News from the Church in Malta
Making the rounds greeting the journalists on board the papal flight is always an occasion for Pope Francis to express his esteem and friendship, as well as granting responses which, even if informal, make the news.
A mishap worth a laugh. The news that the Pope remained stuck in the elevator this past Sunday has made news around the world…
First Reading: Col 1, 9-14
Psalm: 97 (98), 2-3ab.3cd-4.5-6
Gospel: Lk 5, 1-11
While the crowd was pressing in on Jesus and listening to the word of God, he was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret. He saw two boats there alongside the lake; the fishermen had disembarked and were washing their nets…
Ġiet ippremjata r-rebbieħa tal-kaċċa għat-teżor li saret fl-open weekend tal-Kurja fl-20 u l-21 ta’ Lulju 2019. Maria Elena Pace, tifla ta’ 10 snin minn Ħal Qormi, ġiet fl-ewwel post mill-parteċipanti kollha li ħadu sehem f’din il-kompetizzjoni. Fil-jiem li għaddew, it-tifla flimkien mal-ġenituri tagħha ġew ippreżentati bi tliet kotba mis-Sur Michael Pace Ross, is-Segretarju Amministrattiv tal-Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta.
Il-kaċċa għat-teżor saret bil-ħsieb li tinvolvi iktar lit-tfal u lill-adulti waqt l-open weekend fil-Kurja, biex jiskopru iktar dwar il-binja storika ta’ Casa Manresa u dwar l-Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta…
Knisja ta’ San Pawl tal-Ħġejjeġ, San Pawl il-Baħar
1 ta’ Settembru 2019
Ejjew nistaqsu lilna nfusna dalgħodu: il-Mulej xi jrid jgħallimna? Dak li għamel u qal waqt din l-ikla li għaliha kien mistieden. Kien mistieden għand wieħed mill-kapijiet tal-Fariżej biex jiekol għandu…
This morning the Pope left Rome on Wednesday for Maputo, Mozambique, in the evening, where he will be officially welcomed. He will spend Thursday and Friday in Maputo.
On Friday afternoon, he will fly to Antananarivo, Madagascar, where he will stay until Sunday evening.
Monday morning, Pope Francis will travel to Port Louis, Mauritius, for the conclusion of his Apostolic Journey…
First Reading: Col 1, 1-8
Psalm: 51 (52), 10.11
Gospel: Lk 4, 38-44
After Jesus left the synagogue, he entered the house of Simon. Simon’s mother-in-law was afflicted with a severe fever, and they interceded with him about her. He stood over her, rebuked the fever, and it left her…
Il-Ħadd l-1 ta’ Settembru ngħata bidu għall-Kapitlu Ġenerali Ordinarju 2019 tal-Ordni Agostinjana permezz ta’ quddiesa fil-Bażilika ta’ Santu Wistin Ruma. Dan ser ikun il-186 Kapitlu Ġenerali u ser jinżamm fil-kurja Ġenerali tal-Ordni biswit il-pjazza ta’ San Pietru.
Fl-ewwel jum tal-Kapitlu l-Arċisqof Charles Scicluna li anima waħda mill-ewwel sessjonijiet fejn kellem lill-Kapitulari dwar il-protokoll li jipproteġi n-nies vulnerabbli f’kull ċirkoskrizzjoni tal-Ordni madwar id-dinja…
Pope Francis appointed Monsignor Antoine Camilleri as titular archbishop of Skálholt, in Iceland, and at the same time entrusted with the office of Apostolic Nuncio. Camilleri has been serving up until now as Undersecretary for Relations with States of the Secretariat of State.
Born in Sliema (Malta) on 20 August 1965, Camilleri was ordained a priest on 5 July 1991 and incardinated in Malta…
Il‑Konferenza Episkopali Maltija tifraħ lill‑Monsinjur Antoine Camilleri għall‑ħatra tiegħu mill‑Papa Franġisku bħala Arċisqof titulari ta’ Skálholt u Nunzju Appostoliku. L‑Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna, l‑Isqof Mario Grech u l‑Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea‑Curmi, miġburin waqt laqgħa tal‑Konferenza Episkopali, laqgħu din l‑aħbar u wegħdu t‑talb tal‑Knisja f’Malta u Għawdex għal din il‑missjoni ġdida fdata lill‑Monsinjur Camilleri.
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The Italian Association of Medical Oncology was founded in 1973. It is one of many such associations around the world, all dedicated to the treatment of cancer, and to providing medical care to people diagnosed with the disease.
In his address, Pope Francis praised the Association for “encouraging research and prevention, working to improve diagnosis and treatment, and developing numerous initiatives to update and train doctors and other operators in the oncology sector”…
