2017 Archives

Bishops among first signatories to pledge to end death penalty

10/05/2017

Bishops attending a meeting were among the first to sign the National Catholic Pledge to End the Death Penalty at the U.S. bishops’ headquarters building May 9.

Each person taking the pledge promises to educate, advocate and pray for an end to capital punishment.

“All Christians and people of goodwill are thus called today to fight not only for the abolition of the death penalty, whether legal or illegal, and in all its forms, but also in order to improve prison conditions, with respect for the human dignity of the people deprived of their freedom,” Pope Francis has said…

10/05/2017

Pope Francis during his Wednesday General Audience continued his catechesis on Christian hope, highlighting Mary the Mother of Hope.

On the eve of his Apostolic visit to Fatima, Pope Francis on Wednesday, described Mary as the Mother of Hope adding that she was a woman of courage, perseverance and obedience.

Speaking to the thousands of pilgrims and tourists in St Peter’s Square, the Pope said that, “Our Lady’s experience of motherhood models that of so many mothers in our world.” Mothers who have had to confront the suffering of their children…

10/05/2017

10/05/2017

Nhar it-Tnejn, 8 ta’ Mejju 2017, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ta t-titlu ta’ Santwarju Marjan, lill-Knisja Parrokkjali tal-Madonna tar-Rużarju ta’ Pompej, f’Marsaxlokk, li ilha tqim lill-Madonna għal dawn l-aħħar 120 sena. Dakinhar ukoll ġiet inawgurata l-pittura l-ġdida tat-titular. Id-devozzjoni f’Malta lejn il-Madonna tkompli tikber hekk kif is-Santwarju Marjan ta’ Marsaxlokk jingħaqad mas-Santwarju tal-Mellieħa, Ħaż-Żabbar u Ta’ Pinu.
Omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles J…

09/05/2017

Illum il-Knisja qed tfakkar il-festa ta’ Dun Ġorġ Preca, l-ewwel Malti li ġie ddikkjarat qaddis. Min jiftakar lil Dun Ġorġ jipprietka, jiftakar ukoll fil-mijiet ta’ nies li kienu jirrikorru għandu għal parir sinċier u biex jikkonslahom waqt il-provi tal-ħajja. Għal Dun Ġorġ, il-pariri kienu ħaġa serja għaliex minnhom jiddependi jekk wieħed jgħix ħajja kuntent jew ħajja ta’ infern, jekk wieħed isalvax ruħu jew jitlifha…

09/05/2017

His Exc. Mgr. Andrea Aniceto, Wang Chongyi, Archbishop Emeritus of Guiyang, Guizhou Province, died. He was 97 years old and was one of the oldest Bishops in Mainland China. The Bishop was born on 26 October 1919 in the village of Huangguoshu, Zhenning District in Guizhou, and came from a family of Catholic tradition. At 13 years of age he entered the Minor Seminary of Guiyang…

08/05/2017

Catholic Institute, Floriana

5th May 2017

Grazie per la sua riflessione, giustamente chiamata dal Nunzio Mons. Spiteri, una meditazione. Io vorrei ringrazziarla perché ci ha portato una parola vissuta: una testimonianza. Ci ha fatto capire quello che dice in modo così plateale il Beato Paulo VI nell’Evangelio Nuntiandi: che il mondo d’oggi volontieri ascolta i testimoni, quelli che non solo hanno la parola ma vivono la parola…

08/05/2017

Homily by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna
Knisja tal-Familja Mqaddsa, Iklin

6 ta’ Mejju 2017

Dan ir-raba’ Ħadd tal-Għid nafuh ukoll bħala l-Ħadd tar-ragħaj it-tajjeb. Huwa ta’ ferħ kbir għalija li nkun magħkom, nilqa’ mingħandkom ir-rigal, id-don ta’ dan it-tempju u nikkonsagrah lil Mulej. B’xi mod dan it-tempju huwa parabbola tal-preżenza tal-Insara fis-soċjetà kontemporanja…

07/05/2017

Il-Ħadd 7 ta’ Mejju 2017, l-attività annwali The State of Europe Forum se tibda fil-5:30 p.m. b’ċelebrazzjoni pubblika u purċissjoni mill-knisja ta’ San Pawl, sal-KonKatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta, u sal-Barrakka ta’ Fuq. Waqt il-ftuħ, ser jieħdu sehem l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna, il-kor Capella Sanctae Catherinae, u Maria Voce, il-president internazzjonali tal-Moviment tal-Fokolari.

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It-Tnejn 8 ta’ Mejju 2017, il-Forum jibda fid-9:00 a.m., fil-Campus tal-Università, il-Belt Valletta…

07/05/2017

Il-Papa Emeritu Benedittu XVI ġie ppreżentat kopja tal-ktieb “L-Aħħar Taħdit”, ktieb-intervista dwar Benedittu XVI, li ġie tradott għall-Malti u ppubblikat f’April li għadda. Il-ktieb ingħatalu waqt udjenza privata fil-Ġonna tal-Vatikan, minn Alessandra Dee Crespo, li għaddietlu wkoll diversi rigali u ittri mingħand diversi nies, anki barranin, fosthom rigal u nota miktuba mingħand l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna. Il-lingwa oriġinali tal-ktieb hi l-Ġermaniz u nkiteb mill-awtur u ġurnalist Peter Seewald…