Dear Brothers and Sisters, Good morning!

This Sunday’s Gospel passage (cf. Mt 18:15-20) is taken from Jesus’ fourth discourse in Matthew’s account, known as the discourse on the ‘community’ or the ‘ecclesial’ discourse. Today’s passage speaks about fraternal correction, and invites us to reflect on the twofold dimension of Christian existence: community, which demands safeguarding communion – that is, the unity of the Church – and personal, which obliges attention and respect for every individual conscience… Read more »

The Basilica of St Francis, Assisi 

Pope Francis will visit the Italian town of Assisi on 3 October to sign a new encyclical.

In a statement released on Saturday, the Director of the Holy See Press Office, Matteo Bruni, said the encyclical is entitled Fratelli tutti or “All Brothers” on fraternity and social friendship.

The title, whose official English-language version has not yet been released, is a reference to the writings of St… Read more »

Il-Kummissjoni tal-Knisja għall-ħarsien tat-tfal u l-adulti vulnerabbli ħadet l-azzjoni meħtieġa mingħajr preġudizzju biex jiġu mħarsa l-partijiet kollha fil-każ ta’ saċerdot li ġie akkużat li kellu relazzjoni ma’ tfajla. Skont ma ntqal fil-Qorti mill-prosekuzzjoni, din ir-relazzjoni bdiet ftit xhur qabel it-tfajla għalqet 16-il sena, li hija l-età kunsenswali.

Kienet il-Kummissjoni tal-Knisja li ħadet passi fuq rapport li rċeviet u għaddiet il-każ f’idejn il-Pulizija għall-investigazzjoni, u kif tagħmel f’każijiet bħal dawn ħadet ukoll passi fil-konfront tal-qassis… Read more »

L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi

Dan l-Evanġelju li smajna jurina lil Ġesù fil-qadi tal-missjoni tiegħu: Ġesù li jfejjaq, kemm meta qed ifejjaq ġo familja fil-kwiet fejn ma jarawhx in-nies, kif ukoll meta jfejjaq tant nies li jġibulu; Ġesù li jgħin lill-bniedem jeħles mill-ispirtu ħżiena, mill-qawwa tal-ħażen; u Ġesù li jwassal il-kelma, li jipprietka minn post għal ieħor.

Jurina wkoll dan l-Evanġelju b’liema mod Ġesù kien jaqdi din il-missjoni tiegħu: b’ħafna mħabba u ġenerożità kbira, b’dedikazzjoni kbira u b’libertà kbira: il-libertà li turi li hu mhux marbut ma’ post imma jitlaq għal post ieħor, għax dik kienet il-missjoni tiegħu… Read more »

Dear brothers and sisters, good morning!

After many months we meet each other again our face to face, rather than screen to screen. Face to face. This is good! The current pandemic has highlighted our interdependence: we are all linked to each other, for better or for worse. Therefore, to come out of this crisis better than before, we have to do so together; together, not alone… Read more »

Fl-aħħar ġimgħat, il-Kummissjoni tal-Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta li twaqqfet biex tisma’ l-esperjenzi tan-nies dwar il-Komunità Ġesù Salvatur, iltaqgħet ma’ għadd ta’ persuni li xtaqu jaqsmu l-esperjenzi tagħhom. Dan sar wara li l-membri tal-pubbliku kienu mistiedna jikkuntattjaw lill-Kummissjoni.

Il-Kummissjoni tavża li kull min jixtieq jagħmel appuntament jista’ jibgħat imejl fuq [email protected] sa mhux aktar tard minn nhar l-Erbgħa, 9 ta’ Settembru 2020. Min irid iwassal xi tagħrif ieħor wara din id-data, jista’ jagħmel dan permezz ta’ imejl fl-indirizz imsemmi… Read more »

As the September 1 World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation kicks off the month-long Season of Creation, Pope Francis offers a profound reflection on respect for the earth, its resources, the evils caused by man and the need for “restorative justice” such as debt cancellation for poor countries.  

Cries of the earth and of the poor

The Pope in his message explains that “the pandemic has brought us to a crossroads.”… Read more »