Hermine Nzotto, the mother of conjoined baby girls who were successfully separated in an extraordinary surgery at Rome’s Bambino Gesù hospital in June, writes to Pope Francis, thanking him for baptizing her daughters a few days ago.

In her letter, Hermine Nzotto, a native of the Central African Republic (CAR), recounts her life as a “peasant girl from the forest” in the town of  Mbaiki, some 100 km from the capital Bangui, where her Siamese twins were born with fused skulls on June 29, 2018… Read more »

Statue of Our Lady of Lebanon, at the Marian Shrine in Harissa, with arms outstretched toward Beirut.

Dear Brothers and Sisters, good day!

This Sunday’s Gospel passage (see Mt 14:22-33) speaks of Jesus walking on the water of the stormy lake. After feeding the crowds with five loaves and two fish – as we saw last Sunday – Jesus commands the disciples to get into the boat and return to the other shore… Read more »

Il‑Knisja f’Malta tfakkar fl‑importanza li jiġu osservati l‑miżuri ta’ prevenzjoni ta’ tixrid tal‑imxija tal‑COVID‑19. Filwaqt li jibqgħu japplikaw il‑miżuri tad‑distanza soċjali, it‑teħid tat‑temperatura u miżuri oħra, kull min jattendi għall‑Quddies għandu r‑responsabbiltà li jilbes maskra jew visor. Dawn il‑miżuri huma konformi mal‑obbligi stipulati mill‑Awtoritajiet tas‑Saħħa dwar il‑postijiet ta’ qima, li ġew aġġornati l‑Ġimgħa 7 ta’ Awwissu 2020.

L‑Isqfijiet ta’ Malta u Għawdex ifakkru fir‑responsabbiltà kbira li nsegwu bir‑reqqa l‑miżuri għall‑ħarsien tas‑saħħa u tal‑ħajja, kemm tagħna kif ukoll tal‑oħrajn… Read more »

12-il persuna, 11-il raġel u mara, huma l-gradwati ta’ din is-sena ta’ Caritas Malta li temmu l-programm ta’ rijabilitazzjoni mid-droga. Fosthom hemm żewġ persuni mill-Prison Inmates Programme.

Iċ-ċerimonja saret fil-knisja tal-Bon Konsill f’Paceville, b’quddiesa mmexxija minn Mons. Victor Grech flimkien ma’ Mons. Charles Cordina u Fr Hilary Tagliaferro. Monsinjur Grech esprima li l-gradwazzjoni u l-għoti taċ-ċertifikati ma jbiddlu xejn fil-persuna li għamlet dan il-vjaġġ: “Importanti li nifhmu li rridu nibqgħu ninbidlu kuljum u nkunu kapaċi nagħmlu dan billi ngħarfu li aħna dgħajfa”… Read more »

Dear brothers and sisters, good morning!

The pandemic continues to cause deep wounds, exposing our vulnerability. On every continent there are many who have died, many are ill. Many people and many families are living a time of uncertainty because of socio-economic problems which especially affect the poorest.

Thus, we must keep our gaze firmly fixed on Jesus (see Heb 12:2): in the midst of this pandemic, our eyes on Jesus; and with this faith embrace the hope of the Kingdom of God that Jesus Himself brings us (see Mk 1:5; Mt 4:17; CCC 2816)… Read more »

Caritas Malta tħabbar li l-uffiċċju ċentrali u amministrattiv tagħha, kif ukoll is-servizzi ġeneriċi ta’ assistenza soċjali (mhux residenzjali), imxew mill-binja tal-Kurja tal-Arċisqof fil-Furjana għall-uffiċċju temporanju f’Santa Venera.

Dan l-uffiċċju ċentrali u amministrattiv se jservi sakemm is-sena d-dieħla, Caritas Malta tkun qed tiftaħ iċ-ċentru l-ġdid tal-komunità fil-Blata l-Bajda.

L-indirizz il-ġdid ta’ Caritas Malta huwa: 219, Triq il-Parilja Santa Venera u n-numru ta’ kuntatt huwa 21331000… Read more »

Dear brothers and sisters, good day!

This Sunday’s Gospel presents to us the miracle of the multiplication of the loaves (see Mt 14,13-21). The scene takes place in a deserted place, where Jesus had retired with His disciples. But the people found Him so as to listen to Him and to be healed: indeed, His words and His gestures restore and bring hope… Read more »