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‘Itma u Libbes’ campaign in aid of those in need

22/04/2021

Matul ir-Randan, permezz tal‑kampanja ‘Itma’ u Libbes’, inġabru €30,000 f’donazzjonijiet u madwar 45 vann mimlija ħwejjeġ f’kundizzjoni tajba. Dawn ser jgħinu lil persuni li għaddejjin minn sitwazzjonijiet diffiċli fis‑soċjetà.

Il-kampanja ġiet organizzata mill‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta permezz tat‑Taqsima tad‑Djakonija fil‑Parroċċi ta’ Caritas Malta, flimkien ma’ Newsbook.com.mt u 103 Malta’s Heart fejn ixxandru diversi intervisti dwar ir-realtà tal-faqar.

Id-donazzjonijiet se jintużaw biex jinxtara ikel li jitqassam mill‑kappillani lill‑familji fil‑bżonn fil‑parroċċi tagħhom… Read more »

Pope Francis during General Audience: The vocal prayer

21/04/2021   The Vatican

Dear brothers and sisters, good morning!

Prayer is dialogue with God; and every creature, in a certain sense, “dialogues” with God. Within the human being, prayer becomes word, invocation, hymn, poetry… The divine Word is made flesh, and in each person’s flesh the word returns to God in prayer.

We create words, but they are also our mothers, and to some extent they shape us… Read more »

Pope at Regina Coeli: Christianity is relationship, care and joy

18/04/2021

Dear Brothers and Sisters, Buongiorno!

On this Third Sunday of Easter, we return to Jerusalem, in the Cenacle, as guided by the two disciples of Emmaus, who had listened with great emotion to Jesus’ words along the way and then had recognized him “in the breaking of the bread” (Lk 24:35). Now, in the Cenacle, the Risen Christ presents himself in the midst of the group of disciples and greets: “Peace to you!” (v… Read more »

Charity Day 2021

17/04/2021

Għada l‑Ħadd, 18 ta’ April 2021, il‑Knisja f’Malta se tfakkar Jum il‑Karità. L‑għan ta’ dan il‑jum hu li jikber l‑għarfien dwar il‑ħidma li jwettqu fis‑soċjetà l-entitajiet tal‑Knisja mal‑persuni vulnerabbli. Permezz ta’ diversi djar residenzjali u ħidmiet ta’ karità minn professjonisti u voluntiera, il‑Knisja f’Malta tilqa’ u taqdi lil ħutna fil‑bżonn, irrispettivament mir‑razza, kulur tal‑ġilda jew twemmin. Fuq xewqa tal-Arċisqof Charles Scicluna, għada fid-9:30am, il-Quddiesa tal-Ħadd ser tixxandar mill-kappella tas-Sorijiet Missjunarji tal-Karità (magħrufa bħala s-Sorijiet ta’ Madre Tereża) f’Bormla… Read more »

The celebration of Mass with the community as from this Sunday

16/04/2021

Minn nhar il‑Ħadd li ġej, 18 ta’ April 2021, l‑Insara ser ikunu jistgħu jerġgħu jipparteċipaw fil‑quddies fil‑knejjes f’Malta u Għawdex. Dan wara r‑reviżjoni tal‑miżuri li tħabbru mill‑Awtoritajiet tas‑Saħħa l‑ġimgħa li għaddiet.

F’messaġġ fuq il‑media soċjali, l‑Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna stieden lil kull min jista’, sabiex il‑Ħadd li ġej jinġabar fil‑knejjes biex jisma’ l‑Kelma ta’ Alla u jirċievi l‑Ewkaristija.

L‑Insara huma mħeġġa jattendu għall‑quddies mal‑komunità filwaqt li jkomplu jħarsu l‑miżuri għall-ħarsien tas-saħħa kif sar qabel… Read more »

Archbishop Emeritus discharged from hospital

16/04/2021

L-Arċisqof Emeritu Mons. Pawlu Cremona O.P. ilbieraħ filgħaxija ħareġ mill-Isptar Mater Dei u jinsab lura fir-residenza tad-Dar tal-Kleru f’Birkirkara. Huwa jirringrazzja lil dawk kollha li talbu għalih f’dawn il-jiem. Read more »

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Pope at Audience: Church is the house and school of prayer

14/04/2021

Dear brothers and sisters, good morning!

The Church is a great school of prayer. Many of us learned how to whisper our first prayers on our parents’ or grandparents’ laps. We might, perhaps, cherish the memory of our mommy and daddy who taught us to say our prayers before going to bed. These moments of recollection are often those in which parents listen to some intimate secret and can give their advice inspired by the Gospel… Read more »

New postulator for the cause of beatification and canonisation of Henry and Inez Casolani

14/04/2021

L-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna approva l-ħatra ta’ Patri Josef Sciberras bħala l-postulatur għall-kawża ta’ beatifikazzjoni u l-kanonizzazzjoni tal-koppja Henry u Inez Casolani.

Patri Josef Sciberras twieled tal-Pietà fl-1975, u huwa mill-Fgura. Fl-1992 daħal fil-komunità Agostinjana, fejn wara is-sena tan-novizzjat għamel l-ewwel professjoni tal-voti reliġjużi. Fl-1999 għamel il-professjoni solenni u rċieva l-ordinazzjoni presbiterali fil-Ġublew tas-sena 2000. Diversi huma l-ħidmiet li eżerċita fil-Provinċja Agostinjana ta’ Malta: Pirjol tal-kunvent tar-Rabat u Surmast tal-Formazzjoni tal-kandidati għal-ħajja reliġjuża Agostinjana, Segretarju u Arkivista Provinċjali, delegat provinċjali għall-patrimonju kulturali agostinjan, responsabbli mit-traduzzjoni tal-liturġija Agostinjana fl-ilsien Malti… Read more »