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The Assumption celebrated around the world

16/08/2019

  • From a forest in China to the streets of Manhattan, China’s underground church is underground no more.

    Around the world there are many ways that the Solemnity of the Assumption is celebrated. In Paris, a silver statue of the Blessed Mother is transported by boat along the Seine River. In Madrid the locals don colourful attire and dance through the streets, but in New York, there is a celebration that tops them all, and amazingly, it began only 25 short years ago in Chinatown…

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Pope Francis to meet Aid to the Church in Need’s delegates

15/08/2019

  • A delegation of the International Pontifical Foundation, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) will be meeting with the Holy Father Pope Francis on Thursday,  15th August 2019, in a gesture to pray for peace in solidarity with the Syrian people, console families who mourn the loss of their dearest ones and commemorate the victims of war. 

    During the audience, the Holy Father will bless 6,000 Rosaries for the families of the war victims in Syria, expressing his support and personal engagement for the upcoming celebration which Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) will be organizing together with the local Christian leaders in Syria on the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows (September 15th) under the theme: “Console my people” (cf…

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Pope writes to people of Genoa one year after collapse of Morandi Bridge

13/08/2019

  • Almost a year has passed since the collapse of the Morandi Bridge, which caused the death of 43 people. Pope Francis remembers that tragic day in a letter sent to the Genoese newspaper “Il Secolo XIX”, also published in other newspapers of the group Gedi News Network.

  • A wound inflicted on the heart of Genoa, “a tragedy for those who have lost their relatives”, “a shocking event for those who have been forced to leave their homes living as displaced persons”…

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The secret to lasting happiness, according to Jesus

12/08/2019

  • Jesus came into this world to open the gates of Heaven and show us the way to enter. He didn’t promise that following this path would be “all roses and sunshine,” but instead warned us that we would have to carry our own crosses in order to follow him.

    Yet, even in the midst of our struggle, Jesus promised to bless us and teach us the secret to happiness in this life and the life to come…

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Caritas: Everyone has the right to an adequate income and standard of living

12/08/2019

  • Fi stqarrija, Caritas Malta sostniet li kulħadd għandu dritt għal dħul adekwat biex jgħix ħajja diċenti.

    Skont l-aħħar ċifri li ħareġ l-Uffiċċju Nazzjonali tal-Istatistika:

    • fl-2018 kien hemm 78,685 (16.8%) persuna li qed tgħix b’€8,868 fis-sena; dan ikkumparat ma’ 75,516 (16.7%) żieda ta’ 3,169 persuna mis-sena preċedenti
    • fl-2018 kien hemm 16,241 (3.5%) persuna li qed tgħix biss b’€5,912 fis-sena, dan ikkumparat ma’ 12,800 (2.8%) żieda ta’ 3,441 persuna mis-sena preċedenti
    • in-nisa jibqgħu l-ogħla fil-kategorija f’riskju ta’ faqar, b’mod speċjali nisa li huma single parents u l-anzjani…

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UMTAL returns from the annual pilgrimage to Lourdes

11/08/2019

  • The Archdiocesan pilgrimage organised by the UMTAL Society has recently returned from their annual visit to the Holy Shrine at Lourdes. 170 pilgrims and volunteers were led on this religious journey by the Chaplain of the Society and Archbishop’s delegate, Fr Joseph Mizzi, parish priest of Santa Lucia. 

    A team of doctors, nurses, carers and lay persons volunteered to look after over 40 patients to ensure a safe and comfortable experience for the sick during the pilgrimage to Lourdes…

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A summer activity for the residents from the Church Homes for the Elderly

10/08/2019

  • Dar tal-Kleru organised a BBQ for all the residents residing within the five Church Homes for the Elderly within the Archdiocese of Malta, namely Casa Leone (St Julians), Holy Family Home (Naxxar), Dar Saura (Rabat), Dar Sant’Anna (Senglea) and Dar tal-Kleru (Birkirkara).

    The event took place by means of a mass celebrated by Mons. Charles Cordina within Chapel of Dar tal-Kleru…

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Bishop Giovanni Cefai starts his visit in Malta

09/08/2019

  • L-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna u l-Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea-Curmi ltaqgħu mal-Isqof Malti fil-Perù, Mons. Giovanni Cefai, fil-Kurja tal-Arċisqof, il-Furjana, mal-wasla tiegħu f’Malta dalgħodu. Din hi l-ewwel żjara tal-Isqof Cefai f’Malta minn meta fit-3 ta’ April li għadda l-Papa Franġisku ħatru Isqof tal-Prelatura Territorjali l-ġdida ta’ Santiago Apóstol de Huancané, fil-Perù. Waqt iż‑żjara tiegħu f’Malta, l‑Isqof Giovanni Cefai se jiċċelebra diversi quddies f’Malta…

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How many miracles does it take to be canonized a saint?

09/08/2019
  • The canonisation process can vary depeninding on the saint and the history behind them. A canonized saint in the Roman Catholic Church is someone who has lived a life of heroic virtue and whose example is particularly edifying for the Christian faithful. Not everyone is declared a “saint,” but that does not mean that they aren’t enjoyed the beatific vision of God in heaven…

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