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Pope: St Charles de Foucauld shared essence and universality of faith

18/05/2022

St Charles de Foucauld 

Just three days after declaring Charles de Foucauld a Saint, Pope Francis met with a delegation of the many women and men inspired by the French missionary’s life and charism.

Speaking to the Association of the Spiritual Family of Charles de Foucauld on Wednesday, the Pope called him a “prophet for our times, who knew how to highlight the essence and universality of the faith.”

He said St… Read more »

Dun Mikiel Azzopardi remembered on the 35th anniversary of his death

16/05/2022   Dar tal-Providenza, Siġġiewi

(left) Fr Martin Micallef and Mgr George Frendo

“Mgr Mikiel Azzopardi, whose 35th anniversary of his death is being remembered today, 13th of May, will remain for us a model for the love he showed towards persons with disabilities. He also showed courage. Courage strengthened with a tremendous faith in God’s providence and Dar tal-Providenza is proof of this”. This was the message conveyed by Mgr George Frendo O.P., former Archbishop of Tirana in Albania, during a commemorative mass for Mgr Azzopardi who founded Dar tal-Providenza in 1965… Read more »

Live: The ordination of three new priests – 14th May 2022, 9:30am

14/05/2022   St Paul's Cathedral, Mdina

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Prayer for Spiritual Communion

My Jesus, I believe that you are present in the most Blessed Sacrament.
I love You above all things.
I desire to receive You into my soul.
Since I cannot now receive You sacramentally,
come at least spiritually into my heart… Read more »

European conference on catechesis held in Malta

12/05/2022

20 delegat għall‑katekeżi fl‑Ewropa attendew konferenza ta’ tliet ijiem f’Malta fejn ddiskutew il‑ministeru tal‑katekist u l‑irwol importanti li għandu fid‑dinja tal‑lum biex titwassal l‑Aħbar it‑Tajba. Il‑konferenza ġiet organizzata mit‑Taqsima tal‑Katekeżi fi ħdan is‑CCEE (Kunsill tal‑Konferenzi Episkopali Ewropej) flimkien mal‑Konferenza Episkopali Maltija u mas‑Segretarjat għall‑Katekeżi tal‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta. Din kienet l‑ewwel darba li d‑delegati ltaqgħu fiżikament minn wara l‑pandemija. 

Fil‑laqgħat u d‑diskussjonijiet ta’ dawn it‑tlitt ijiem ħarġet is‑sbuħija tal‑Knisja Kattolika fid‑diversità tagħha fl‑Ewropa u l‑modi differenti kif il‑Kelma qed tixxandar fil‑konkret f’dawn il‑pajjiżi… Read more »

Pope: Concrete measures needed to revive hope in family and birth

12/05/2022

At the “General States of Birth” meeting, Pope Francis calls for joint efforts to reverse the course of the “cold demographic winter” as birth rates decline in several nations, stressing that “it can be done” through mutual collaboration at all levels of society.

Addressing participants at the second edition of the “General State of Births” meeting held on Thursday at the Auditorium della Conciliazione in Rome, Pope Francis highlighted that the issue of the birthrate represents a real social emergency that is not immediately perceptible like other problems that occupy the news… Read more »

Restoration of Naxxar parish church façade inaugurated

EU co-financed project

11/05/2022

Tlesta l‑proġett ta’ restawr fuq il‑faċċata, il‑koppla u l‑kampnari tal‑Knisja Parrokkjali tan‑Naxxar, proġett li sar b’investiment ta’ €155,500, li 80% minnhom kienu kofinanzjati minn fondi tal‑Unjoni Ewropea. Il‑proġett ġie inawgurat illum mill‑Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea‑Curmi u mis‑Segretarju Parlamentari għall‑Fondi Ewropej Chris Bonett. Preżenti wkoll is‑Segretarju Amministrattiv tal‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta Michael Pace Ross, u l‑Arċipriet Dun David Gauci.

Permezz ta’ dan il‑proġett, li għalih ikkontribwixxew ukoll il‑parruċċani tan‑Naxxar, tnaddfet il‑ġebla tal‑faċċata u tal‑kampnari u xi wħud mill‑ġebel, b’mod partikolari dak fin‑naħa ta’ fuq, kellu jinbidel minħabba deterjorazzjoni tal‑ġebla kawża tal‑espożizzjoni għall‑elementi naturali u t‑tniġġis tal‑arja… Read more »

The peace the Lord gives us is from now the taste of heaven – The Archbishop

10/05/2022   The Chapel of Our Lady of Manresa at the Archbishop's Curia, Floriana

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

L-aħħar parti ta’ dan l-Evanġelju smajnieha l-Ħadd li għadda. Is-silta b’xi mod hi kompluta kif smajnieha llum għax tagħtina l-post, il-ħin u anki għaliex Ġesù qal il-kliem sabiħ li smajna fil-Ħadd tar-Ragħaj it-Tajjeb, ir-raba’ ħadd ta’ wara l-Għid. L-ewwel nett kienet ix-xitwa Ġesù, ovvjament immaġinaw żmien ix-xita u l-kesħa, ma jippritkax fil-beraħ imma jmur fit-tempju, fil-loġġa ta’ Salamun, xi ħaġa msaqqfa, u jitkellem hemmhekk jiltaqa’ man-nies u hemmhekk il-Lhud jistaqsuh ċar u tond: “Jekk inti l-Messija, għidilna ċar u tond” (Ġw 10:24)… Read more »

The ordination of three new priests

10/05/2022

Mix-xellug: Rev. Sean Abela, Patri Robert Calleja OFM Conv. u Rev. Jean Claude Attard

Il‑Knisja f’Malta se jkollha tliet saċerdoti ġodda. L‑ordinazzjoni presbiterali mill‑Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna se ssir nhar is‑Sibt, 14 ta’ Mejju 2022, fid‑9:30 a.m., fil‑Katidral ta’ San Pawl, l‑Imdina, u se tixxandar fuq Knisja.mt u Newsbook.com.mt.

It‑tliet djakni li ser jiġu ordnati saċerdoti huma: Rev… Read more »

Pope to LGBT Catholics: ‘God is Father who does not disown any of his children’

10/05/2022

“God’s style is closeness, mercy and tenderness” Pope Francis said answering three questions put to him by Jesuit Fr James Martin who ministers to LGBT Catholics. On 5 May Fr Martin had written to the Pope in Spanish asking him to answer some questions that he is most commonly asked by LGBT Catholics and their families.

He received a hand-written response a couple of days afterward, that was published in the form of a short interview on Fr Martin’s website Outreach… Read more »