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Pope in Québec to ‘foster communion with Canada’s Indigenous peoples’

28/07/2022

Pope Francis with the Governor General of Canada and an Indigenous leader  (Vatican Media)

The second leg of Pope Francis’ ongoing “Penitential Pilgrimage” has brought him to Québec City, where he will remain till Friday when he leaves for Iqaluit.

On Thursday evening, the Holy Father is scheduled to preside at Vespers with the Bishops, clergy, consecrated persons, seminarians and pastoral workers at the Notre Dame de Québec Cathedral… Read more »

Educators given the mandate to administer the Eucharist in Church Schools

28/07/2022   The Basilica of Our Lady of Mt Carmel, Valletta

Fit-22 ta’ Ġunju ngħata l-mandat lill-Ministri Straordinarji tat-Tqarbin lil 45 edukatur minn 17-il skola tal-Knisja. Il-mandat ingħata wara li l-edukaturi tħarrġu permezz ta’ kors mill-Istitut ta’ Formazzjoni Pastorali tal-Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta.

L-għoti tal-Mandat sar fil-Bażilika tal-Madonna tal-Karmnu, il-Belt Valletta, u kien ippresedut  mid-Delagat tal-Arċisqof għall-Iskejjel tal-Knisja Patri Charles Mallia, O.Carm. Waqt iċ-ċerimonja fakkar fil-ħtieġa tal-Ewkaristija fil-ħajja tagħna, li hi l-pern tal-fidi tagħna u s-sostenn tal-Poplu t’Alla… Read more »

Pope in Canada: Preserve your history to protect your future

27/07/2022

During Mass celebrated at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton on Tuesday – the feast day of Sts Joachim and Anne – Pope Francis reflects on the important role of grandparents in passing down the faith, and highlights the need to preserve the memory of those who preceded us.

Thousands of pilgrims welcomed Pope Francis as he joined their annual pilgrimage to the sacred shores of Lac Ste… Read more »

Statement by the Church Schools Association

26/07/2022

The Church Schools Association (CSA) is saddened that the differences between the Board of Governors of St Albert the Great College and its Head, Mr Mario Mallia, could not be reconciled and led to the decision to end Mr Mallia’s tenure as Head of School. 

Notwithstanding the reasons for the dismissal of Mr Mallia, the Association wishes to acknowledge Mr Mallia’s valid contribution to the educational inclusion of disadvantaged students and of students from different backgrounds… Read more »

Pope says he is ‘deeply sorry’ to Indigeneous Peoples in Canada

26/07/2022

Highlights of Pope Francis in Maskwacis for the Meeting with Indigenous Peoples

In his first public event in Canada, Pope Francis addresses representatives of Indigenous Peoples of the First Nations, the Métis and the Inuit gathered in Maskwacis Park, near Edmonton. In his poignant speech, he again implores forgiveness for the evils committed by many Christians against the Indigenous Peoples in Canada in the residential school system… Read more »

Dun Ġorġ died 60 years ago

26/07/2022

L-ewwel Superjur Ġenerali, Eugenio Borg (Gege) jbus lil Dun Ġorġ mejjet

Minn sentejn ’l hawn is-26 ta’ Lulju hu marbut mal-Jum Dinji tan-Nanniet u l-Anzjani ċċelebrat fl-eqreb Ħadd fuq xewqa tal-Papa Franġisku. Dan għaliex f’din il-ġurnata l-Knisja fil-kalendarju tagħha tfakkar in-nanniet ta’ Ġesù, Sant’Anna u San Ġwakkin.

Imma għal Malta u b’mod speċjali għas-Soċjetà tal-Museum dan hu wkoll il-jum tal-anniversarju mill-mewt tal-fundatur… Read more »

Climate change tops priorities in Catholic Education Secretariat’s new environmental policy

26/07/2022

The Secretariat for Catholic Education has approved its wide-ranging environmental policy, placing climate change as its key priority for the years ahead. Echoing Pope Francis’ belief that the world faces “the challenge of civilisation”, the policy argues that as an educational institution it has a responsibility to support, participate in, and where possible create initiatives that can help restore our ailing Earth… Read more »

Mass on the 25th anniversary of the founding of NAO

26/07/2022   St John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta

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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 »

Cardinal Parolin: Pope Francis in Canada to embrace indigenous peoples

24/07/2022

The six days Pope Francis will spend in Canada will be intense. An entire country is awaiting him, a part of which has been wounded by the horrors of the past, in which indigenous peoples suffered violence and deprivation at the hands of a colonialist mentality which employed policies and practices of cultural assimilation with the goal of annihilating indigenous identities.

Pope Francis himself has called his Apostolic Visit to Canada a “penitential pilgrimage” which seeks to “contribute to the journey of reconciliation and healing already underway.”

The Pope will once again embrace the pain and suffering of indigenous communities, following his recent meetings with them in the Vatican… Read more »