News from the Church in Malta
Mounting anticipation for the new portal vaticannews.va. There has been talk of it for months, since the Vatican media reform project started to take shape, although, as reiterated on several occasions, the reform does not consist in the new website. In fact the latter is one of its fruits. Now the time has come: vaticannews.va is online and it replaced previous information channels…
“Intom l-istilla ta’ dan il-pajjiż. F’soċjetà fejn tirrenja l-inċertezza, jien nammira minn qalbi x-xogħol kbir li intom tagħmlu biex tgħinu lil tant studenti u familji fil-bżonn.” Dan kien il-qofol tal-messaġġ li l-President ta’ Malta, Marie Louise Coleiro Preca, għaddiet lill-membri kollha tas-Segretarjat għall-Edukazzjoni Nisranija, fil-Kappella Russa ġewwa l-Palazz ta’ San Anton fl-okkażjoni tal-Milied.
Din hi t-tielet sena li l-membri kollha tas-Segretarjat inġabru fil-Palazz biex fimkien jagħtu l-awguri u jiċċelebraw il-festa tal-Milied…
Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta
18 ta’ Diċembru 2017
San Ivo, patrun tal-avukati, li għex fis-seklu tlettax u l-bidu tas-seklu erbatax (1253-1303) u ġie kanonizzat fl-1347 iġorr miegħu sentenza partikulari li ssibha f’diversi rappreżentazzjonijiet tiegħu u nimmaġina li intom familjari magħha. Bil-Latin: “Sanctus Ivo erat brito, advocatus et non latro, res miranda populi”…
L-Arċisqof Mons. Charles J. Scicluna, l-Arċisqof Emeritu Mons. Pawlu Cremona u l-Vigarju Ġenerali Mons. Joe Galea Curmi ser jilqgħu lill-awtoritajiet tal-Istat u lill-korpi kostitwiti għall-bdil tal-awguri tal-Milied u l-bidu tas-Sena l-Ġdida, nhar l-Erbgħa, 27 ta’ Diċembru, fil-Palazz tal-Arċisqof, il-Belt Valletta, fit-3:00 p.m.
Fl-okkażjoni tal-festi ta’ żmien il-Milied u l-bidu tas-Sena l-Ġdida, l-Arċisqof Mons. Charles J. Scicluna, l-Arċisqof Emeritu Mons…
The Neapolitan crib has for centuries intrigued artists, historians and collectors alike. Its history dates to the early sixteenth century, emerging as a highlight in times of Catholic renewal.
The Neapolitan presepe reached its zenith in the eighteenth century during the reign of Charles VII of Bourbons, King of Naples, later to be elected as Charles III, King of Spain…
Pope Francis has urged that “news be communicated with serenity, precision and completeness, using a calm language in favour of a fruitful reflection; thoughtful and clear words, which reject the tempers of allusive, clamorous and ambiguous speech, Pope Francis told representatives of Italian periodicals on Saturday. “It is important that the criteria of judgment and information are offered patiently and methodically so that public opinion is able to understand and discern, and is not stunned and disoriented,” the Pope told some 350 members of the Italian Periodical Press Union (USPI) and the Italian Federation of Catholic Weeklies (FISC) who met him in the Vatican.
Reliable information close to reality
The Pope told them that they have a mission to inform properly, to offer everyone a version of the facts as close as possible to reality. “Your free and responsible voice,” he said, “is fundamental for the growth of any society that wants to be called democratic, so that a continuous exchange of ideas and a profitable debate based on real and correctly reported data are assured…
If your calendar is as crowded as mine, you may just be noticing that Advent is shorter than usual this year. It’s still four Sundays, but because December 25 is a Monday, there are only 22 days of the preparatory season.
There’s another thing about this shortened schedule that’s suddenly dawning on everyone. Sunday, December 24 is not only the Fourth Sunday of Advent, but also Christmas Eve! …
The Dun Mikiel Azzopardi Award 2017 was presented to the Sisters of Charity in recognition of and appreciation for the fifty years of service at Id-Dar tal-Providenza. Sr Natalie Abela, Maltese delegate for the Malta-Italy Province together with Sr Lorenza Borg, Superior of the community of Sisters that work at Id-Dar tal-Providenza.
This was announced by Fr Martin Micallef, Director of the Home, during a concert by the band of the Armed Forces of Malta at St John’s Co-Cathedral under the distinguished patronage of the President of the Republic, Mrs Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca and H.G…
Details were given on the 22nd edition of the Feast of Generosity that takes place every New Year’s Day. It is organised by Id-Dar tal-Providenza, together with RTK Radio, primarily to raise funds so that it can continue to provide and improve on the services it offers.
Fr Martin Micallef, Director of Id-Dar tal-Providenza, explained the four main reasons behind the Feast of Generosity: to meet up with the residents, to see the capital projects, to raise the much needed funds but more importantly to spread the Home’s message that society has to respect persons with disability, treat them with the dignity they deserve and offer them choices and opportunities that everyone has a right to enjoy…
Pope Francis told the faithful on Wednesday that missing out on Mass on Sundays means missing out an encounter with the Lord.
Speaking to those present in the Paul VI Hall for the weekly General Audience, the Pope reflected on the question: “why go to Mass on Sunday?”
Continuing his catechesis on the Eucharist Pope Francis reminded Christians that we go to Mass on Sunday to meet the resurrected Lord – or better still – “to let ourselves be welcomed by Him, to hear His word, eat at His table, and by his grace fulfil our mission as members of the Mystical Body of the Church.”
Sunday is a holy day
He said Sunday is a holy day for Christians, and it is rendered holy by the celebration of the eucharist which is the living presence of the Lord amongst us…
