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The Gospel of the day: 10th February

10/02/2018

  • Solemnity of Saint Paul, Patron Saint of Malta 

    San Mark 16:15-20

    Jesus said to them, ‘Go into all the world; and preach the gospel to all creation. Whoever believes and is baptised will be saved; whoever does not believe will be condemned. These are the signs that will be associated with believers: in my name they will cast out devils; they will have the gift of tongues; they will pick up snakes in their hands and be unharmed should they drink deadly poison; they will lay their hands on the sick, who will recover.’

    And so the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven; there at the right hand of God he took his place, while they, going out, preached everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming the word by the signs that accompanied it…

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Vatican calls on all faiths to join day of prayer for peace

10/02/2018
  • The Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue is urging members of all different religious traditions to support Pope Francis’ call for a day of prayer and fasting for peace on February 23rd.

  • Speaking at the recitation of the Angelus prayer last Sunday, the Pope invited all women and men of goodwill to join him in praying for an end to violence and conflict, especially in South Sudan and in the Democratic Republic of Congo…

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Meetings about the collective agreement for educators in Church schools

09/02/2018

  • The Secretariat for Catholic Education and the Malta Union of Teachers are meeting regularly to update the Church Schools collective agreement.

    Increments and allowances indicated in the Sectoral Agreement between the Government of Malta and the Malta Union of Teachers, dated 21st December 2017, will be given to all educators employed by Church Schools and the Secretariat for Catholic Education, once the agreement has been signed and approval received from the Ministry of Education and Employment…

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Two Mexican priests shot dead in ambush

09/02/2018
  • 21 priests have been killed in Mexico in the last five years

  • Two priests have been killed in an armed ambush in Mexico.

    Fr Ivan Anorve Jaimes and Fr Germain Muniz Garcia were attacked on the morning of February 5, as they drove between the cities of Taxco and Iguala in Guerrero state, 100 miles south of Mexico City…

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Have you ever wondered about all the capabilities of your body?

09/02/2018

  • What would you compare your body to? 

    A temple? People would chuckle at that. 

    What about a roller coaster? Enjoy the ride. After all, we might all be conditioned. Maybe we have certain impulses that make us more inclined towards one gender, whoever and whatever we are, but we’re pretty flexible. The body becomes an instrument for pleasure alone, and the body is a body…

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Benedict XVI: ‘I am on a pilgrimage towards Home’

08/02/2018

  • In a new letter, the Pope Emeritus speaks of his declining strength but says he is surrounded by ‘love and goodness’

  • Pope emeritus Benedict has sent a short letter to the editor of the Italian news daily Il Corriere della Sera.

    The Pope emeritus was responding to the many inquiries from readers as to how he is spending “this last period of his life.” Noting the “slow decline” of his “physical strength,” Benedict says in the letter that “interiorly, I am on a pilgrimage towards Home.” The former Roman Pontiff admits that “this last stretch of the road” is “at times difficult,” but says, “It is a great grace for me to be surrounded by a love and goodness that I could not have imagined.”

    Concluding his letter, Benedict said he considers the concern of the readers for his well-being as an “accompaniment” for the journey…

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Pilgrimage and Eucharistic Celebration on the feast of St Paul’s Shipwreck in Burmarrad

08/02/2018

  • Fl-okkażjoni tal-festa ta’ San Pawl, nhar is-Sibt, 10 ta’ Frar 2018, ser isir pellegrinaġġ lejn San Pawl Milqi, li jintemm b’Quddiesa ċċelebrata mill-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna.

    L-attività ser tibda fid-9:15am ħdejn il-Knisja tal-Lunzjata, is-Salina, fejn ser ikun hemm mument ta’ talb u ssir żjara lill-Katakombi li hemm fiż-żona u wara jibda l-pellegrinaġġ lejn San Pawl Milqi, il-post marbut mat-tradizzjoni tal-laqgħa ta’ San Pawl fl-oqsma ta’ Publiju…

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International St Francis de Sales Days: Communication at the service of the truth

07/02/2018

  • Some 300 Catholic communicators from many countries met at the Sanctuary of Lourdes (France) from 24 to 26 January to experience the 22nd International Days of Saint Francis de Sales. It was the first time the event was open to international participation.

    The meeting, organized by the Catholic Media Federation (FMC), the Secretariat for Communications of the Holy See and SIGNIS, was on the theme “Media and Truth”…

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Photos: The Archbishop’s Pastoral Visit at Ħal Balzan Parish

06/02/2018

  • Bejn is-Sibt 3 u t-Tnejn 5 ta’ Frar 2018 l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna għamel Viżta Pastorali fil-Parroċċa ta’ Marija Annunzjata, Ħal Balzan.  

    Waqt il-Viżta Pastorali l-Arċisqof kellu l-opportunità jiltaqa’ mal-istudenti u l-edukaturi tal-Iskola Primarja tal-Kulleġġ San Alwigi, mal-anzjani f’Casa Antonia, mal-vittmi ta’ vjolenza domestika f’Dar Merħba Bik u mal-pazjenti li qed jirċievu kura paljattiva mill-Hospice Malta. Mons. Arcisqof iltaqa’ wkoll ma’ familji refuġjati residenti fil-Parrocca ta’ Ħal Balzan, u mas-saċerdoti u r-reliġjużi li jagħtu sehem fil-Parrocca…

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Lent 2018: “Because of the increase of iniquity, the love of many will grow cold” (Mt 24:12)

The message by Pope Francis for Lent 2018

06/02/2018

  • Dear Brothers and Sisters,

    Once again, the Pasch of the Lord draws near! In our preparation for Easter, God in his providence offers us each year the season of Lent as a “sacramental sign of our conversion”.[1] Lent summons us, and enables us, to come back to the Lord wholeheartedly and in every aspect of our life.

    With this message, I would like again this year to help the entire Church experience this time of grace anew, with joy and in truth…

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