Yearly Archives: 2017

“We thank the Lord who gives us the Eucharist as a life-giving sacrament” – Archbishop

The Archbishop celebrating Mass on the occasion of the inauguration of the Cathedral's Maestro di Cappella

21/06/2017

  • On the occasion of the official inauguration of the new Cathedral’s Maestro di Cappella, Maestro Hamish Dustagheer performed an organ recital, at St John’s Co-Cathedral, Valletta, on Saturday, 17th June 2017.

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    The Celebration of Mass on YouTube
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    Homily by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna

  • St John’s Co-Cathedral, Valletta

    17th June 2017

    I would like to share a brief reflection on today’s Gospel from John’s sixth chapter…

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The Emigrants’ Commission appeals to all people to seek to understand better the plight of refugees

20/06/2017

  • On the occasion of the World Refugee Day 2017 (20th June), the Refugee Section of the Emigrants’ Commission appeals to all people of good will to seek to understand better the plight of refugees and to enhance their appropriate response to the human solidarity challenge the vulnerability of such people represents.

    Today there are more people in the world displaced by conflict or persecution than any time since World War II…

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Pope Francis’ top 5 ideas for World Day of Refugees

20/06/2017
  •   While there are mixed feelings throughout the world on the refugee crisis, Pope Francis has always been consistent on his stance. It is one of addressing the widespread problem with urgency, one’s civil duty, welcoming, hospitality and love.  In fact, his first papal trip was to Lampedusa, an Italian island where he denounced the “globalization of indifference,” as he remembered the victims of immigration…

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“We need to be proactive in guaranteeing bread and butter issues for humanity” – The Archbishop

The Archbishop celebrating Mass on the feast of Corpus Christi

20/06/2017
  • Homily by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna

  • St John’s Co-Cathedral, Valletta

    18th June 2017

    We, men and women of this world, are very often very concerned with bread and butter issues. The Lord himself told us to pray: “give us today our daily bread”. When he was confronted with a huge crowd of people who were very, very humgry, he multiplied the bread that was offered to him and told his disciples: “you feed the crowd”(Mk 6, 37)…

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Refugee comes to Malta to meet his daughter for the first time

14/06/2017

  • Wara sentejn għix ‘il bogħod minn martu u minn bintu li qatt ma ra, Gnagbo Maxime Ani, missier mill-Kosta tal-Ivorju, reġa’ ngħaqad mal-familja li tinsab f’Malta.

    Gnagbo Maxime Ani, flimkien ma’ martu, Ester Mohiri Zepre, li kienet qed tistenna tarbija, fit-2 ta’ April 2015, kienu fost grupp ta’ migranti li qasmu b’dgħajsa mil-Libja għall-Ewropa. Waqt il-vjaġġ, feġġew ċirkustanzi li minħabba fihom Ester ġiet elevata b’ħelikopter u mwassla l-Isptar Mater Dei, f’Malta…

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The Archbishop’s message to the adolescents in Mellieħa who received their Confirmation

The Archbishop administers the sacrament of Confirmation to adoloscents from the Mellieħa parish

14/06/2017
  • Omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna

  • Parroċċa tal-Mellieħa

    3 ta’ Ġunju 2017

    Illum, fis-Salm Responsorjali, mis-Salm 50, tlabna din it-talba: “Oħloq fija qalb safja, O Alla, u spirtu qawwi ġedded fija. La twarrabnix minn quddiemek, tneħħix minni l-ispirtu qaddis tiegħek” (vv.12-13). Din it-talba, għeżież żgħażagħ ta’ din il-parroċċa għażiża u antika, aħna, jiġifieri il-parrinit u l-ġenituri tagħkom, il-ħbieb u l-familja li qegħdin hawn, illum din it-talba nagħmluha għal kull wieħed u waħda minnkom…

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Baywatch

13/06/2017

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    Direttur:          Seth Gordon

    Atturi:              Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron, Alexandra Daddario, David Hasselhoff,  PrIyanka Chopra, Kelly Rohrbach u John Bass

    Ħin tal-Film:    116 min

    Maħruġ minn KRS Releasing Ltd

    KLASSIFIKA TAĊ-ĊENSURA:                 15

    KLASSIFIKA TAL-KNISJA:                      18


    Fil-Bajja Emerald, ġewwa Florida, Lt. Mitch Buchannon u t-tim tiegħu ta’ lifeguards, li fosthom kien hemm Stephanie Holden u l-veteran C.J…

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My Cousin Rachel

13/06/2017

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    Direttur:          Roger Michell

    Atturi:              Rachel Weisz, Sam Claflin, Iain Glen, Holliday Grainger, Andrew Knott, Poppy Lee Friar, Katherine Pearce u Simon Russel Beale

    Ħin tal-Film:    106 min

    Maħruġ minn KRS Releasing Ltd

    KLASSIFIKA TAĊ-ĊENSURA:                 12A

    KLASSIFIKA TAL-KNISJA:                      15


    Ambrose Ashley, proprjetarju ta’ estate kbir qrib Cornwall, hu l-kuratur ta’ Phililp, il-kuġin tiegħu minħabba li kien għadu taħt l-età…

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Inauguration of the Cathedral’s ‘Maestro di Cappella’

13/06/2017

  • On the occasion of the official inauguration of the new Cathedral’s Maestro di Cappella, Maestro Hamish Dustagheer will be perfoming in an organ recital, at St John’s Co-Cathedral, Valletta, on Saturday, 17th June 2017.

    The inauguration ceremony begins at 6:00 p.m., with the celebration of Mass presided over by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna. The repertoire for the concert which will be held after Mass, will consist of excerpts of classical music by composers Johann Sebastian Bach, Felix Mendelssohn, Gabriel Pierne and Julius Reubke…

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Vatican’s bank publishes annual financial statement

13/06/2017

  • A statement from the Institute for the Works of Religion, popularly known as the Vatican Bank, published its annual financial report on Monday, showing net gains of €36 million for the year 2016.

    That figure is more than twice the €16.1 million income of the previous year, which the statement says was achieved through “a prudent approach in managing IOR’s investments in a year characterised by high volatility, global political uncertainty due to unexpected outcomes of major electoral events and low interest rates”…

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