Monthly Archives: June 2018

Chile: In Osorno, Pope’s investigators offer legal advice on responding to abuse

13/06/2018

  • The archbishop tasked with investigating the Chilean clerical abuse crisis said the main objective of his visit to the diocese of Osorno is not only to express Pope Francis’ closeness to the local Church, but to help provide the legal structures needed to handle abuse accusations.

    “In respect to our pastoral mission, we wish in first place to be a sign of the closeness of the pope to the people and Church of Chile,” Archbishop Charles Scicluna said in a June 12 statement read aloud to the press in Santiago…

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The Gospel of the day: 13th June

13/06/2018

  • Saint Matthew 5:17-19 

    Jesus said to his disciples: “Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets. I have come not to abolish but to fulfill. Amen, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or the smallest part of a letter will pass from the law, until all things have taken place. 

    Therefore, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do so will be called least in the kingdom of heaven…

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Statement by the Maltese Bishops regarding the ship Aquarius

12/06/2018

  • We have been following the immigration phenomenon which is unfolding in the Mediterranean Sea for years. This phenomenon highlights the desperate situation of people who are forced to flee their country because of war or hunger. On the other hand, this phenomenon also brings to our attention the suffering, the concerns, and the sacrifices of the people of host countries that offer refuge to these migrants…

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Maltese Nuncio in Korea: Singapore summit is truly historic

12/06/2018

  • The Apostolic Nuncio to Korea and Mongolia, Archbishop Alfred Xuereb hailed Tuesday’s “truly historic” summit between the leaders of the U.S. and North Korea, saying the Church is “full of hope and confidence” but warning we’re still at the beginning of a long process.

    Long and arduous road

    Speaking from Seoul in an interview with Vatican News, Archbishop Xuereb said that the Korean people and the local Church had been anxiously awaiting “these truly historic events.” He described the summit between U.S…

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Pope Francis’ programme for Apostolic Visit to Ireland for the World Meeting of Families

12/06/2018

  • Pope Francis’ Apostolic Visit to Ireland for the World Meeting of Families begins on Saturday morning, 25 August, when he departs from Rome and arrives in Dublin at 10:30.

    Official Welcome and Visit with Civil Authorities

    The official welcome ceremony will take place at the Presidential Residence in Áras an Uachtaráin at 11:15, followed by a courtesy visit to the President…

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The Gospel of the day: 12th June

12/06/2018

  • Saint Matthew 5:13-16 

    Jesus said to his disciples: “You are the salt of the earth. But if salt loses its taste, with what can it be seasoned? It is no longer good for anything but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot. You are the light of the world. A city set on a mountain cannot be hidden. Nor do they light a lamp and then put it under a bushel basket; it is set on a lampstand, where it gives light to all in the house. 

    Just so, your light must shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your heavenly Father.” 

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Archbishop Scicluna leaves Malta for a pastoral mission in Chile

11/06/2018

  • L‑Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna llum iħalli Malta għal missjoni pastorali fiċ‑Ċilì bħala mibgħut speċjali tal‑Qdusija Tiegħu l‑Papa Franġisku. Huwa ser ikun akkumpanjat minn Mons. Jordi Bertomeu. Mons. Arċisqof ser ikollu numru ta’ laqgħat f’Santiago de Chile u ser imexxi missjoni pastorali fid-Djoċesi ta’ Osorno.

    L‑Arċisqof Scicluna jirritorna Malta nhar l‑Erbgħa, 20 ta’ Ġunju 2018.

    L‑Ufficcju Komunikazzjoni jixtieq jinforma lill‑midja li Mons…

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The Archbishop’s homily on the feast of the Sacred Heart

11/06/2018
  • L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna

     

  • Knisja Parrokkjali, Ħal Lija
    10 ta’ Ġunju 2018

    Fl-Iskrittura l-qalb hija ċ-ċentru tal-personalità. F’lingwi oħrajn din il-ħaġa ma tantx tista’ tirreppetieha bħalma tista’ tirrepetieha fil-Malti, li hu simili ħafna għall-Aramajk li kien jitkellem Ġesù s-Salvatur.

    Illum il-Knisja — u nkomplu l-Ħadd li ġej—tistedinna biex fil-parroċċa tagħna nieqfu biex nimmeditaw u naduraw il-Qalb ta’ Ġesù Salvatur, li hija qalb mimlija mħabba għalina…

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The Archbishop explains why we celebrate feasts of patron saints

The Archbishop celebrates Mass on the eve of the feast of St Philip of Agira, Ħaż-Żebbuġ

11/06/2018
  • L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna

     

  • Knisja Parrokjali ta’ Ħaż-Żebbuġ
    9 ta’ Ġunju 2018

    Niftakru fl-episodju meta t-72 dixxipli li kien bagħat Ġesu f’ismu biex ixandru s-Saltna u li wkoll kien tahom is-setgħa jkeċċu x-xjaten u jfejqu b’ismu u rritornaw. B’sodisfazzjoni kbira bdew jirrakontawlu l-ġid li għamlu f’ismu…

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Pope Francis accepts resignation of three Chilean bishops

11/06/2018

  • The Vatican announced Friday that Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Juan Barros Madrid from his post in the diocese of Osorno, who has been accused of covering-up for Chile’s most notorious abuser priest, Fernando Karadima.

    The announcement came in a June 11 communique from the Vatican, along with the resignation of two other Chilean bishops…

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