News from the Church in Malta
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On Saturday, 24th June 2017, Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna celebrated a Pontificial Mass on the occasion of the feast of the birth of St John the Baptist, at St John’s Co-Cathedral, Valletta.
Festa ta’ San Ġwann Battista, fil-Kon-katidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta
24 ta’ Ġunju 2017
“Mela x’għad ikun dan it-tifel?” (Lk 1, 66)…
The Holy See has told the United Nations that abortion should not be considered part of the term ‘sexual and reproductive health’ and that ‘gender’ means only biological sexual identity and difference.
Archbishop Ivan Jurkovič, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the UN in Geneva, made the remarks during a meeting on a UN resolution for coordinating humanitarian assistance…
Il‑Knisja f’Malta tifraħ filwaqt li tirringrazzja lil Alla għall‑ordinazzjoni ta’ sitt saċerdoti. L‑ordinazzjoni ta’ dawn iż‑żgħażagħ – wieħed mill‑Iklin, wieħed mill‑Gżira, wieħed minn Ħaż‑Żebbuġ, tnejn mill‑Ordni tal‑Patrijiet Minuri, u ieħor mill‑Ordni tal‑Predikaturi – ser issir nhar il‑Ġimgħa 30 ta’ Ġunju 2017, fil‑Kon‑Katidral ta’ San Ġwann, il‑Belt Valletta, fis‑6:30 p.m.
Is‑sitt djakni li ser jiġu ordnati saċerdoti mill-Arċisqof Charles J…
Saint Matthew 7:15-20
Jesus said to his disciples: “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but underneath are ravenous wolves. By their fruits you will know them.
Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? Just so, every good tree bears good fruit, and a rotten tree bears bad fruit…
Some 8,500 asylum seekers rescued in the southern Mediterranean over the last two days arrived in Italian ports on Tuesday.
Around 5,000 of those people were rescued off the coast of Libya on Monday. The asylum seekers were aboard 14 ships, six of which have already docked, or are about to enter, ports in Sicily and Calabria.
Source: Ansa
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On Monday, 26th June 2017, Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna ordained seven new deacons, two seminarians (Anton D’Amato and Bernard Micallef) and five religious men (Alan Joseph Adami, Jethro Bajada, Kenneth Micallef, Kurt Mizzi and Elmar Pace) at Saint John’s Co-Cathedral, Valletta.
The Vatican’s top personality on social justice issues has voiced his concern for the increased demand for drugs, including recreational marijuana, saying debate on the plant’s usage doesn’t take ethical concerns into account.
In a June 26 letter on the occasion of the U.N. International Day against Abuse and Illicit Trafficking of Drugs, Cardinal Peter Turkson lamented the fact that narcotics “continue to rage in impressive forms and dimensions” throughout the world…
The Pope presides at the celebration of the Mass for the 25th anniversary of Episcopal Ordination with the Cardinals in the Pauline Chapel of the Apostolic Palace in Rome.l-Vatikan.
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Saint Matthew 7:6.12-14
Jesus said to his disciples: “Do not give what is holy to dogs, or throw your pearls before swine, lest they trample them underfoot, and turn and tear you to pieces. Do to others whatever you would have them do to you. This is the law and the prophets.
Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the road broad that leads to destruction, and those who enter through it are many…
