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 »

At the Angelus on Sunday, Pope Francis says “taking up the Cross” means imitating Jesus by expending our life in service to God and neighbour.

In Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus speaks to His disciples about the mystery of His Passion, Death, and Resurrection – a teaching, Pope Francis said, that the disciples are not yet able to understand, because their faith “is still immature, and too closely tied to the mentality of the world.”

The Pope said that for Peter and the other disciples – and for us too – the Cross is seen as “a ‘stumbling block’, whereas Jesus considers the ‘stumbling block’ [to be] escaping the Cross, which would mean avoiding the Father’s will.” This, the Pope said, is why Jesus rebukes Peter so strongly, saying to him, “Get behind me, Satan!”

Becoming true disciples of Jesus

In the Gospel, Jesus then immediately explains, “If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.”

Pope Francis said that in this saying, Jesus “indicates the way of the true disciple, showing two attitudes”: renouncing oneself, which means a real conversion; and taking up one’s cross, which “is not just a matter of patiently enduring daily tribulations, but of bearing with faith and responsibility that part of toil and suffering that the struggle against evil entails.”

Participating in the salvation of the world

Focusing on the latter, the Pope said, “Thus, the task of ‘taking up the cross’ becomes participating with Christ in the salvation of the world.”

Images of the Cross should be a “sign of our desire to be united with Christ through lovingly serving our brothers and sisters, especially the littlest and the weakest,” Pope Francis said; adding, “The Cross is the holy sign of God’s love and of Jesus’s sacrifice, and is not to be reduced to a superstitious object or an ornamental necklace.”

Instead, he explained, when we look at a crucifix, we should reflect on the fact that Jesus “has accomplished His mission, giving life, spilling His blood for the forgiveness sins.” In order to be His disciples, Pope Francis said, we in turn must “imitate Him, expending our life unreservedly for love of God and neighbour.”

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Il-Knisja f’Għawdex ilbieraħ il-Ħamis, 27 ta’ Awwissu 2020, raddet ħajr lil Alla għall-ħmistax-il sena tal-ministeru tal-E.T. Mons. Mario Grech bħala Isqof ta’ Għawdex. Huwa kien ġie kkonsagrat minn idejn il-predeċessur tiegħu l-mibki Nikol Ġ. Cauchi fit-22 ta’ Jannar 2006. F’Ottubru li għadda l-Papa Franġisku sejjaħlu biex ikun is-Segretarju Ġenerali tas-Sinodu tal-Isqfijiet f’Ruma, uffiċċju li Mons. Grech issa jidħol fih uffiċjalment mill-bidu ta’ Settembru.

Fil-Konċelebrazzjoni Solenni ta’ Radd il-Ħajr, li nżammet fir-Rotunda Parrokkjali ta’ San Ġwann Battista, ix-Xewkija, ħadu sehem ukoll l-Isqfijiet Anton Teuma ta’ Għawdex, Charles J… Read more »