News from the Church in Malta
Pope Francis said on Monday he “thinks constantly of Iraq”, where he wishes to travel in the coming year.
He was addressing representatives of ROACO, the ‘Reunion of Aid Agencies for the Oriental Churches.’
As he listed countries that fall within the Reunion’s reach and where the faithful continue to suffer, – including Syria, Ukraine and the Holy Land – the Pope focused on Iraq…
Patri Arnaldo Pangrazzi kien il-mistieden tal-Ordni tal-Kamilljani biex jindirizza lis-saċerdoti li qed jagħtu kontribut essenzjali fl-akkumpanjament pastorali ta’ persuni anzjani.
Għal din il-laqgħa attendew saċerdoti li jagħmlu żjaratr fid-djar tan-nies u jqarbnu l-morda u oħrajn li jagħtu servizz pastorali fi djar tal-anzjani (tal-Knisja, privati, jew tal-Istat) permezz ta’ quddies, qrar u servizzi pastorali oħra. Attendew saċerdoti li għandhom ir-responsabbiltà diretta tal-pastorali mal-anzjani u dawk li qegħdin fl-aħħar fażi tal-ħajja tagħhom…
World Mission Sunday in 2019 falls on the 20th October. Instituted by Pope Pius XI in 1926, the annual day encourages prayers, cooperation and help for missions as well as reminding Christians about the fundamental missionary character of the Church and of every baptized person.
The theme of this year’s observance is “Baptized and Sent: The Church of Christ on Mission in the World…
Celebrating Mass on the solemnity of Pentecost in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis urged the faithful to implore the gift of the Spirit that makes us artisans of concord, sowers of goodness, apostles of hope.
Reflecting on the liturgy of the day, the Pope explained that thanks to the Holy Spirit, the disciples’ worries disappeared.
Rejuvenated by the Spirit, he said, their lives were changed, and he pointed out that “far from being an abstract reality: he is the Person who is most concrete and close, the one who changes our lives”…
Il‑Ħadd 9 ta’ Ġunju, fid‑9:15 a.m., l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna jiċċelebra Quddiesa fil-festa tal-Għid il‑Ħamsin fil‑Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il‑Belt Valletta. Matulha jamministra s‑Sagrament tal‑Griżma tal‑Isqof lill‑adolexxenti tal‑parroċċi tal‑Belt u l‑parroċċa ta’ Ġesù Nazzarenu ta’ Tas‑Sliema.
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Il-Ġimgħa, 7 ta’ Ġunju 2019, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna jiċċelebra Quddiesa b’suffraġju għall-vittmi tas-Sette Giugno 1919, Carmelo Abela, Manuel Attard, Ġużè Bajada u Wenzu Dyer, fl-10am fil-Knisja taċ-Ċimiterju ta’ Sidtna Marija Addolorata f’Raħal Ġdid.
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Following an increase in support for far-right movements, some of which base their arguments on the need to protect our ‘Catholic identity’ as well as recent statements by the Guardian for Future Generations, who justified his call to exclude migrants and Muslims in particular by invoking his desire to live and die in a Catholic country,[1] the Justice and Peace Commission of the Archdiocese of Malta feels the need to speak out on our duty as Catholics to resist politics of hate and exclusion…
Bejn it-30 ta’ Mejju u u t-2 ta’ Ġunju 2019, l-Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea-Curmi għamel Viżta Pastorali fil-Parroċċa ta’ San Bartilmew f’Ħal Għargħur.
Waqt il-Viżta Pastorali l-Isqof Galea-Curmi ltaqa’ mar-residenti ta’ Ħal Għargħur u bierek għadd ta’ familji fid-djar tagħhom bħala parti mill-programm tal-parroċċa għat-tberik tal-Għid. Matul il-Viżta l-Isqof iċċelebra Quddiesa fil-knisja parrokkjali u matulha amministra s-Sagrament tal-Griżma tal-Isqof lil 29 adolexxent…
Il-President ta’ Malta George Vella ltaqa’ mal-Kummissjoni Emiganti, bi żjara f’Dar l-Emigrant fil-Belt u s-Sorijiet tal-Bon Pastur f’Ħal Balzan, li joffru diversi servizzi b’xejn lill-immigranti li jiġu Malta jfittxu ħajja aħjar minn art twelidhom minħabba gwerra jew faqar.
Il-President Vella ngħata merħba minn Monsinjur Alfred Vella u Monsinjur Philip Calleja mal-wasla tiegħu f’Dar l-Emigrant fil-Belt Valletta. Hawnhekk iltaqa’ mal-immigranti li jibbenefikaw mis-servizzi ta’ din l-għaqda mhux governattiva, filwaqt li tkellem mal-voluntiera li jaħdmu f’dan il-qasam…
Above, Saybie, shown happy at home, was released last week from Sharp Mary Birch Hospital’s NICU. Below, Anna and Jesse Ray’s son Joshua is shown at two days old, weighing less than 4 pounds. He is now a healthy teenager.
He weighed less than 10 ounces when he was delivered by emergency caesarean at 24 weeks and five days…
