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Pope prays with the poor in Assisi: ‘May we always share our bread with those in need’

13/11/2021

Pope Francis kicked off his Friday morning visit to the Italian town of Assisi with an unexpected visit to the Poor Clares Convent, where he met privately with the cloistered nuns serving the Church in prayer.

He then travelled to the Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels, where a poor person presented him with the pilgrim’s staff and mantle, to show that all present were pilgrims in the town of St… Read more »

New committee for the Church Schools’ Association

12/11/2021

During the annual general meeting of the Church Schools’ Association (CSA), which represents 55 Church schools in Malta and Gozo, the new members of the committee for the years 2021-2024 were selected.

Fr Jimmy Bartolo SJ has been confirmed as coordinator of the association. Stephen Cachia was chosen as deputy coordinator, Fr Jeremy Vella SDB as treasurer, Mariuccia Fenech as secretary, and Roberta Mifsud Bonnici as deputy secretary… Read more »

European Citizen’s Prize 2021 for Dar tal-Providenza

12/11/2021   Paul-Henri Spaak Hall, Brussels

It was a special occasion for Fr Martin Micallef, Director of Dar tal-Provdenza, and Administrator Nadine Camilleri Cassano to be handed the Diploma of the European Citizen’s Prize 2021 on Tuesday 9th November 2021. The presentation was made by the European Parliament Vice-President and Chancellor of European Citizen’s Prize, Dita Charanzovà during a ceremony held at the Paul-Henri Spaak building in Brussels.

Charanzovà said that all the awarded projects for the years 2020-2021 are the examples, the inspirations and the real heroes for the work that they do in society… Read more »

The true purification of the temple purifies our faith – The Archbishop

Mass with suffrage for the souls of bishops, priests and religious who left this world

09/11/2021   St Paul's Cathedral, Mdina

L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna

Ġesù jagħti tifsira ġdida lill-purifikazzjoni tat-tempju. “Warrbu dawn minn hawn, u dar Missieri tagħmluhiex dar tan-negozju!” (Ġw 2:16). Ejjew nitolbu biex il-fidi tagħna ma tkunx negozjar kontinwu ma’ Alla. Inti taqlagħli grazzja u jien nagħmillek xi ħaġa, jew ngħix ħajja tajba. It-talba li qed jagħmlilna Ġesù, hi, li nintelqu f’idejn ir-rieda tiegħu u f’idejn il-ħniena tiegħu. “Ikun li trid int” (Mt 6:10); “aħfrilna dnubietna bħalma naħfru lil min hu ħati għalina” (Mt 6:12)… Read more »

Mass by Bishop Galea-Curmi with new University graduates

11/11/2021   St John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta

Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Galea-Curmi celebrates mass with the new University graduated at St John’s Co-Cathedral, Valletta on 11th November, 6:30pm.

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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… Read more »

Seven new saints to be canonised in May 2022

09/11/2021

The Congregation for the Causes of Saints announces the date for the canonization of Charles de Foucauld and six other Blesseds.

Pope Francis will canonise Blessed Charles De Foucauld, considered to be one of the pioneers of interreligious dialogue, together with six other Blesseds, during a Canonisation Mass in St Peter’s Basilica on 15 May.

The announcement was made on Tuesday by the Congregation for the Causes of Saints… Read more »

Mass by Archbishop Scicluna with new University graduates

10/11/2021   St John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta

Archbishop Charles Scicluna celebrates mass with the new University graduated at St John’s Co-Cathedral, Valletta on 10th November, 6:30pm.

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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… Read more »

The alleged phenomena at Medjugorje

09/11/2021

Our Lady of Medjugore pilgrim

In these last years in particular, many have been asking for information on the alleged phenomena at Medjugorje, and what is the Church’s position upon them. These phenomena, about which much has been said and written in the last forty years, commenced in 1981 in the village of Medjugorje in the diocese of Mostar in Bosnia-Herzegovina. When the alleged phenomena were first reported, Yugoslavia was still in existence… Read more »

Archbishop Emeritus Pawlu Cremona awarded the Gold Palm of Jerusalem

06/11/2021   St John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta

L-Arċisqof Emeritu Pawlu Cremona ngħata l-Palma tad-Deheb ta’ Ġerusalemm b’għarfien għas-servizz li ta lill-Knisja. Hu ngħata dan l-unur waqt l-investitura tal-Ordni Ekwestri tas-Santu Sepulkru ta’ Ġerusalemm, li saret is-Sibt, 6 ta’ Novembru, fil-Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta.

Il-Palma tad-Deheb hi meqjusa bħala l-ogħla unur fl-ordni. Wara, l-Arċisqof Emeritu kkonċelebra quddiesa mal-Arċisqof Charles Scicluna. Il-quddiesa tmexxiet mill-Kardinal Fernando Filoni, li hu Gran Mastru tal-istess ordni… Read more »

The end of planning in Malta?

Reflection by the Interdiocesan Environment Commission on World Town Planning Day 2021

06/11/2021

In recent months the message from several Government officials has been that they have their hands ‘tied’ when it comes to changing certain development plans and policies. This self-freezing attitude is one of choice and is not imposed on them by any legislation. They also choose to take long in making the changes to other plans and policies that they had promised to change. Such an attitude gives the impression that plans and policies in Malta can never change and when changed, so much time would have passed that one wonders whether the underlying reason is a laissez-faire attitude that allows developers to plunder the country’s urban and natural environment at the expense of communities that live in the affected areas and the wider general public… Read more »