News from the Church in Malta
Forty ‘miraculously’ preserved, consecrated hosts have been discovered in a church that was destroyed by a large earthquake in central Italy in 2016.
The hosts, recovered from a tabernacle recently retrieved from the ruins of the parish church of Arquata del Tronto, have no bacteria or mold, as usually happens to hosts after a few weeks, according to the Italian bishops’ newspaper Avvenire…
The United Nations says fighting continued in Eastern Ghouta on Tuesday, despite a brief five-hour daily truce ordered by Russia.
A daily five-hour temporary ceasefire began on Tuesday, but first indications suggest Assad-government artillery strikes on Douma, Harasta and Misraba continued unabated.
For their part, the Russian government accused the rebels of firing mortars on routes earmarked for evacuations, as the violence derailed all aid deliveries and medical evacuations…
Nhar is‑Sibt, 3 ta’ Marzu 2018, ser tiġi inawgurata mill‑ġdid l‑istatwa devota ta’ Ġesù Redentur, fil‑Bażilika tal‑Isla, wara x‑xogħol ta’ restawr u konservazzjoni li sar. L‑inawgurazzjoni, li tibda fil‑5:30 p.m., ser tinkludi preżentazzjoni tax‑xogħol li sar matul l‑aħħar disa’ xhur ta’ ħidma intensiva.
Dan wara li l‑Parroċċa ta’ Marija Bambina kkummissjonat numru ta’ studji xjentifiċi sabiex isir ir‑restawr u l‑konservazzjoni tal‑istatwa li beda f’Mejju tas‑sena li għaddiet…
Il-Knisja f’Malta tifraħ lill-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna f’għeluq it-tliet snin minn meta l-Papa Franġisku ħatru Arċisqof ta’ Malta.
Kien fis-27 ta’ Frar 2015, f’konferenza tal-aħbarijiet fil-Kurja, li n-Nunzju Appostoliku ta’ dak iż-żmien, Mons. Aldo Cavalli, ħabbar uffiċjalment li l-Papa Frangisku ħatar lil Mons. Charles Scicluna bħala s-suċċessur tal-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona.
Fl-ewwel kelmtejn tiegħu lill-midja, bħala l-Arċisqof-elett, Mons…
L‑Arċidjocesi ta’ Malta tifraħ lill‑Arċisqof-elett, Mons. Alfred Xuereb, għall‑ħatra mill‑Papa Franġisku ta’ Nunzju Appostoliku fil‑Korea ta’ Isfel. L‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta tingħaqad mad‑Djoċesi ta’ Għawdex fit‑talb għall‑Arċisqof-elett biex il‑Mulej jagħtih l‑għajnuna f’din il‑missjoni ġdida tiegħu.
Mons. Alfred Xuereb twieled il-Belt Victoria, Għawdex, fl-14 ta’ Ottubru 1958. Huwa għamel l-istudji filosofiċi u teoloġiċi tiegħu fis-Seminarju Maġġuri ta’ Għawdex…
Although the majestic statue of Christ the Redeemer at Corcovado in Rio de Janeiro is considered the most famous in the world, there are others at many locations around the globe. Their size ranges between 20 and 40 meters in height (1 meter = 1.09 yards)…
This evening, Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna was discharged from San Carlos de Apoquindo Hospital, in Santiago, Chile, where he was hospitalised for the past three days.
Mgr Scicluna will be recovering at the Apostolic Nunciature of Chile, where he is also expected to continue his work related to the mission entrusted to him by Pope Francis.
Photo: iglesia.cl
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On the day of prayer and fasting for peace for South Sudan and Democratic Republic of Congo, called by Pope Francis, we offer up this prayer:
Lord, we pray for the power to be gentle; the strength to be forgiving; the patience to be understanding; and the endurance to accept the consequences of holding to what we believe to be right.
May we put our trust in the power of good to overcome evil and the power of love to overcome hatred.
We pray for the vision to see and the faith to believe in a world emancipated from violence…
The Italian cardinal boasts a long diplomatic career. In 1983, John Paul II appointed him as nuncio in Haiti. There, Romeo faced one of the most difficult situations in the country’s recent history, with the fall of François Duvalier’s regime and subsequent coups…
A heartfelt “Thank you” to all those who have kindly expressed their support and generously offered their prayers as I continue in my recovery. God bless! (Photo with Maltese Missionary in Chile, Fr Henry Balzan, and with Bishop +Celestino of Copiapó) pic.twitter.com/lqD0NOCDRg
— Bishop CJ Scicluna (@BishopScicluna) February 22, 2018
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