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Pope at Angelus: Be creative and clever in doing good always

Pope Francis calls on the faithful to use creativity, prudence, and even cleverness, in living out the Gospel in our daily lives, and to be generous in using the goods of this world for those who need them most, showing fraternal love and social fellowship.

Dear brothers and sisters, buongiorno!

The parable in the Gospel of today’s liturgy (cf. Lk 16:1-13) seems a bit difficult to understand for us… Read more »

Fondazzjoni Sebħ launches a project of aftercare services

A call for support

Yvonne Mallia, director of Fondazzjoni Sebħ addressing the press conference

During a press conference this week, Fondazzjoni Sebħ launched an aftercare service which will be offered to women and their children, victims of domestic violence who would have resided at ‘Il-Milja’ shelter as well as young people who would have resided in children’s homes. This service, which is an important bridge that prepares these persons to live completely independently, has long been felt.  

This project will consist of three apartments with up to a maximum of nine bedrooms which requires extensive refurbishment works… Read more »

Eucharistic Adoration in every Church of Europe

Fil-Knejjes kollha tal-Ewropa, għada se jiġi offrut talb għall-paċi fl-Ukrajna, proprju fil-festa tal-Eżaltazzjoni tas-Salib. F’Malta, l-Arċisqof Scicluna se joffri t-talb waqt il-quddiesa minn Ta’ Ġieżu, il-Belt Valletta, fejn hemm il-Kurċifiss Mirakoluż.

Din il-ġurnata ta’ talb madwar l-Ewropa se ssir fuq stedina ta’ Mons. Gintaras Grušas, li huwa l-Arċisqof ta’ Vilnius u l-President tal-Konferenza tal-Isqfijiet Ewropej.

L-Adorazzjoni Ewkaristika hija t-talba magħżula għal din l-inizjattiva u tħejjew għajnuniet u skedi ta’ talb għal dan l-appuntament… Read more »

Pope Francis begins his Apostolic Journey to Kazakhstan

Pope Francis boards the papal plane at Fiumicino

The papal plane took off from Rome’s Fiumicino airport on Tuesday at 7:36 AM with Pope Francis aboard, along with a compliment of around 80 journalists in the papal entourage.

The Pope’s 38th Apostolic Journey abroad takes him to the Nur-Sultan, the capital of Kazakhstan, where he is expected to arrive at around 5:45 PM local time (GMT+6) after a roughly 6.5-hour flight… Read more »

Pope at Angelus asks to worry about others

  St Peter's Square at the Vatican

Dear brothers and sisters, buongiorno!

The Gospel of today’s Liturgy presents us the three parables of mercy (cf. Lk 15, 4-32); this is what they are called because they show God’s merciful heart. Jesus tells them to respond to the grumblings of the pharisees and the scribes, who say: “This fellow welcomes sinners and eats with them” (v.2)… Read more »

Requiem Mass for Queen Elizabeth II

This Thursday, 15 September 2022, Archbishop Charles Scicluna will celebrate a Requiem Mass for the repose of the soul of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, a week after her death. Mass will be celebrated at 6:30 p.m. at St John’s Co-Cathedral in Valletta.

The congregation will be led by President Dr George Vella. State authorities, all Christians in Malta and priests are invited to attend this celebration of faith… Read more »

Celebration of 3 new novices

Fra Darren Abela, Fra Christopher Bilocca u Fra Andre Bonaci kienu kkonfermati novizzi ġodda mal-Ordni Franġiskana Minuri, waqt quddiesa li saret fil-Knisja ta’ San Franġisk fil-Ħamrun.

Fil-quddiesa mmexxija mill-Ministru Provinċjal Twanny Chircop, kien hemm preżenti qraba u ħbieb ta’ dawn it-tliet novizzi kif ukoll diversi patrijiet oħra.

In-novizzi l-ġodda issa ser iħallu Malta sabiex imorru f’San Damjan t’Assisi sabiex jagħmlu sena novizjat hemmhekk… Read more »

Pope Francis mourns the death of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II

Pope Francis greets Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip on 10 April 2021

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland died on Thursday afternoon at Balmoral Castle, her residence in Scotland.

Her family had gathered with the late Queen as concerns grew about her health earlier in the day.

Queen Elizabeth II reigned for over 70 years, celebrating her Platinum Jubilee on 2 June 2022… Read more »