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The Archbishop officially presents the Maltese version of Pope Francis’ Apostolic Exhortation ‘Rejoice and Be Glad’

25/05/2018

Archbishop Charles Scicluna will deliver a presentation and launch the Maltese version of Pope Francis’s recent apostolic exhortation Gaudete et Exsultate (Rejoyce and Be Glad) on Thursday at 7pm in the grounds of the Archbishop’s Seminary, Tal-Virtù, Rabat.

At the end of the presentation Mgr Scicluna will lead a moment of prayer. The public is invited to attend.

In the exhortation, the Pope talks about the call to sainthood in today’s world…

24/05/2018

Residents of Id-Dar tal-Providenza now have a specialised music room where they can have music sessions on an individual basis as well as in groups, sessions that are of great benefit to them.

The music room could only materialise with the financial assistance of Rotary Club la Valette, Rotary Club Malta and Rotary International District 2110 that sponsored the project as well as with the Alf…

24/05/2018

On April 24th, 2018 the Board of Superintendence of the Institute for Works of Religion (IOR) unanimously approved the Financial Statements for 2017 and submitted to the Cardinals’ Commission a proposal to allocate all profits to the Holy See.

In 2017, the IOR continued with prudence to offer financial services to the Catholic Church across the world and the Vatican City State…

23/05/2018

The people of our islands have always been and still are pro-life from its beginning to its natural end.

While our MPs are discussing the so-called Act to protect Embryos, Aid to the Church in Need (Malta) feels that, in this circumstances, the Maltese need to reflect more together like brothers, but above all we must ask the help of God to illuminate the hearts and minds of all those responsible for this Act…

23/05/2018

3 abuse victims from Chile who have already met with Pope Francis.
In a communication issued on Wednesday by the Holy See’s Press Office, other victims of Fr Fernando Karadima’s abuse, or that of his followers, at the parish of Sagrado Corazón de Providencia (“El Bosque”) in Chile will meet with Pope Francis at the beginning of June…

23/05/2018

Cardinal Robert Sarah has become the “proto-deacon”: that is to say that in case of conclave, he will be responsible for announcing the name of the future new pope, and will thus pronounce the famous “Habemus papam” from the balcony of St Peter’s Basilica, noted the newspaper La Croix on May 21, 2018.

That, of course, is presuming that there would be a conclave before his tenure as proto-deacon ends and also presuming that he himself wouldn’t be elected the next pope! …

23/05/2018

Pentecost is the feast not only of the birth of Christianity but also of the shift from plurality to unity: many united in one body. It is therefore right and fitting that at Pentecost, we should continue to pray for unity amongst Christians. Therefore, as is customary during the Pentecost period, members of different Christian Churches will meet for an ecumenical prayer…

22/05/2018

21/05/2018

Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna has approached the Provincial of the Dominican Order to inform him that he is more than willing to facilitate a resolution where Fr Mark Montebello may continue with his writing in full respect for his commitment as a religious priest and in full loyalty to Church teaching. Whilst respecting the autonomy of the Religious Order, the Archbishop has taken this initiative fully aware of the fact that a religious priest is answerable to his superior, who is the Provincial of the Order…

21/05/2018

Illum il-Knisja Kattolika qed tiċċelebra għall-ewwel darba t-tifkira ta’ Marija bħala “Omm il-Knisja”.

Kien il-Papa Franġisku li f’Marzu li għadda ddeċieda li din il-festa għandha tiġi mfakkra t-Tnejn li jaħbat l-għada tal-Għid il-Ħamsin.

Digriet tal-Kongrezzjoni Vatikana għall-Orazzjoni Divina u d-Dixxiplina tas-Sagramenti juri li l-qima lejn Marija bħala Omm il-Knisja għandha għeruq antiki fit-tradizzjoni Kattolika, li twassal sa żmien Santu Wistin u San Ljun il-Kbir…