Yearly Archives: 2017

Promoting the common good and the situation in Malta

23/10/2017

  • The day after Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna appealed for a fair distribution of wealth and asked whether the wealth being generated in our society is causing economic disparity, statistics published by the National Statistics Office showed that the gap between the rich and the poor is actually growing.

    The Archbishop’s call on Independence Day, for authorities to pay more attention to the weaker members of our society, is even more urgent when one considers that the number of people at risk of poverty in 2016 stood at 69,920, according to the NSO…

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Pope Francis at Angelus: On being Christian in the world

23/10/2017

  • Pope Francis prayed the Angelus with pilgrims and tourists gathered in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday.

    Addressing them ahead of the traditional prayer of Marian devotion, Pope Francis shared a reflection on the Reading from the Sunday Gospel, which this week came from St. Matthew and contains the maxim, “Render unto Caesar what is Caesar’s, and render unto God what is God’s.”

    Pope Francis explained that the episode teaches us both the legitimacy of earthly authority and the primacy of God in human affairs and over all the universe…

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Standing up to fear

An article by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna published on The Malta Independent on Sunday

23/10/2017

  • In these past days we have all been shaken by the barbaric killing of Daphne Caruana Galizia. I forcefully condemn the murder of a human being, whoever it might be, or whatever one thinks of him or her. God forbid that we resort to murder when we do not share the same opinion. I also condemn whoever commissioned and carried out this obscene act, whoever it is, wherever he or she may be…

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Standing up to fear

22/10/2017

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    We have all been shaken by the barbaric killing of Daphne Caruana Galizia. We forcefully condemn the murder of a human being, whoever it might be or whatever one thinks of him or her. Ms Caruana Galizia’s murder is a defeat for our country.

    At this critical moment we must also show solidarity with all our journalists, and we entreat them not to be slaves of their pay masters but servants of liberty and truth…

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Mass for Daphne Caruana Galizia one week to her tragic death

22/10/2017

  • Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna will be celebrating Mass for the repose of the soul of Daphne Caruana Galizia, one week to her tragic death, on Monday 23rd October 2017, at 3pm, at the Church in Bidnija. The public is invited to attend this Mass or to join in silent prayer. The Archbishop, who earlier this week conveyed the Pope’s condolences to the family of Daphne Caruana Galizia, said he is convinced that a week after the horrible act of violence, Bidnija needs a moment of prayer…

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The Archbishop’s message for World Mission Day 2017

22/10/2017

  • Il-karba ta’ Ġesù fuq is-salib:  “Elì, Elì, lama sabaktani” li l-Evanġelista San Mattew ifissrilna bħala “Alla tiegħi, Alla tiegħi, għaliex tlaqtni” tista’ tlun il-karba ta’ eluf ta’ bnedmin imxerddin mad-dinja, li jħossu u jinsabu tassew weħidhom. Weħidhom mhux bilfors fis-sens li huma mingħajr il-preżenza ta’ bnedmin oħra madwarhom, ħadd ma japprezzahom, ħadd ma jifhem il-ħtiġijiet tagħhom u jkun lest li jaqdihom…

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“Mission at the heart of the Christian faith” – Pope Francis

Message for World Mission Day 2017

21/10/2017

  • Dear Brothers and Sisters,

    Once again this year, World Mission Day gathers us around the person of Jesus, “the very first and greatest evangelizer” (Paul VI, Evangelii Nuntiandi, 7), who continually sends us forth to proclaim the Gospel of the love of God the Father in the power of the Holy Spirit. This Day invites us to reflect anew on the mission at the heart of the Christian faith…

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Notre Dame Cathedral is in desperate need of repair

21/10/2017

  • The Cathedral of Notre Dame, the 12th-century Gothic church built on the Ile de la Cité in the middle of the river Seine, visited by more than 14 million people each year, is in trouble.

    After surviving the French Revolution and two world wars, Notre Dame faces the biggest threat to its existence yet: it’s falling apart. According to Time, centuries of weather and pollution and some shoddy 19th-century restoration work have left the cathedral crumbling and in desperate need of repair…

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Video: The number of Catholics in the world is increasing

21/10/2017
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  • The number of Catholics in the world is increasing: almost one billion and 300 million, 17.7% of the world’s population. According to figures from the Church’s Book of Statistics and elaborated by Agenzia Fides, the baptized are 12 million and a half more than the previous year . This is one of the data in the Dossier published by Agenzia Fides on the occasion of the 91st World Mission Day, which is celebrated on Sunday, 22nd October 2017, which offers a panorama of the Church in the world…

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Pope Francis sends condolences on the tragic death of Daphne Caruana Galizia

20/10/2017

  • The Most Reverend Charles J. Scicluna
    Archbishop of Malta

    Saddened by the tragic death of Daphne Caruana Galizia, His Holiness Pope Francis offers prayers for her eternal rest, and asks you kindly to convey his condolences to her family. The Holy Father also assures you of his spiritual closeness to the Maltese people at this difficult moment, and implores God’s blessings upon the nation…

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