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Pope: Lent is a time to “Pause”, “See” and “Return” to the tenderness of God

15/02/2018

  • Pope Francis urged believers to unmask the demons that deaden and paralyze the soul to allow their hearts to beat in tune with the vibrant heart of Jesus.

    The Pope was speaking during the homily as he celebrated Holy Mass for Ash Wednesday at the Basilica of Santa Sabina on the Aventine hill in Rome.

    During the homily which resounded with the invitation to “Pause” in order to look and contemplate, to “See” the real face of Jesus and to “Return” without fear, to experience the healing and reconciling tenderness of God, the Pope said the season of Lent is a time “to remedy the dissonant chords of our Christian life.”

    Please find below the full text of Pope Francis’ homily:

    The season of Lent is a favourable time to remedy the dissonant chords of our Christian life and to receive the ever new, joyful and hope-filled proclamation of the Lord’s Passover…

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Archbishop Scicluna leaves Malta for the mission entrusted to him by Pope Francis

15/02/2018

  • Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna will leave Malta today on a mission entrusted to him by His Holiness Pope Francis. The Archbishop will visit New York and Chile for a number of private meetings. Mgr Scicluna will return to Malta on Sunday, 25th February 2018.

    The Communications Office would like to inform the media that the Archbishop is not in a position to give comments or answer questions related to this mission…

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Pope Francis says Mass with Melkite Greek Patriarch

14/02/2018

  • Pope Francis concelebrated Mass on Tuesday morning with the Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Antioch, Youssef Absi.

    Instead of delivering a homily, Pope Francis said a few words about the meaning of the day’s celebration, at which members of the Melkite Greek Synod participated.

    “This Mass with our brother, Patriarch Youssef,” the Pope said, “confirms our Apostolic Communion: He is the father of a very ancient Church, and he comes to embrace Peter and to say ‘I am in communion with Peter.’” The Holy Father said this was the meaning of the Eucharistic celebration…

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Notice

14/02/2018

  • Nhar il-Ġimgħa, 16 ta’ Frar 2018, il-Kurja tal-Arċisqof inkluż l-Uffiċċju Żwiġijiet u l-Uffiċċji tal-Caritas, il-Furjana, u t-Tribunal Ekkleżjastiku, il-Belt Valletta, ser jagħlqu filgħodu minħabba l-irtir tar-Randan għall-impjegati. Il-Kurja terġa’ tiftaħ fl-4:30 p.m.

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Lourdes recognises its 70th miracle after French nun inexplicably healed

14/02/2018

  • The Marian sanctuary at Lourdes has recognised the sudden healing of a French Franciscan nun as the 70th confirmed miracle after she overcame decades of disability following a pilgrimage there.

    Sister Bernadette Moriau, 78, developed nerve damage at the base of her spine in the late 1960s, underwent four operations but gradually became an invalid by 1988. She had to take regular doses of morphine and wear a leg brace to restrain a deforming foot…

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Live: Ash Wednesday Mass

14/02/2018

  • Illum, l‑Erbgħa, 14 ta’ Frar 2018, Ras ir‑Randan, fis‑6:30 p.m., l‑Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ser jiċċelebra l‑Quddiesa tal‑Erbgħa tal‑Irmied, fil‑Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il‑Belt Valletta. 

    Il-Quddiesa tinkludi t-tberik u t-tqegħid tal-irmied. Dawk kollha li jaħdmu l-Belt Valletta jew jinzertaw il-Belt huma mistiedna jattendu għal din iċ-ċelebrazzjoni.

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Pope Francis: Human trafficking is a crime against humanity

13/02/2018
  • Saint Josephine Bakhita, Patron of the victims of human trafficking.
  • On Monday, in the Clementine Hall in the Vatican, Pope Francis met with participants in the World Day of Prayer and Reflection against Human Trafficking.

  • For the first time in the history of the event, Pope Francis met with approximately 110 persons representing survivors, young people, and members of the committee organizing the International Day of Prayer and Reflection against Human Trafficking.  The theme for this year focused on the role of young people in view of the upcoming Synod of Bishops…

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The beginning of Lent and Mass on Ash Wednesday at St John’s Co-Cathedral

12/02/2018

  • Nhar l-Erbgħa, 14 ta’ Frar 2018, il-Knisja tagħti bidu għar-Randan Imqaddes: erbgħin jum ta’ talb u penitenza bi tħejjija għaċ-ċelebrazzjoni tal-Passjoni, il-Mewt u l-Qawmien mill-mewt ta’ Sidna Ġesù Kristu.

    L-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna, mal-Kapitlu tal-Katidral, ser jiċċelebra l-Quddiesa Stazzjonali ta’ Ras ir-Randan fil-Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta, fis-6:30 p.m. Il-Quddiesa tinkludi t-tberik u t-tqegħid tal-irmied…

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Pope Francis on the 2018 World Day of the Sick: Contemplate Jesus

12/02/2018

  • “Jesus feels compassion” sums up the Pope’s reflection on the healing of the leper from the Gospel of Mark. Pope Francis explained the stigma of leprosy at Jesus’ time. “It was considered a serious impurity.” A leper’s “condition was particularly painful, because the mentality of the time made him feel impure before God and other people,” the Pope said…

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Epilepsy: more than just seizures

International Epilepsy Day

12/02/2018

  • Epilepsy affects around 1% of the world wide population with no distinction to race, social background, age etc.  Epilepsy is a chronic disorder that causes unprovoked, recurrent seizures and can affect any person and at any age. A seizure is a sudden rush of electrical activity in the brain. There are around forty different types of seizures which are usually mainly classified in two main types: Generalized seizures which affect the whole brain such and Focal, or partial seizures, affect just one part of the brain…

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