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The beginning of Lent and a reflection for the coming 40 days

05/03/2019

  • Għada l‑Erbgħa, 6 ta’ Marzu 2019, il‑Knisja tagħti bidu għar‑Randan Imqaddes: erbgħin jum ta’ talb u penitenza bi tħejjija għaċ‑ċelebrazzjoni tal‑Passjoni, il‑Mewt u l‑Qawmien mill‑mewt ta’ Sidna Ġesù Kristu.

    L‑Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ser jiċċelebra l‑Quddiesa Stazzjonali ta’ Ras ir‑Randan fil‑Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il‑Belt Valletta, fis‑6:30 p.m. Il‑Quddiesa tinkludi t‑tberik u t‑tqegħid tal‑irmied. Dawk kollha li jaħdmu l‑Belt Valletta jew jinzertaw il‑Belt huma mistiedna jattendu…

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Pope at Angelus urges leaders to be discerning, just and merciful

04/03/2019

  • Pope Francis on Sunday reflected on the Gospel reading of the day in which Jesus invites his disciples to be good role models.

    He was speaking to the crowds gathered in a sunny St. Peter’s Square for the Angelus Prayer when he took his cue from the Gospel of Luke in which Jesus poses the question “Can a blind person guide a blind person?”

    A leader must have clear vision

    Jesus wants to emphasize that a guide – a leader –  cannot be blind, but must see well, meaning that he must possess wisdom, the Pope explained, otherwise he risks causing damage to the people who entrust themselves to him…

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Celebrating women in the local Church

04/03/2019

  • “They have no wine,” Mary said to her son. Women observe the world; they empathize with suffering; they act for the flourishing of all. Through the attentiveness of women, the banquet can indeed be delightful! 

    This Thursday, 7th March 2019, the Faculty of Theology at the University of Malta will celebrate the role and achievements of women in theology.  For the second consecutive year, the Faculty of Theology invites you for an evening of discussion and friendship to celebrate the contribution of women in the local Church and society…

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Should Catholics participate in carnival?

02/03/2019

  • Beginning especially in the Middle Ages, cultures around the world created unique traditions to precede the Lenten season of fasting.

    This unofficial pre-Lenten season is called a number of different names, such as “Mardi Gras” or “Carnival,” but each shares a common spirit of feasting.

    One of the practical reasons for these festivals was the severity of the fast and the need to get rid of any meat, butter, cheese, milk, eggs, and fats that were strictly forbidden during Lent…

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Indian and Pakistani Churches urge for peace between their nations

01/03/2019

  • The Catholic bishops of India and Pakistan are appealing for peace and dialogue as tensions and armed exchanges between the two nuclear-armed neighbours escalate. 

    Indian Church

    “We pray and work for peace between India and Pakistan.  We call on the rulers to choose the path of dialogue, the situation today is very delicate and we must not make false or hurried steps,” said Indian Cardinal Oswald Gracias Archbishop of Bombay. 

    “We condemn any act of terrorism against Indian forces…

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Document on youth synod to be published in March

26/02/2019

  • The Vatican announced Sunday that Pope Francis will publish in March a post-synodal exhortation on last October’s synod on young people, faith, and vocational discernment.

    The papal document, for which a title has not yet been announced, will be released March 25 during a papal trip to Loreto, Italy, the location of the Shrine of the Holy House of Loreto, where Pope Francis will present the document to the Blessed Virgin Mary…

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Pope Francis’ message for Lent 2019

“For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the children of God” (Rom 8:19)

26/02/2019

  • Dear Brothers and Sisters,

    Each year, through Mother Church, God “gives us this joyful season when we prepare to celebrate the paschal mystery with mind and heart renewed… as we recall the great events that gave us new life in Christ” (Preface of Lent I). We can thus journey from Easter to Easter towards the fulfilment of the salvation we have already received as a result of Christ’s paschal mystery – “for in hope we were saved” (Rom 8:24)…

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The elderly: Active participants and not spectators

26/02/2019

  • HelpAge, taqsima fi ħdan Caritas Malta, għandha ħafna għal qalbha  d-dinjità tal-anzjani u  fid-19, 20 u 21 ta’ Frar, xahar iddedikat għall-imħabba, organizzat tlett ijiem ta’ festa bit-tema – Love is Patient, Love is Kind, f’lukanda f’Tas-Sliema.

    Għal din il-festa attendew madwar 400 anzjan minn diversi parroċċi f’Malta.  

    L-attività kienet tinkludi quddies iċċelebrata minn Mons…

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Pope on artificial intelligence: Technology is a human characteristic

26/02/2019

  • Pope Francis addresses the Pontifical Academy for Life in a Plenary Assembly marking 25 years of activity, on the theme “Roboethics. People, machines and health”.

     

  • Despite all of the potential that science has, the accumulation of it all does not always obtain the results hoped for, says Pope Francis when addressing the Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Academy for life…

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Pope Francis: Protecting children – Eradicating abuse

25/02/2019

  • “The time has come, then, to work together to eradicate the evil” of child abuse, Pope Francis said, in a speech delivered at the close of the final Mass for the Meeting on the Protection of Minors in the Church. “The time has come to find a correct equilibrium of all values in play and to provide uniform directives for the Church, avoiding the two extremes of a ‘justicialism’ provoked by guilt for past errors and media pressure, and a defensiveness that fails to confront the causes and effects of these grave crimes”…

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