News from the Church in Malta
On Wednesday, 18th July 2018, Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna blessed a new bell replacing the oldest bell at the Mdina Cathedral, cast by the bellfounder Magister Antoninus in Tortoreto during 1499.
The new bell was cast by Fonderie Paccard of Annecy to be sympathetic as much as possible with the two splendid bells present in the belfries, and cast namely by the illustrious bellfounder Prospero Barigozzi of Milan in 1958…
Kylain Mbappé is sharing his World Cup victory with the children of France.
The 19-year-old striker who scored four goals in this year’s tournament, helping France capture its second World Cup victory, plans to donate his earnings from the win to a children’s charity, according to French news media.
Mbappé plans to donate his earnings to Premiers de Cordée, an organization that offers free sports programs to disabled and hospitalized children, Le Parisien reported…
Migration is not just an economic, social, demographic, cultural, and political issue. Precisely because it has become an increasingly politicized topic, only through communication one can understand today the reasons for this global human movement, and the presence of migrants and their integration into European societies. So, firstly, how can we communicate, inform people, and train the Catholic faithful to a correct perception of the migration issue? …
Pope Francis with young people of the pre-synodal youth meeting in Rome in March 2018. (ANSA)
Pope Francis on Saturday appointed 4 cardinals as presidents delegate for the XV Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops which has as its theme, “Young People, the Faith and Vocational Discernment.”
The presidents delegate are:
The presidents-delegate take turns in presiding over the synod assemblies on behalf of the Pope. A president-delegate is responsible for guiding the work of the synod and assigning special tasks to certain members, when necessary, so that the assembly proceeds efficiently. He also signs the documents of the assembly. When there are several presidents-delegate, they all sign the final documents of the synod.
Source: Vatican News
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Is-Sibt, 14 ta’ Lulju 2018, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ser jiċċelebra Quddiesa ta’ ringrazzjament fl-okkażjoni ta’ Jum il-Pulizija. Il-Quddiesa ser issir fil-Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta, u tibda fid-9am.
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Fr Juan Pablo Aroztegi is ordained July 2 by Bishop José Ignacio Munilla. Credit: Diocese of San Sebastian.
Fr. Juan Pablo Aroztegi became the youngest priest in the diocese of San Sebastian, Spain, when he was ordained last weekend by Bishop José Ignacio Munilla at Good Shepherd Cathedral…
Belgium’s forward Romelu Lukaku prays at the end of the Russia 2018 World Cup Group G football match between Belgium and Panama at the Fisht Stadium in Sochi on June 18, 2018.
As a passionate soccer fan, Jennifer Bryson has been faithfully watching every game she can during the 2018 FIFA World Cup…
True Light Catholic Media Foundation is holding a ‘Maltese Catholic Film Contest’ for Maltese and Gozitan youths between the ages of 14-24.
Contestants are challenged to create a Catholic inspired film which will be voted on by a team of judges judges (amongst whom are Fr Brendan Gatt & Matthew Sammut of ICE) and the general public through social media.
This project is encouraging young Catholics to get actively involved in creating media which allows them to share their Catholic faith with their peers and at the same time to learn more about the Catholic faith and how to communicate it…
The Director of the Holy See Press Office, Greg Burke, confirmed on Monday that Pope Francis will participate in the upcoming World Youth Day 2019 in Panama.
The Holy Father will arrive at the event a day after it begins and take part from the 23rd to the 27th of January.
A brief statement said the Pope had accepted an invitation from the government of Panama and from the country’s Catholic bishops…
L-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna flimkien mal-grupp ta’ pellegrini żgħażagħ waslu Malta dalgħodu wara pellegrinaġġ ta’ tmint ijiem fl-Art Imqaddsa. F’dawn l-aħħar jiem żaru x-Xmara Ġordan fejn ġeddew il-wegħdiet tal-maghmudija, il-qabar ta’ Lazru, il-belt ta’ Ġeriko u l-Baħar il-Mejjet. Huma żaru wkoll il-Bażilika tan-Natività f’Betlehem waqt li f’Ġerusalemm żaru ċ-Ċenaklu, is-Santwarju tad-Dormizzjoni tal-Madonna u l-Bażilika tal-Ġetsemani fost l-oħrajn. Il-pellegrinaġġ laħaq il-qofol tiegħu b’purċissjoni b’riflessjoni fuq il-passjoni, il-mewt u l-qawmien tal-Mulej u biċ-1ċelebrazzjoni tal-Quddiesa tal-Għid fil-Bażilika tal-Qabar ta’ Kristu…
