News from the Church in Malta
First Reading: Gen 3, 1-8
Psalm: 31 (32), 1-2.5.6.7
Gospel: Mk 7, 31-37
Jesus left the district of Tyre and went by way of Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, into the district of the Decapolis. And people brought to him a deaf man who had a speech impediment and begged him to lay his hand on him…
Caritas Malta Epilepsy Association (CMEA) has launched a toolkit in English and Maltese, funded by PEKTUR, a funding scheme by the Commissioner for the Promotion of the Rights for Persons with Disability (CPRD). Mr Frank Portelli, President of CMEA presented a copy of the toolkit to Mr Oliver Scicluna, Commissioner of the CPRD.
Mr Portelli explained how epilepsy is the most common neurological brain disorder, caused by abnormal excessive electric discharges…
It’s easy to forget in today’s world that Valentine’s Day is actually the feast of St Valentine, a Roman bishop during the 3rd century. A popular tradition surrounding St Valentine is that he secretly married Christian couples and was eventually arrested and killed for his actions.
The story is one of the primary reasons why St Valentine has been associated with lovers over the years…
First Reading: Acts 13:46-69
Psalm: 116, 1.2
Gospel: Lk 10: 1-9
Pope Francis on Tuesday cleared the way for the sainthood of renowned English Cardinal John Henry Newman and an Indian nun, and brought 6 others a step closer to canonization.
The Pope received in audience Cardinal Angelo Becciu, the Prefect of the Vatican Congregation for the Causes of Saints and authorized him to promulgated two decrees on miracles for sainthood, a decree on martyrdom and 5 on heroic virtues.
Cardinal Newman
A miracle attributed to the intercession of Cardinal Newman has been recognized, clearing him for canonization.
Born in London on 21 February 1801 and died in Edgbaston on 11 August 1890, the noted theologian and poet was first an Anglican priest and later a Catholic priest and cardinal, who was an important figure in the religious history of England of his time…
The Interdiocesan Environment Commission is holding a public lecture on the rights, freedoms and responsibilities towards the environment in the light of Pope Francis’ encyclical on ecology, Laudato Si’.
Prof. José Carlos De Miranda, from the Catholic University of Portugal and the University of Lisbon – Centre of Philosophy, will discuss the theme: “Owners or Guardians? Moral and Ecological Significance of Laudato Si’”…
First Reading: Gen 2, 4b-9.15-17
Psalm: 103 (104), 1-2a.27-28.29bc-30
Gospel: Mk 7, 14-23
Jesus summoned the crowd again and said to them, “Hear me, all of you, and understand. Nothing that enters one from outside can defile that person, but the things that come out from within are what defile.”
When he got home away from the crowd his disciples questioned him about the parable…
Il-kappella tal-Franġiskani Kapuċċini, il-Furjana
11 ta’ Frar 2019
Il-festa tal-Madonna ta’ Lourdes titfa’ ħarsitna qabel xejn fuq Marija, dik l-omm li meta Ġesù kien fuq is-salib, fl-aħħar mumenti ta’ ħajtu, tahielna bħala ommna. Hi din l-omm kollha mħabba u ħniena li aħna niċċelebraw illum…
During his visit to Naples on 21 June 2019, Pope Francis will take part in a meeting on “Theology after Veritatis Gaudium in the Mediterranean context”.
In a communiqué released on Monday, the interim Director of the Vatican Press Office, Alessandro Gisotti, said the Pope will arrive around 9am and will address participants in the conference.
Pope Francis will be welcomed by Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, the Archbishop of Naples, Bishop Francesco Marino of Nola, and Fr…
The question whether Christians should participate in politics may sound rhetorical. The answer is clearly affirmative: they should, first and foremost as citizens. Drawing on some ideas in political philosophy and key principles in Catholic social thought, the first session of the course God & Politics will discuss the why and the how (and the how not) of Christians’ participation in a pluralistic society…
