News from the Church in Malta
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…
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…
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…
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…
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”…
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…
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…
Following a number of reports about ‘Masses’ being held in certain hotels, the Archbishop’s Curia would like to inform the general public that Mario Clayton Camilleri (photo above) is not a priest of the Catholic Church and does not celebrate Mass in the Catholic Church.
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L‑Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ħatar lil Dun Charles Cini bħala l‑Arċipriet tal‑Parroċċa ta’ San Publiju, il‑Furjana.
Dun Charles Cini twieled fl‑10 ta’ Ġunju 1972. Irċieva l‑edukazzjoni tiegħu fl‑iskola primarja ta’ St Jeanne Antide, il‑Gudja, l‑edukazzjoni sekondarja fil‑Kulleġġ Santu Wistin, il‑Pietà u dik post‑sekondarja fil‑Kulleġġ De La Salle, il-Birgu. Kompla l‑istudji terzjarji fil‑Fakultà tat‑Teoloġija (Filosofija u Teoloġija) fl‑Università ta’ Malta…
