killed in the crash, most of them on the ground. Over half the houses in the small village next to the airport were reported destroyed in the accident…

17/01/2017

Saint Mark 2:23-28
As Jesus was passing through a field of grain on the sabbath, his disciples began to make a path while picking the heads of grain. At this the Pharisees said to him, “Look, why are they doing what is unlawful on the sabbath?” He said to them, “Have you never read what David did when he was in need and he and his companions were hungry? …

16/01/2017

Pope Francis appealed for better treatment of child-migrants on Sunday. Speaking to pilgrims and tourists gathered in St. Peter’s Square to pray the Angelus with him, the Holy Father renewed his call for prayerful and concrete solidarity with minors forced to flee their homelands – especially for the children and adolescents forced to flee on their own, without the company of parents or older relatives…

16/01/2017

Saint Mark 2:18-22
The disciples of John and of the Pharisees were accustomed to fast. People came to Jesus and objected, “Why do the disciples of John and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?” Jesus answered them, “Can the wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them they cannot fast…