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29/05/2019

At his General Audience on Wednesday the Pope led the faithful on a new journey. Leaving behind his continuing catechesis on the Our Father, Pope Francis began a new cycle focusing on the Acts of the Apostles.

The Word and the Spirit

The Pontiff explained how this book speaks about the spread of the Good News and shows us the wonderful bond between the proclamation of the Gospel and the Holy Spirit who gives power to this witness of faith…

Cineforum: Six years from the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI

28/05/2019

Saturday, 1st June 2019, Rome Reports in collaboration with Catholic Voices Malta and CAK will be airing the documentary ‘Benedict XVI, in Honor of the Truth’.

The 48-minute documentary seeks to answer the question in many people’s mind as to why Pope Benedict XVI resignation six years ago, the first Pope to present his resignation in 700 years…

27/05/2019

Bejn id-19 u l-21 ta’ Mejju 2019, l-Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea-Curmi għamel Viżta Pastorali fil-Parroċċa ta’ San Ġwann tas-Salib f’Ta’ Xbiex.

Waqt il-Viżta Pastorali l-Isqof Galea-Curmi ltaqa’ mar-residenti ta’ Ta’ Xbiex li attendew għall-Quddiesa tal-Ħadd u li għaliha attendew ukoll bosta tfal mill-parroċċa. Fit-tliet ijiem li qatta’ f’Ta’ Xbiex, l-Isqof iltaqa’ mal-ġenituri tat-tfal, mal-katekisti u mal-operaturi pastorali. Huwa ltaqa’ wkoll ma’ numru ta’ familji u mal-komunità tal-patrijiet Terezjani li tmexxi din il-parroċċa.
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27/05/2019

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Faith assures us that in a mysterious way the Kingdom of God is already present here on earth (cf. Gaudium et Spes, 39). Yet in our own time, we are saddened to see the obstacles and opposition it encounters. Violent conflicts and all-out wars continue to tear humanity apart; injustices and discrimination follow one upon the other; economic and social imbalances on a local or global scale prove difficult to overcome…

27/05/2019

The Congregation of the Sons of Divine Providence in Poland is asking for your prayers for the newly ordained, Fr Michael. Perhaps you’ve seen the now viral video and photos that show the ordination of Fr Michael Los that took place in a hospital.

Just over a month ago, Fr Micheal was diagnosed with an acute form of cancer…

25/05/2019

L-Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea-Curmi ltaqa’ mal-ommijiet u l-qraba tal-missjunarji saċerdoti, reliġjużi u lajċi Maltin. Il-25 persuna li attendew għal din il-laqgħa organizzata mill-Kummissjoni Emigranti kienu qed jirrappreżentaw lill-qraba tagħhom li bħalissa qed jagħtu servizz fil-Perù, il-Brażil, il-Kenja, Kuba, New Zealand, l-Italja, l-Indja u l-Filippini.

Wara l-laqgħa, l-Isqof iċċelebra quddiesa fejn matul l-omelija tiegħu saħaq fuq ir-rigal tal-imħabba u li ma hemmx rigal akbar milli tagħti ħajtek għall-proxxmu…

24/05/2019

Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna appointed Ms Yvonne Mallia, a warranted social worker with 25 years experience in the social welfare sector, as the new Director of Fondazzjoni Sebħ.

Fondazzjoni Sebħ is the Maltese Church NGO which cares for around 40 children in residential care offering them a safe, loving and nurturing environment to meet their needs. The foundation also supports 13 families who currently live at Dar Qalb ta’ Ġesù…

24/05/2019

In his homily during Mass for the Opening of the XXI General Assembly of Caritas Internationalis, Pope Francis reflected on the “first great meeting in the history of the Church”, described in the day’s reading from the Acts of the Apostles. He warned against the temptation of a “cult of efficiency”, of wanting the Church to have everything in order. “The Lord does not work that way,” but instead sends the Holy Spirit…

24/05/2019

The 400th anniversary of the Madonna ta’ Pinu painting is being commemorated by the Gozo Diocese with a Marian year which ends on the eve of the Santa Maria feast. As one of the initiatives, Fr Gerard Buhagiar, Rector of Ta’ Pinu Sanctuary, invited the elderly residents residing within the Church Homes for the Elderly to attend a ‘Marian morning’ at Ta’ Pinu Sanctuary, on Wednesday 24th April 2019…

23/05/2019

“The path we are walking upon has become a well-paved and well-regulated one.”

At a press conference on Tuesday, René Brülhart, President of the Vatican’s Financial Information Authority, or AIF, presented the annual financial report for 2018 with those remarks.

He said the Vatican has made several significant achievements regarding financial transparency, including the implementation of a regulatory framework and an improved reporting system…