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Pope to Peruvian children: ‘Be little stars that light up the night’

20/01/2018

  • Pope Francis held a moving encounter on Friday with Peruvian children without families at “The Little Prince” Home where they live in Puerto Maldonado.

    Be “little stars that light up the night”, the Pope told them, taking his cue from the story whose title inspired the home’s name.

    ‘Light of hope’

    The Holy Father invited the children who had passed through “The Little Prince” Home to be a light of hope for those who live there now…

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Peru welcomes Pope Francis

19/01/2018

  • Pope Francis arrived in Peru’s capital city Lima on Thursday evening beginning the second leg of an apostolic visit that is also scheduled to take him to the Amazon city of Puerto Maldonado and  to the northern coastal city of Trujillo.

    The Pope will be in Peru from 18 to 21. This is the third papal journey to the nation after Saint Pope John Paul II who visited the nation twice, in 1985 and 1988…

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Photos: The Archbishop meets students and staff of Seminary School

19/01/2018

  • A celebration of The Archbishop’s Seminary School’s patron saint, St Paul, was organised on Wednesday 17th January 2018, with the participation of Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna.

    The day started off with two separate activities for the students of Years 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11, where students discussed with the Archbishop ways in which they can share the Good News with others…

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Live: Diocesan Ecumenical Service in Senglea

19/01/2018

  • On Friday 19th January 2018, at 6:30 p.m., at the Basilica of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, Senglea, Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna will preside over the Diocesan Ecumenical Service. All are welcome to attend.

    The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is being held between Thursday, 18th January and 25th January 2018. During this week, the members of different Christian Churches meet for ecumenical prayer…

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Pope marries couple on plane over Chile

18/01/2018

  • Pope Francis performed on Thursday the first-ever papal marriage ceremony aboard the plane bound for Iquique, the final day of his Apostolic Visit to Chile.

    The newly-weds – Paula Podest Ruiz and Carlos Ciuffardi Elorriaga – were already married civilly and had intended on being married in a Catholic Church but their church was destroyed in an earthquake in 2010…

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Religious items damaged by the Islamic State on display at the Archbishop’s Curia

18/01/2018

  • A small exhibition featuring religious items brought from Iraq which were found in the rubble of churches that had been desecrated, burnt and damaged by ISIS, will be held at the Archbishop’s Curia in Floriana.

    Among the items there are broken crosses, burnt and damaged statues and reliquary and perhaps the most frightening, a chalice with bullet holes. The items were recovered from several churches in Teleskuf and Qaraqosh and they are being exhibited in the 24 countries where the Aid to the Church in Need has its offices…

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First inauguration of the Judicial Year of the Ecclesiastical Tribunals of the Maltese Province

18/01/2018

  • The Church Tribunals of the Maltese Ecclesiastical Province have welcomed Pope Francis’ invitation to be more open to a great number of Christian faithful who seek to enlighten their consciences, but are often kept back from the juridical structures of the Church because of physical or moral distance. Therefore, mindful of this, the Church Tribunals in Malta and Gozo would like to highlight that charity and mercy demand that the Church, like a good mother, be near to her children who feel themselves estranged from her…

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Pope urges Chilean academics to promote national coexistence

18/01/2018
  • Photo: Pope Francis speaks next to Pontifical Catholic University of Chile rector Igancio Sanchez Diaz

  • Pope Francis has urged Chile’s intellectuals and academics to sensitize the nation as to the importance of showing special care and respect for indigenous communities and their cultural traditions.

    Addressing over 1,000 top Chilean academics at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile in Santiago, Pope Francis underscored the responsibility of educators in creating the conditions for peaceful coexistence in the country…

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Pope warns Chilean bishops against temptation of clericalism

17/01/2018

  • Pope Francis meets with the bishops of Chile in Santiago’s Cathedral. The group of some 50 bishops from across the nation was headed by Archbishop Santiago Silva Retamales, President of the Chilean Bishops’ Conference.

    Pope Francis has urged bishops in Chile to be on guard against the temptation of Clericalism.

    Meeting his brother bishops in the Sacresty of Santiago Cathedral, the Pope recalled the ad limina visit in the Vatican about a year ago and said he wished to reiterate some of the points made during that meeting in Rome…

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How a 7-year-old is taking care of the homeless in his neighborhood

17/01/2018

  • When 7-year-old Jacob observed a group of homeless people huddled together in a scaffolding, he didn’t waste time. As soon as he arrived home, he dashed upstairs to make a poster seeking donations to fill 10 backpacks to give away. But now he’s collected enough items for no fewer than 130 backpacks.

    Barely able to lift the backpack, Jacob shuffled down the street to deliver one of his packages…

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