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26/11/2018

L-Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea-Curmi mexxa Quddiesa fil-knisja tal-Forzi Armati ta’ Malta li tinsab ġewwa l-Barracks ta’ Ħal Luqa, għal ruħ il-membri mejtin tal-Forzi Armati, b’mod partikolari għal min miet matul is-sena li għaddiet. Mal-Isqof ikkonċelebraw Dun Joe Meli, iċ-Chaplain tal-Forzi Armati ta’ Malta, u Dun Anton Farrugia OFM li fl-aħħar tal-Quddiesa rregala pittura tal-Beatu Nazju Falzon, li ħadem mill-qrib mas-suldati fi żmienu…

Poland mourns world’s oldest nun who saved Jews

26/11/2018

Merciful and modest. That’s how nuns, members of the Polish Catholic church and others are remembering Sister Cecylia Maria Roszak. They have been gathering in Krakow to bid her farewell. In remarks, the mother superior of her convent, Stanislawa Chruscicka, said Sister Cecylia would often say that “life is wonderful, however, too short.”

During her 110 years on this earth, the nun went through turbulent times…

25/11/2018

Iċ-ċelebrazzjoni djoċesana fl-okkażjoni tal-festa ta’ Kristu Re mmexxija mill-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna, li saret il-Ħadd, 25 ta’ Novembru 2018, fil-Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta. Iċ-ċelebrazzjoni bdiet b’mixja ta’ fidi mill-monument ta’ Kristu Re sal-Konkatidral fejn tkantat it-Talba tal-Għasar u Mons. Arċisqof wassal il-messaġġ tiegħu f’din il-festa solenni li tagħlaq is-sena liturġika.
Ir-ritratti ser ikunu aċċessibbli fuq il-websajt tar-Ritratti Uffiċjali tal-Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta…

25/11/2018

Pope Francis prayed the Angelus on Sunday with thousands of pilgrims huddled under umbrellas in a rainy St. Peter’s Square. He even complemented their courage. “You’re brave to have come with this rain!” he said.

In his address ahead of the Angelus prayer, the Holy Father reflected on the day’s Gospel passage (Jn 18:33b-37) and the Solemnity of Christ the King…

25/11/2018

Illum, il-Ħadd 25 ta’ Novembru 2018, ser tiġi ċċelebrata l‑festa liturġika ta’ Kristu Re b’ċelebrazzjoni djoċesana li tibda fil-5pm b’mixja ta’ minn quddiem l-istatwa ta’ Kristu Re fil-Furjana sal-Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt, fejn titkanta t-Talba tal-Għasar. Waqt l-Għasar, Mons. Arċisqof ser jagħmel riflessjoni u jagħti l-Barka Sagramentali.

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25/11/2018

The annual concert by the band of the Armed Forces of Malta in aid of Id-Dar tal-Providenza on the occasion of the Week for Persons with Disability, is taking place at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Mdina on Friday, 7th December 2018, at 8pm. The vocal and instrumental concert, courtesy of the Metropolitan Chapter, will be under the distinguished patronage of the President of Malta, Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca and H.G…

24/11/2018

A 4.5 tonne Christmas tree was put up in St. Peter’s Square on Thursday morning. The 23metre high tree travelled from the northern Italian region of Friuli Venezia Giulia, more specifically, from Pordenone.

The Christmas tree, along with a life-sized nativity scene (which this year is being sculpted from sand) has been a tradition since 1982 when John Paul II was Pope…

24/11/2018

L-Assemblea Djoċesana 2018 kompliet ilbieraħ, il-Ġimgħa, 23 ta’ Novembru, fejn ġew diskussi tliet dokumenti tas-Sinodu Djoċesan li ntemm fl-2003 u żewġ dokumenti oħra li saru wara s-Sinodu. Dawn huma: Viżjoni ta’ Knisja Komunjoni, Xandir tal-Kelma, Liturġija u Sagrament, Lejn Knisja Dejjem Aktar Inklużiva u Il-Wiċċ Diġitali tal-Mulej.

Dawn il-jumejn ta’ evalwazzjoni u diskussjoni huma l-bidu ta’ proċess li għandu jwassal biex id-dokumenti tas-Sinodu jiġu aġġornati b’mod li jirriflettu r-realtajiet soċjali preżenti filwaqt li joffru proposti u inizjattivi ġodda ta’ kif il-Knisja twieġeb għalihom…

23/11/2018

Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna, centre, has been chosen as part of a steering committee to lead the meeting of bishops’ conferences from around the world in February. (CNS photo/courtesy Archdiocese of Santiago)

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In a decision highlighting the great importance he gives to next February’s summit meeting on “the protection of minors in the church,” to which he has called the presidents of all the Catholic bishops conferences, Pope Francis has appointed a high-powered steering committee to oversee the project…

23/11/2018

The Holy See’s Press Office released a statement on Friday in which it announced that Pope Francis has named several people to an organising committee to prepare for a meeting to take place in the Vatican from the 21-24 February 2019. This meeting will take up the subject of the protection of minors in the Church and will be attended by the Presidents of the Episcopal Conferences. Full statement of the text follows…