News from the Church in Malta
Saturday, 1st June 2019, Rome Reports in collaboration with Catholic Voices Malta and CAK will be airing the documentary ‘Benedict XVI, in Honor of the Truth’.
The 48-minute documentary seeks to answer the question in many people’s mind as to why Pope Benedict XVI resignation six years ago, the first Pope to present his resignation in 700 years…
First Reading: Acts 16, 22-34
Psalm: 137 (138), 1-2a.2bc-3.7c-8
Gospel: Jn 16, 5-11
Jesus said to his disciples: “Now I am going to the one who sent me, and not one of you asks me, ‘Where are you going?’ But because I told you this, grief has filled your hearts…
Bejn id-19 u l-21 ta’ Mejju 2019, l-Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea-Curmi għamel Viżta Pastorali fil-Parroċċa ta’ San Ġwann tas-Salib f’Ta’ Xbiex.
Waqt il-Viżta Pastorali l-Isqof Galea-Curmi ltaqa’ mar-residenti ta’ Ta’ Xbiex li attendew għall-Quddiesa tal-Ħadd u li għaliha attendew ukoll bosta tfal mill-parroċċa. Fit-tliet ijiem li qatta’ f’Ta’ Xbiex, l-Isqof iltaqa’ mal-ġenituri tat-tfal, mal-katekisti u mal-operaturi pastorali. Huwa ltaqa’ wkoll ma’ numru ta’ familji u mal-komunità tal-patrijiet Terezjani li tmexxi din il-parroċċa.
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Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Faith assures us that in a mysterious way the Kingdom of God is already present here on earth (cf. Gaudium et Spes, 39). Yet in our own time, we are saddened to see the obstacles and opposition it encounters. Violent conflicts and all-out wars continue to tear humanity apart; injustices and discrimination follow one upon the other; economic and social imbalances on a local or global scale prove difficult to overcome…
Today, 26th May, is National Sorry Day in Australia, an annual event that has been held since 1998 to commemorate the mistreatment of the country’s indigenous people.
This day carries great significance for the indigenous communities. A report which dealt with the separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families and communities was tabled in the Australian Parliament on the 26th May 1997…
The Congregation of the Sons of Divine Providence in Poland is asking for your prayers for the newly ordained, Fr Michael. Perhaps you’ve seen the now viral video and photos that show the ordination of Fr Michael Los that took place in a hospital.
Just over a month ago, Fr Micheal was diagnosed with an acute form of cancer…
First Reading: Acts 16, 11-15
Psalm: 149, 1-2.3-4.5-6a & 9b
Gospel: Jn 15, 26 – 16, 4a
Jesus said to his disciples: “When the Advocate comes whom I will send you from the Father, the Spirit of truth that proceeds from the Father, he will testify to me…
First Reading: Acts 15, 1-2.22-29
Psalm: 66 (67), 2-3.5.6 & 8
Second Reading: Rev 21, 10-14.22-23
Gospel: Jn 14, 23-29
Jesus answered and said to him, “Whoever loves me will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our dwelling with him…
L-Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea-Curmi ltaqa’ mal-ommijiet u l-qraba tal-missjunarji saċerdoti, reliġjużi u lajċi Maltin. Il-25 persuna li attendew għal din il-laqgħa organizzata mill-Kummissjoni Emigranti kienu qed jirrappreżentaw lill-qraba tagħhom li bħalissa qed jagħtu servizz fil-Perù, il-Brażil, il-Kenja, Kuba, New Zealand, l-Italja, l-Indja u l-Filippini.
Wara l-laqgħa, l-Isqof iċċelebra quddiesa fejn matul l-omelija tiegħu saħaq fuq ir-rigal tal-imħabba u li ma hemmx rigal akbar milli tagħti ħajtek għall-proxxmu…
First Reading: Acts 16, 1-10
Psalm: 99 (100), 1-2.3.5
Gospel: Jn 15, 18-21
Jesus said to his disciples: “If the world hates you, realise that it hated me first. If you belonged to the world, the world would love its own; but because you do not belong to the world, and I have chosen you out of the world, the world hates you…
