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Pope Francis to media: Promote a journalism of peace

24/01/2018

  • The 24th January marks the Feast of St Francis de Sales, the patron saint of writers and Christian unity whose role as a priest and bishop helped bring thousands of Protestants back to the Catholic Church. Because he is a patron saint of writers, his feast day traditionally marks the release of the Pope’s annual message for World Communications Day. 

    The Vatican has released Pope Francis’ Message for the 52nd World Day of Social Communications. The theme of this year’s message is “The truth will set you free” (Jn 8:32)…

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Death of eight year old girl in Ħaż-Żabbar

Statement by the Emigrants' Commission

24/01/2018

  • B’referenza għal rapporti fil‑midja dwar il‑każ ta’ tifla Niġerjana ta’ tmien snin li mietet matul il‑lejl tal‑Ħadd li għadda, il‑Kummissjoni Emigranti tixtieq tiċċara li r‑residenza privata li fiha kienu jgħixu b’mod indipendenti l‑familja Niġerjana kienet mislufa lilhom mis‑Sorijiet Dumnikani fuq talba li saret fl‑2016 mill‑Aġenzija tal‑Gvern għal Ħarsien ta’ Persuni li qed Ifittxu l‑Asil (AWAS). Il‑familja Nigerjana ma kinitx taħt il‑kura ta’ entità tal‑Knisja. 

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Pope reflects on Apostolic Visit to Chile and Peru during in-flight press conference

23/01/2018

  • Pope Francis reflected on his weeklong visit to Chile and Peru, speaking with reporters during the thirteen hour flight back to Rome from the Peruvian capital of Lima. He said he was touched by the warmth of the people he met, and described their faith as “unbelievable.”

    Emotional moments

    There were many emotional moments throughout the trip, he said, noting first the final Mass at Lima’s Las Palmas Air Base, where more than one million, three hundred thousand faithful were present…

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Notice

22/01/2018

  • Il‑Kurja tal‑Arċisqof tixtieq tavża li l-Uffiċċju Żwiġijiet ser ikun magħluq nhar ta’ Erbgħa waranofsinhar.

    Mis-7 ta’ Marzu 2018 l-Uffiċċju Żwiġijiet jerġa’ jiftaħ nhar ta’ Erbgħa waranofsinhar bejn it‑3:00 p.m. u s‑6:00 p.m.

    L-Uffiċċju Żwiġijiet ikun miftuħ it‑Tnejn, it‑Tlieta, l‑Erbgħa, il‑Ġimgħa u s‑Sibt l-Uffiċċju Żwiġijiet bejn it‑8:00 a.m. u l-11:30 a.m.

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Pope tells Peru’s bishops to evangelize in people’s languages

22/01/2018

  • Pope Francis spoke to the bishops of Peru on the last day of his Apostolic Journey to the country.

    He reflected on his visit, saying it had been “very intense and gratifying”.

    The Pope said the visit’s theme had been on “unity and hope”.

    “This is a demanding yet exciting programme,” he said, “which makes us think us of the heroic accomplishments of Saint Turibius of Mogrovejo, archbishop of this see and patron of the Latin American episcopate, an example of a ‘builder of ecclesial unity’, as my predecessor, Saint John Paul II described him during his first Apostolic Visit to this land.”

    Evangelize in native tongue

    Pope Francis said St…

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Live: The Funeral Mass of Bishop Sylvester Carmel Magro O.F.M

22/01/2018

  • Il‑Quddiesa praesente cadavere tal‑Isqof Sylvester Carmel Magro O.F.M., ser issir illum, it‑Tnejn, 22 ta’ Jannar 2018, fl‑10:00 a.m., fil‑Katidral tal‑Imdina. Jippresiedi l‑Quddiesa l‑Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna.

    Fid‑9:30 a.m. il‑korteo jitlaq mill‑Kunvent tal‑Patrijiet Franġiskani Minuri fi Triq San Pawl, ir‑Rabat, sal‑Katidral tal‑Imdina. 

    L‑Isqof Magro li huwa mir‑Rabat, miet is‑Sibt, 20 ta’ Jannar 2018, fl‑età ta’ 76 sena.

    L‑Ordni tal‑Patrijiet Minuri tistieden lill‑komunità Nisranija sabiex tingħaqad magħhom fit-talb u tagħti l‑aħħar tislima lill‑Isqof Sylvester Carmel Magro…

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Pope Francis denounces violence against women

21/01/2018

  • Pope Francis spoke out against violence against women, which he called “a scourge that affects our American continent”.

    The Holy Father’s words came during a Marian celebration held in Peru’s coastal city of Trujillo on Saturday.

    “I ask you to fight against this source of suffering by calling for legislation and a culture that repudiates every form of violence.”

    He said there are “numerous cases where women are killed” and that this type of violence is hidden “behind so many walls”…

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New Archpriest and Parish Priest for Gudja Parish and St Sebastian Parish in Qormi

21/01/2018
  • Arċipriet ġdid għall-Parroċċa tal-Gudja

  • L‑Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ħatar lil Dun Norman Zammit bħala l-Arċipriet tal‑Parroċċa ta’ Santa Marija, il-Gudja. 

    Dun Norman Zammit twieled fit-3 ta’ Awwissu 1973. Irċieva l-edukazzjoni tiegħu fl-iskola primarja taż-Żurrieq u fl-iskejjel sekondarji San Mikiel u l-Kulleġġ Monte Karmeli, Santa Venera.  Kompla l-istudji terzjarji fil-Fakultà tat-Teoloġija (Filosofija u Teoloġija) fl-Università ta’ Malta…

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Details of the funeral Mass of Bishop Sylvester Carmel Magro O.F.M.

20/01/2018

  • Il‑Quddiesa praesente cadavere tal‑Isqof Sylvester Carmel Magro O.F.M., ser issir nhar it‑Tnejn, 22 ta’ Jannar 2018, fl‑10:00 a.m., fil‑Katidral tal‑Imdina. Jippresiedi l‑Quddiesa l‑Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna.

    Għada, il‑Ħadd, 21 ta’ Jannar, fit‑8:30 a.m., korteo funebri ser jitlaq mill‑Isptar Mater Dei sas‑Saqqajja, ir‑Rabat, fejn il‑Banda L’Isle Adam u l‑Banda Sliema ser jakkumpanjaw il‑korteo sal‑Kunvent tal‑Patrijiet Franġiskani Minuri, fi Triq San Pawl, ir‑Rabat…

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Details of the funeral Mass of Bishop Emanuel Barbara O.F.M. Cap.

20/01/2018

  • Il‑Quddiesa presente cadavere tal‑Isqof Emanuel Barbara O.F.M. Cap., ser issir nhar is‑Sibt, 27 ta’ Jannar 2018, fis‑2:00 p.m., fil‑Katidral tal‑Imdina. Jippresiedi l-Quddiesa l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna.

    Lejlet il‑funeral, il‑Ġimgħa, 26 ta’ Jannar, fis‑7:00 p.m. ser jiġi ċċelebrat l‑Għasar tal‑Mejtin fil‑Knisja tas‑Salib Imqaddes (tal‑Kapuċċini), il‑Furjana.

    L‑Isqof Emanuel Barbara, Isqof ta’ Malindi, il‑Kenja, miet fil‑5 ta’ Jannar li għadda fir‑residenza tiegħu f’Malindi…

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