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Adolescents from Birkirkara and Ta’ Xbiex parishes receive the Sacrament of Confirmation

20/10/2019

Nhar il-Ħadd 20 ta’ Ottubru l-Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea-Curmi amministra s-Sagrament tal-Griżma lil 34 adolexxent. Filgħodu ngħata lil 24 l-adoloxxent fil-Knisja ta’ San Ġużepp Ħaddiem, Birkirkara – 10 subien u 14-il tifla. Waranofsinhar ingħata lil sitt subien u erba’ bniet fil-Knisja Parrokkjali ta’ San Ġwann tas-Salib, Ta’ Xbiex.

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‘Click to Pray eRosary’ – wearable smart device to pray the rosary for peace

17/10/2019

  • In the middle of the Extraordinary Missionary Month of October, the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network launched the “Click To Pray eRosary” at a press conference in the Vatican on October 15. October is also the month of the Rosary.

    What is it?

    The Click To Pray eRosary is an interactive, smart and app-driven wearable device that serves as a tool for learning how to pray the rosary for peace in the world…

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Message by Archbishop Scicluna on the second anniversary of the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia

16/10/2019

  • On the second anniversary of the brutal assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia, we pray for her eternal rest and for the gift of justice which serves each and everyone their due. We pray that those investigating her untimely death bring the executors and all persons involved to justice. We therefore pray for the gifts of prudence and wisdom but also for the gifts of integrity and courage…

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Amazon Synod Briefing: Migration and Inculturation

16/10/2019

  • The Prefect of the Vatican Dicastery for Communications, Dr Paolo Ruffini, opened the briefing by announcing the four members named by the Pope to the Commission responsible for drafting the final document of the Synod. They are: Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, Bishop Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo, Archbishop Edmundo Ponciano Valenzuela Mellid, and Fr Rossano Sala.

    Summary by Dr Ruffini

    Dr Ruffini went on to summarize the topics that emerged during the morning’s 11th General Congregation…

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Synod Day 7: Appreciating the charism of the laity, distancing ourselves from clericalism

15/10/2019
  • During the 10th General Congregation which took place on the afternoon of 14 October, the participants in the Special Amazon Synod continued their work. In addition to Pope Francis, there were 177 Synod Fathers present, as well as other auditors, experts and invited guests.

    Rethinking ministry in the Church in the light of the parameters of synodality so that the Church might be more and more formed by the Word of God was defined as one of the challenges of the Church in the Amazon region…

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Live: Commemorative Mass for the Venerable Adelaide Cini

15/10/2019
  • L-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna jiċċelebra Quddiesa fil-100 anniversarju mindu ġew eżumati u trasportati l-fdalijiet ta’ Adelaide Cini miċ-Ċimiterju ta’ Santa Marija Addolorata għall-Istitut Ta’ Cini, fil-kappella tal-istitut f’Sta Venera, illejla fis-7pm. Matul il-Quddiesa, l-Arċisqof se jitlob li jerġa’ jinfetaħ il-każ tal-Venerabbli Adelaide Cini biex eventwalment, jekk tissodisfa l‑kriterji tal‑liġi tal‑Knisja, din il‑mara lajka tiġi bbeatifikata.

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Pope at Canonization Mass: New saints ‘kindly lights’ in the gloom of the world

14/10/2019
  • Pope Francis presides over the canonizations of Cardinal John Henry Newman, Sister Marian Thresia, Sister Giuseppina Vannini, Sister Dulce Lopes Pontes, and Marguerite Bays. In his homily, the Pope reflects on the Gospel account of the lepers, and on the verbs “to cry out, to walk, to give thanks”.

    In a sun-drenched St Peter’s Square, and before thousands of pilgrims coming from all over the world, Pope Francis proclaimed five new saints for the Church…

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Youths should be given more responsibility within the Church

Konferenza mill-MCYN għall-youth leaders

12/10/2019

  • L‑Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea‑Curmi qal li ż‑żgħażagħ għandhom jingħataw iktar responsabbiltajiet fil‑ħajja tal‑Knisja. Dan qalu waqt li kien qed jindirzza l‑konferenza annwali għall‑youth leaders ‘Plexus19’, li ġiet organizzata mill‑MCYN (Malta Catholic Youth Network) tal‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta.

    Waqt diskussjoni ma’ madwar 240 parteċipant, li huma involuti fil‑ħidma pastorali maż‑żgħażagħ, l‑Isqof Galea‑Curmi qal li “ż‑żgħażagħ m’għandhomx jirċievu biss fil‑Knisja, imma għandu jkollhom sehem importanti…

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Archdiocese of Krakow opens beatification process of John Paul II’s parents

12/10/2019

  • The Polish Bishops’ Conference agreed to open the cause of beatification for Emilia née Kaczorowska and Karol Wojtyła Sr.

    At a recent meeting in Warsaw, the Polish Bishops’ Conference agreed to initiate the diocesan phase of the beatification of St. John Paul II’s parents. Below is the official announcement from their website:

    The Polish Bishops’ Conference has agreed (nihil obstat) to begin by the Archdiocese of Krakow the process of beatification of the parents of John Paul II – Karol Wojtyła [Sr] and Emilia nèe Kaczorowska…

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New Archpriest for the Parish of St Paul’s Shipwreck in Valletta

12/10/2019

  • L‑Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ħatar lil Kan. David Cilia bħala arċipriet tal‑Parroċċa ta’ San Pawl Nawfragu, il‑Belt Valletta.

    Il‑Kan. David Cilia twieled fit‑2 ta’ Awwissu 1968. Irċieva l‑edukazzjoni tiegħu fl‑iskola ta’ Ħal Qormi San Ġorġ, fil‑Kulleġġ San Albert il‑Kbir u fl-iskola tas-Seminarju tal-Arċisqof. Studja l‑Filosofija u t‑Teoloġija fil‑Fakultà tat‑Teoloġija tal‑Università ta’ Malta, u d‑Dritt Kanoniku fl‑Università Gregorjana f’Ruma…

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