News from the Church in Malta
The Vatican has released the programme for Pope Francis’ one-day visit to Milan on Saturday, 25 March 2017.
The Holy Father will begin the day with an encounter with the Rom, Islamic, and immigrant families of the ‘White Houses’ in the Forlanini quarter of the city.
After speaking with priests and consecrated persons, he will visit the inmates of the San Vittore Prison for lunch and then celebrate Holy Mass in Monza Park…
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Viceroy’s House ġewwa Delhi hi d-dar fejn kienu jgħammru l-Brittaniċi li kienu jaħkmu l-Indja għal tliet mitt sena sħaħ…
“I too know moments of emptiness.” In an interview for German newsweekly Die Zeit, Pope Francis spoke about the “spiritual dark moments” in his own life, times when he has said, “Lord, I don’t understand this.”
Asked about how the faithful can help when people experience crises of faith, the Holy Father said, “One cannot grow without crises: in human life, the same thing happens…
Knisja Arċipretali ta’ Ħaż-Żabbar
5 ta’ Marzu 2017
“Il-mara rat li s-siġra kienet tajba għall-ikel u tiġbdek fil-għajn, u s-siġra tħajjrek biex tikseb id-dehen”(Ġen 3, 6)…
During the celebration of Mass on Ash Wednesday, Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna reminded us that during Lent, our soul is renewed through acts of charity, prayer, and fasting. He said that Lent is “a continuous invitation for conversion and for believing in the Good news.” In his Message for Lent, Pope Francis insists on the virtue of charity and invites us to “open our doors to the weak and poor”…
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Gattard House, Blata l-Bajda
4 ta’ Marzu 2017
Arma qerrieda tax-xitan hija li jipprova jipperswadina li Alla huwa għadu tal-ferħ tagħna, u ħafna drabi ir-ribelljoni tagħna, ibda mill-addoloxxenza u ż-żgħożija, tiġi minn pre-suppost dijaboliku li Alla huwa l-għadu ta’ kull ma hemm sabiħ fil-ħajja…
Pope Francis on Sunday called on Christians to consult the Bible with the same frequency as they might consult their cellphones for messages.
Speaking to the crowds gathered in St. Peter’s Square following his weekly Angelus blessing, the Pope urged those present to give the Bible the same place in daily life as cellphones and asked: “What would happen if we turned back when we forget it, if we opened it more times a day, if we read the message of God contained in the Bible the way we read messages on our cellphones?”
The Bible, he explained, contains the Word of God, the most effective tool in fighting evil and keeping us close to God.
Clearly, Francis said, the comparison between the Bible and the cellphone is paradoxical, but it induces us to reflect…
Is‑Sibt 4 ta’ Marzu 2017, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ċċelebra Quddiesa li matulha kkonsagra l‑artal tal‑Kappella fid‑Dar tal‑Kleru, Birkirkara.
Homily by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna
Dar tal-Kleru, Birkirkara
4 ta’ Marzu 2017
Il-Kelma ta’ Alla f’dan l-ewwel Ħadd tar-Randan, tintroduċina għat-tema importanti f’din il-mixja li twassalna għall-Għid. It-talba li diġà tagħmel il-Knisja fl-Erbgħa tal-Irmied nagħmlu riferiment li nitkellmu minn “taqtiegħa kontra l-ħażen” hija b’xi mod il-kundizzjoni tal-umanità la hemm it-tentatur, ix-xitan li jrid ifixkel il-pjan ta’ Alla għal kull wieħed u waħda minna u għalina lkoll bħala umanità…
Il‑Ġimgħa 3 ta’ Marzu 2017, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ċċelebra Quddiesa waqt l‑irtir tar‑Randan għall‑impjegati tal‑Kurja, il‑Caritas u t‑Tribunal Ekkleżjastiku, fil‑Knisja tal‑Lunzjata, (tal‑Karmelitani), l‑Imdina. Il-meditazzjonijiet tal-irtir tmexxew minn Patri Charlo’ Camilleri, Karmelitan.
Homily by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna
Knisja tal-Lunzjata, l-Imdina
3 ta’ Frar 2017
L-Evanġelju li għadna kemm smajna jintroduċiena għall-ewwel dizzjunarju qasir li jippreparana immedjatament mill-bidu nett tar-Randan għall-festi tal-Għid…
