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01/02/2019

Armenian Christians attend a round-the-clock church service in The Hague
The church door was quickly opened and then closed by a pastoral worker. Inside, the congregation sang about a fire that never goes out. They’ve been singing and praying for an Armenian family since October 26th.

The Tamrazyan family — the parents and their three children — say they left Armenia nine years ago after receiving death threats because of the father’s political activism…

Photos: The Archbishop’s Pastoral Visit to Santa Luċija Parish

31/01/2019

Matul Jannar 2019, l-Arcisqof Charles J. Scicluna żar il-Parroċċa ta’ San Piju X, Santa Luċija.

FIl-bidu tal-Viżta Pastorali huwa ċċelebra Quddiesa fil-knisja parrokkjali u wara ltaqa’ mal-komunità ta’ Santa Luċija, mal-Kunsill Lokali u rappreżentanti tas-soċjetà civili. Waqt il-Viżta, l-Arċisqof kellu wkoll l-opportunità jiltaqa’ mat-tfal u l-adolexxenti, mal-katekisti u l-operaturi pastorali tal-parroċċ, kif ukoll mal-istudenti u l-edukaturi tal-iskola sekondarja fil-Kulleġġ St Thomas More…

30/01/2019

On Friday, 25th January 2019, The Archbishop’s Minor Seminary celebrated its Patron Saint’s Day. This year’s theme being ‘Be God’s Microphone’, which is a reflection made by Saint Oscar Romero.

Archbishop Charles SJ. cicluna initiated this special day by first meeting the students from Years 9, 10 and 11. The discussion focused on empowering youths to encourage and build each other up…

29/01/2019

The Justice and Peace Commission of the Venezuelan Bishops’ Conference is calling for an end to violence surrounding protests after Nicolas Maduro claimed to have won a second presidential term in a contested election.

A communique from the commission draws from words spoken by St. Oscar Romero in its title: “In the name of God and in the name of these suffering people, whose lamentations reach up to heaven…stop the repression.”

“Since January 22 the repression and violence have been escalated by State security forces and armed bands against people civically protesting,” the document says…

28/01/2019

The Ecclesiastical Tribunals of Malta and Gozo celebrated the inauguration of the Judicial Year. This inauguration which was at the Archbishop’s Palace in Valletta, was motivated by the desire of Pope Francis that the Church’s tribunals be always more accountable, and ever closer to the faith community they serve.

This year, the special guest was His Excellency Monsignor Maurice Monier, the Pro-Dean of the Apostolic Tribunal of the Roman Rota who was actively involved in the commission that in recent years reformed canonical procedures for matrimonial nullity through the papal document Mitis Iudex Dominus Iesus…

28/01/2019

The secret is out: everyone knows that the next World Youth Day will be held in Lisbon, Portugal, in 2022. The announcement was made at the end of the closing WYD Mass which Pope Francis celebrated in Panama City’s Metro Park on Sunday morning before 700,000 people.

“With Mary, keep saying “yes” to the dream that God has sown in you”, he told them…

28/01/2019

The inside of the Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Jolo, the Philippines after a bomb attack on Jan. 27, 2019.
Two bomb blasts during Mass at a Catholic cathedral on a Philippine island in the predominantly Muslim south, have killed at least 20 people and wounded some 80.

The first explosion went off inside the Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel of the Apostolic Vicariate of Jolo, in Sulu province, and was followed by a second blast outside, which was detonated as security forces raced to the scene, officials said…

27/01/2019

Pope Francis addresses 600,000 young people at Panama City’s Metro Park for the WYD Vigil and challenges them to imitate Mary, the “influencer” of God.
The Pope’s Speech
Dear young friends, good afternoon!

We have watched that beautiful presentation about the Tree of Life…

26/01/2019

Iċ‑ċensiment tal-attendenza tal‑Quddies tal‑Ħadd li ġie kkummissjonat lid‑Discern (l‑istitut tal‑Knisja għar‑riċerka) u li sar bejn it-2 u t-3 ta’ Diċembru 2017 huwa disponibbli għall-pubbliku mill-Kurja tal-Arċisqof għall-prezz ta’ €25.

Ir-rapport tal-istħarriġ dwar il-fidi u l-attendenza tal-Quddies li ġie kkummissjonat lil Misco International u li sar bejn l-4 u t-8 ta’ Diċembru 2017 huwa disponibbli hawnhekk.

Din ir‑riċerka li ried l-Arċisqof Charles J…

26/01/2019

- L-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ħatar lil Dun Noel Vassallo bħala Vigarju Episkopali għall-Kleru u l-Parroċċi. Huwa ser jieħu post Mons. Frans Abdilla.
  
  Dun Noel Vassallo twieled l-lmġarr fit-23 ta’ Diċembru 1957. Huwa ġie ordnat saċerdot fid-29 ta’ Ġunju 1984. L-ewwel impenn pastorali tiegħu kien fid-djar tat-tfal tal-Knisja waqt li kien jgħin ukoll fil-parroċċa tal-lmġarr. Fl-1991 inħatar direttur tad-djar tat-tfal tal-Knisja fejn serva għal sitt snin…