Nixtiequ nirringrazzjaw ħafna lil dawk kollha li tul dawn ix-xhur li għaddew ħadmu bis-sħiħ biex iħarsu l-miżuri li l-Knisja adottat għall-ħarsien tal-ħajja u tas-saħħa tagħna u tal-oħrajn. Nenfasizzaw li aħna għandna r-responsabbiltà li nkomplu nħarsu bir-reqqa l-miżuri, li kienu ppubblikati fil-ġimgħat li għaddew u li għadhom fis-seħħ. Infakkru b’mod partikulari:

• fid-distanza soċjali ta’ żewġ metri li għandha tinżamm fil-knejjes u f’postijiet oħra;
• fl-użu regolari tas-sanitizers skont il-ħtieġa, u d-disinfettar tal-oġġetti b’mod regolari;
• fl-importanza li n-nies jilbsu l-visors jew il-maskri waqt iċ-ċelebrazzjonijiet fil-knisja jew f’attivitajiet oħra;
• fil-miżuri oħra rigward iċ-ċelebrazzjonijiet liturġiċi, per eżempju fuq kif għandu jsir it-tqarbin…

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Pope Francis leads the Special Urbi et Orbi blessing on 27 March 2020  (Vatican Media)

In a book preface released on Tuesday, Pope Francis reflected on the lessons Christians have learned from the Covid-19 pandemic.

“Communion and Hope” was prepared by Cardinal Walter Kasper and Father George Augustin, and contains theological reflections from various authors about “witnessing the faith in times of coronavirus”… Read more »

L-Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta waqqfet kummissjoni biex tisma’ l-esperjenzi tan-nies dwar il-Komunità Ġesù Salvatur.

Kull min jixtieq jiltaqa’ mal-Kummissjoni jew jgħaddi xi informazzjoni, għandu jibgħat imejl fuq [email protected]. Min diġà għamel kuntatt mal-Kummissjoni m’għandux għalfejn jibgħat imejl. Read more »

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Pope Francis on Sunday invited young people around the world to perform “gestures of tenderness” toward the elderly, as many are forced into isolation to observe Covid-19 health guidelines.

The Vatican’s Dicastery for Laity, Family, and Life quickly answered that call and launched “The elderly are your grandparents” campaign.

Kindness for the elderly

In a communiqué released on Monday, the Dicastery invited young people “to do something that shows kindness and affection for older people who may feel lonely.”

“The pandemic has hit the elderly particularly hard and it has disconnected the already weak links between generations,” reads the statement… Read more »

Pope Francis during Angelus  (Vatican Media)

Pope Francis says we are called to become “healthily restless seekers of the Kingdom of Heaven,” as he reflects on the parables of the treasure hidden in the field and the pearl of great value during the Sunday Angelus.

At the Angelus on Sunday, Pope Francis reflected on two of the parables told by Jesus in the day’s Gospel: that of the treasure hidden in the field, and that of the pearl of great value… Read more »

L-Arċisqof Charles Scicluna żamm l-appuntament tiegħu mal-Kummissjoni Djoċesana Tfal fejn kif jagħmel dejjem, tliet darbiet fis-sena jiltaqa’ ma’ dawn il-membri ta’ bejn is-7 u l-14 -il sena. Waqt il-laqgħat jiġu diskussi suġġetti kurrenti u waqt l-aħħar laqgħa, it-tfal u l-Arċisqof Scicluna ddiskutew il-Knisja waqt u wara il-pandemija. 

It-tfal qajmu diversi argumenti, fosthom relatati mas-sagramenti u l-mod kif qed jiġu ċċelebrati, il-ftuħ tal-iskejjel u l-preparazzjoni f’każ li tiġi t-tieni mewġa tal-pandemija… Read more »

Fr Alliston Fernandes and Fr Francis D’Sousa, two priests from the ICPE Mission Priests were incardinated into the Archdiocese of Malta during a ceremony presided by Archbishop Charles Jude Scicluna.

In 2015, Archbishop Scicluna gave permission to set up a house for the formation of future ICPE Mission priests within the archdiocesan seminary of Malta. They are presently involved in the work of forming future priests for the mission while also serving within the archdiocese of Malta… Read more »