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“Celebrating life, not death” – Archbishop’s message at the inauguration of St Michael Hospice

Mass on the inauguration of St Michael Hospice

19/01/2025   St Michael Hospice, Santa Venera

Homily by Archbishop Charles Jude Scicluna

The First Reading from the Prophet Isaiah gives us the general theme of the readings today, the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time.  It is a lovely message for the occasion we are celebrating today. The Lord insists that our relationship with Him is a love relationship. “For as a young man marries a young woman, so shall your builder marry you, and as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride, so shall your God rejoice over you” (Is 62:5)… Read more »

Pope at Audience: We must protect all little ones and never tolerate abuse

15/01/2025

Dear brothers and sisters, good morning!

In the last audience we spoke about children, and today too we will talk about children. Last week we focused on how, in his work, Jesus repeatedly spoke of the importance of protecting, welcoming and loving the little ones.

Yet, even today in the world, hundreds of millions of minors, despite not being of the minimum age to undergo the obligations of adulthood, are forced to work and many of them are exposed to particularly dangerous work; not to mention the boys and girls who are slaves to trafficking for prostitution or pornography, and forced marriages… Read more »

Vatican recommends 4 films for the Jubilee of Hope

14/01/2025

Hekk kif f’lejlet il-Milied, il-Papa Franġisku nieda l-Ġublew tat-Tama, il-Vatikan qed jipproponi erba’ films sabiex wieħed jarahom matul is-sena.

Id-Dekasteru tal-Evanġelizzazzjoni fil-Kurja Rumana mmexxi direttament mill-Papa Franġisku bħala Prefett tal-imsemmi dekasteru, jieħu ħsieb jippromwovi x-xandir tal-Evanġelju kif ukoll jagħraf iwieġeb il-mistoqsijiet fundamentali tal-evanġelizzazzjoni fid-dinja.

L-espert tal-Knisja fil-qasam ċinematografiku Mons. Dario Viganò għażel erba’ films li jistgħu jakkumpanjaw lill-pellegrini tat-tama matul is-sena tal-Ġublew… Read more »

Teen Klabb celebrates ten years of supporting adolescents

13/01/2025

Ritratti: Mark Magro

Il-membri ta’ Fondazzjoni Kenosis iċċelebraw l-10 anniversarju ta’ Teen Klabb b’quddiesa ċċelebrata mill-Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea-Curmi fil-Knisja ta’ Sant’Ursola fil-Belt Valletta u djalogu mal-Arċisqof Charles Scicluna fiċ-Ċentru Santu Rokku.

Fondazzjoni Kenosis għandha l-għan li tippromwovi l-valuri Kattoliċi permezz tal-Faith Formation u Teen Klabb. B’mod prattiku Kenosis tfittex li tipprovdi ambjent fejn tfal u adoloxxenti minn oqsma differenti tal-ħajja jistgħu jitrawmu u jiġu appoġġati spiritwalment… Read more »

The Archbishop visits restoration works at the Jesuit Church

09/01/2025

Photo: Ian Noel Pace

Archbishop Charles Scicluna visited the Jesuit Church in Valletta, where extensive restoration and conservation work is currently underway.

He was accompanied by Mr Michael Pace Ross, the Administrative Secretary of the Archdiocese of Malta, and Rev. Dr Nicholas Doublet, the President of the Jesuit Church Foundation.

During the visit, the Archbishop thanked everyone who has contributed or is contributing to ensuring that this heritage continues to serve society and aids in the search for truth and beauty… Read more »

Third edition of Caritas Run For Life launched

09/01/2025

Caritas Malta ħabbret it-tielet edizzjoni ta’ Caritas Run For Life, li issa saret parti fissa mill-kalendarju tagħha. Din l-attività se ssir fit-2 ta’ Marzu 2025 u tinvolvi ġirja jew mixja miċ-Ċentru Terapewtiku ta’ San Blas f’Ħaż-Żebbuġ u lura.

L-adulti jistgħu jipparteċipaw fit-tlielaq tal-10km u l-5km jew fil-mixja ta’ 4km. It-tfal ta’ bejn is-sitt u d-disa’ snin jistgħu jieħdu sehem fit-tellieqa ta’ 1km u dawk bejn l-10 u t-13-il sena fit-2.5km… Read more »

Half a million pilgrims have already crossed the threshold of St Peter’s Holy Door

09/01/2025

Pilgrims process up Via della Conciliazione towards St Peter’s Basilica  (VATICAN MEDIA Divisione Foto)

Over half a million pilgrims have already passed through St Peter’s Basilica’s Holy Door since the Jubilee Year 2025 began just two weeks ago. According to a press statement released on Tuesday, a total of 545,532 faithful from across the globe have made the pilgrimage to Rome.

The opening of the Jubilee year took place on the 24th of December 2024 and since then pilgrims have been arriving in groups and processing up Via della Conciliazione – led by the symbolic Jubilee Cross – to reach St Peter’s Basilica… Read more »

Pope at Audience: Protect childhood and nurture hope

08/01/2025

Dear brothers and sisters, good morning!

I wish to dedicate this and the next catechesis to children, and to reflect in particular on the scourge of child labour.

Nowadays we want to turn our gaze towards Mars or towards virtual worlds, but we struggle to look in the eyes of a child who has been left at the margins and who is exploited or abused… Read more »

Talks on the Jubilee of Hope

Organised by the Parish Church of St. Mary, Birkirkara

08/01/2025

Ritratt: Ian Noel Pace

Il-Parroċċa ta’ Santa Marija f’Birkirkara se torganizza żewġ taħdidiet informattivi u ispirazzjonali dwar il-Ġublew tat-Tama.

It-taħdidiet se jsiru nhar il-Ġimgħa, 10 u 17 ta’ Jannar, fil-Knisja Parrokkjali ta’ Santa Marija f’Birkirkara, fis-6:30pm. Dawn se jkunu mmexxija minn Dun Sinclair Bugeja u se jiffokaw fuq is-Sena tal-Ġublew kif ukoll fuq il-kunċett tat-tama fil-Bibbja.

Din hija opportunità ideali biex wieħed jirrifletti fuq is-sinifikat profond tat-tama Nisranija u jagħmel esperjenza spiritwali fil-qalb tas-Sena tal-Ġublew… Read more »

Pope Francis appoints woman to lead Vatican Dicastery for the first time

08/01/2025

Sr. Simona Brambilla (Image: Vatican News)

Għall-ewwel darba fl-istorja tal-Knisja, il-Papa Franġisku ħatar mara li se tkun fit-tmun ta’ Dekasteru fil-Vatikan. Sor Simona Brambilla se tkun qiegħda taqdi l-irwol ta’ Prefett tad-Dekasteru tal-Istituti tal-Ħajja Kkonsagrata u s-Soċjetajiet tal-Ħajja Appostolika flimkien mal-Kardinal Ángel Fernández Artime li se jkun qed jassistiha bħala Pro-Prefett.

Is-soru ta’ 59 sena li hija membru tas-Sorijiet Missjunarji tal-Konsolata u serviet ta’ Superjura Ġenerali tal-istess Kongregazzjoni bejn l-2011 u l-2023, ilha segretarja tad-dipartiment tal-Vatikan għall-ħajja reliġjuża u kkonsagrata minn Ottubru tal-2023… Read more »