2017 Archives

Angelus: Pope urges care for homeless in freezing weather

09/01/2017

Speaking to pilgrims gathered in a freezing St Peter’s Square on Sunday, Pope Francis asked for prayers for all those living and dying on the streets at this time of year.

The Pope’s words came during his Angelus address at the end of Mass marking the feast of Jesus’ baptism in the River Jordan. As Jesus came to be baptised, the Pope said, John the Baptist tries to stop him, saying he is the one who should be baptised by Jesus…

07/01/2017

- L‑Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ħatar lil Dun René Vella bħala kappillan tal‑Parroċċa ta’ Santa Luċija, l‑Imtarfa.
  
  Dun René Vella twieled fis‑6 ta’ Diċembru 1957. Huwa rċieva l‑edukazzjoni primarja fl‑Iskola ta’ Santa Monika, Birkirkara, u l‑edukazzjoni sekondarja fil‑Kulleġġ ta’ San Alwiġi, Birkirkara, u kompla l-istudji terzjarji fil-Fakultà tat-Teoloġija (Filosofija u Teoloġija) fl-Università ta’ Malta.
  
  Dun René ġie ordnat saċerdot fid‑29 ta’ Ġunju 1984…

07/01/2017

- L‑Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ħatar lil Dun Reuben Micallef bħala kappillan tal‑parroċċa ta’ Pembroke.
  
  Dun Reuben twieled fid‑29 ta’ Lulju 1977. Huwa rċieva l‑edukazzjoni tiegħu fl‑iskola primarja Immaculate Conception f’ Ħal Tarxien, fil‑Kulleġġ De La Salle, fil‑Junior College (G.F. Abela) l‑Imsida, u kompla l‑istudji terzjarji fil‑Fakulta tat‑Teoloġija (Filosofija u Teoloġija) fl‑Università ta’ Malta…

06/01/2017

Pope Francis met on Thursday with hundreds of Italians from the archdiocese of Spoleto-Norcia, devastated by a series of powerful earthquakes over the past six months. The central Italian town of Amatrice and surrounding areas were hit by a 6.3 magnitude quake in August which killed nearly 300 people. Other powerful quakes caused major damage in the same region on October 26th and 30th, with the latest tremors reported in Spoleto last Monday, January 2nd…

05/01/2017

Four seminarians, who are currently in their fifth year of studies at the Archbishop’s Seminary, will ask Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna to accept them officially as candidates for the Ordination to the Diaconate and the Priesthood, on Sunday 8th January 2017. This will take place during Epiphany Mass at St. John’s Co‑Cathedral, Valletta, at 9:15 a.m.

Peter Ellul from the Parish of St Paul’s Shipwreck, Valletta, Jean Gové from Our Lady of Assumption, Mosta, Aayrton‑Ray Muscat from St Lucy Parish, Imtarfa, and Matthew Pulis from The Holy Family Parish of Iklin, will publicly manifest their will to offer themselves to the Church to serve in the ministerial priesthood…

05/01/2017

Pope Francis on Wednesday continued his series of reflections on Christian hope, speaking of the inconsolable pain of a parent losing a child. The Pope focused his words on the Old Testament figure of Rachel, wife of Jacob, who is described by the prophet Jeremiah as weeping bitter tears for her children in exile.

In the book of Genesis, we learn that Rachel died in childbirth, giving life to her second son, Benjamin…

04/01/2017

On Thursday, 5 January, the Vigil of Epiphany, Pope Francis will meet at the Vatican with victims of the devastating earthquakes that struck central Italy in the course of the past year.

Almost 300 people were killed in an earthquake that struck near the town of Amatrice on August 24. Just over two months later, a series of quakes struck the same region, including a magnitude 6.6 earthquake on October 30 – the largest quake to strike Italy in over thirty years…