2018 Archives

Malta entrusted to prepare the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2020

24/01/2018

Is‑Santa Sede u l‑Kunsill Ekumeniku tal‑Knejjes f’Ġinevra għażlu lil Malta biex fis‑sena 2020 tkun il‑Kapitali tal‑Ekumeniżmu, bir‑responsabbiltà li tħejji t‑tema u r‑riflessjoni għall‑Ġimgħa ta’ Talb għall‑Għaqda fost l‑Insara.

Il‑President tal‑Kummissjoni Ekumenika Maltija, Dun Hector Scerri, qal li dan huwa privileġġ kif ukoll responsabbiltà kbira għaliex l‑Insara f’Malta u Għawdex ser jaqsmu l‑esperjenza tal‑vjaġġ ekumeniku tagħhom mhux biss mal‑Ewropa imma mal‑pajjiżi kollha tad‑dinja…

24/01/2018

The 24th January marks the Feast of St Francis de Sales, the patron saint of writers and Christian unity whose role as a priest and bishop helped bring thousands of Protestants back to the Catholic Church. Because he is a patron saint of writers, his feast day traditionally marks the release of the Pope’s annual message for World Communications Day.

The Vatican has released Pope Francis’ Message for the 52nd World Day of Social Communications. The theme of this year’s message is “The truth will set you free” (Jn 8:32)…

24/01/2018

24/01/2018

B’referenza għal rapporti fil‑midja dwar il‑każ ta’ tifla Niġerjana ta’ tmien snin li mietet matul il‑lejl tal‑Ħadd li għadda, il‑Kummissjoni Emigranti tixtieq tiċċara li r‑residenza privata li fiha kienu jgħixu b’mod indipendenti l‑familja Niġerjana kienet mislufa lilhom mis‑Sorijiet Dumnikani fuq talba li saret fl‑2016 mill‑Aġenzija tal‑Gvern għal Ħarsien ta’ Persuni li qed Ifittxu l‑Asil (AWAS). Il‑familja Nigerjana ma kinitx taħt il‑kura ta’ entità tal‑Knisja.

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24/01/2018

Saint Mark 4:1-20

On another occasion, Jesus began to teach by the sea. A very large crowd gathered around him so that he got into a boat on the sea and sat down. And the whole crowd was beside the sea on land.

And he taught them at length in parables, and in the course of his instruction he said to them, Hear this! …

23/01/2018

Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna led a congregation of Christians from different Churches and Traditions at an Ecumenical Service during the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. This was held on Friday, 19th January 2018, at the Basilica of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, Senglea.

The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is being held between Thursday, 18th January and 25th January 2018…

23/01/2018

Pope Francis reflected on his weeklong visit to Chile and Peru, speaking with reporters during the thirteen hour flight back to Rome from the Peruvian capital of Lima. He said he was touched by the warmth of the people he met, and described their faith as “unbelievable.”

Emotional moments

There were many emotional moments throughout the trip, he said, noting first the final Mass at Lima’s Las Palmas Air Base, where more than one million, three hundred thousand faithful were present…

23/01/2018

22/01/2018

Il‑Kurja tal‑Arċisqof tixtieq tavża li l-Uffiċċju Żwiġijiet ser ikun magħluq nhar ta’ Erbgħa waranofsinhar.

Mis-7 ta’ Marzu 2018 l-Uffiċċju Żwiġijiet jerġa’ jiftaħ nhar ta’ Erbgħa waranofsinhar bejn it‑3:00 p.m. u s‑6:00 p.m.

L-Uffiċċju Żwiġijiet ikun miftuħ it‑Tnejn, it‑Tlieta, l‑Erbgħa, il‑Ġimgħa u s‑Sibt l-Uffiċċju Żwiġijiet bejn it‑8:00 a.m. u l-11:30 a.m.

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22/01/2018

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna
Katidral tal-Imdina
22 ta’ Jannar 2018

“Inżomm lill-Mulej dejjem quddiemi għax bih f’leminti qatt ma nitħarrek” (S 15, 8). Min jaf kemm-il darba f’mumenti ta’ diffikultajiet enormi, f’mumenti ta’ solitudni u ta’ periklu għall-ħajja tiegħu stess, il-maħbub Isqof Silvestru ftakar f’dawn il-kliem tas-Salm 15: “Inżomm lill-Mulej dejjem quddiemi għax bih f’leminti qatt ma nitħarrek”…