Yearly Archives: 2017

Pope: “celebrate Holy days ‘of love’ leading to Easter”

12/04/2017

  • Pope Francis has invited Christians to contemplate the Cross and to celebrate the holy days leading to Easter.

    Continuing his catechesis on Christian hope, the Pope was addressing the crowds gathered in St. Peter’s Square for the weekly Wednesday General Audience.

    Unlike worldly hopes, which fail to bring lasting satisfaction Pope Francis told the faithful that “our Christian hope is grounded in God’s eternal love”…

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Pope Francis’ Laundry for the poor opens in Rome

11/04/2017

  • The first washing machines and tumble dryers for the homeless in Rome whirred into action on Monday as ‘Pope Francis’ Laundry’ opened its doors to provide a much needed service.

    One of the many difficulties for those who live on the streets is to be able to wash, dry and iron their clothes and blankets, and the Vatican-sponsored laundry is a response to Pope Francis’s invitation to give concrete signs of solidarity to our brothers and sisters in need…

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The Archbishop visits the Good Friday children’s procession in Qormi

10/04/2017
  • Is-Sibt filgħaxija, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna żar il-purċissjoni tal-Ġimgħa l-Kbira tat-tfal, li daħlet sew fil-kalendarju tal-Qriema.   It-tradizzjoni tal-purċissjoni tal-Ġimgħa l-Kbira tat-tfal f’Ħal Qormi tmur lura madwar 80 sena, fejn it-tfal, kemm bniet u anke subien, jilbsu ta’ suldati, personaġġi bibliċi u membri tal-Kleru kif ukoll jerfgħu vari żgħar tal-Ġimgħa l-Kbira.   Ta’ kull sena, f’din il-purċissjoni jieħdu sehem madwar 150 tifel u tifla.    
  • Ritratti: Josef Agius  

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Fond ta’ emerġenza għall-vittmi f’Aleppo, is-Sirja

10/04/2017
  • Fuq talba ta’ Caritas Internationalis, Caritas Malta qed tagħmel sejħa ta’ ġbir ta’ fondi permezz ta’ fond ta’ emerġenza fejn se jinġabru flus biex tingħata għajnuna lill-vittmi ta’ Aleppo fis-Sirja, speċjalment fejn hemm l-iktar bżonnijiet ta’ saħħa, ilma u sanità, sistema ta’ edukazzjoni u xelters għal dawk il-persuni li tilfu dak kollu li kellhom.    Caritas Syria qed twiegħed li timplimenta programm ta’ sena li jinkludi salvataġġ ta’ ħajjiet ta’ persuni…

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Pope Francis condemns Cairo terror attack on Coptic church

10/04/2017

  • Pope Francis condemned the terror attack on a Coptic church dedicated to St George – Mar Girgis – in the city of Tanta, north of Cairo, which killed upward of two dozen people and injured nearly 60 others.

    “We pray for the victims claimed this [Sunday] morning,” Pope Francis said in remarks to the faithful gathered in St…

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Ejjew niskopru min hu Ġesù bis-sabar, bl-għerf u l-umiltà – L-Arċisqof

L-Arċisqof imexxi ċ-Ċelebrazzjoni tal-Quddiesa f'Ħadd il-Palm

09/04/2017

  • Il-Ħadd 9 ta’ April 2017, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna mexxa ċ-ċelebrazzjoni ta’ Ħadd il-Palm, bit‑tberik tal‑friegħi taż‑żebbuġ u l‑palm, u Quddiesa fil‑Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta.

    Click here to view more photos of the Celebration of Mass on Palm Sunday. 

  • The Celebration of Mass on YouTube

  • Homily by Archbishop Charles J…

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Live: Mass on Palm Sunday 2017

08/04/2017

Live: Choice of School Ballot of Kindergarten 2 applicants – 2017 Entry

07/04/2017

“Nawgura li l-ekonomija ma nagħmluhiex wisq imbiegħda mill-prinċipji etiċi tas-solidarjetà u tal-kompassjoni” – L-Arċisqof

L-Arċisqof jiċċelebra Quddiesa fil-BOV Head Office, Santa Venera

07/04/2017