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Artiklu miktub mid-Direttur tad-Dar tal-Providenza, Dun Martin Micallef, fl-okkażjoni tal-ġimgħa ddedikata lill-persuni b’diżabilità.
Aktar minn ħamsin sena ilu Dun Mikiel Azzopardi, saċerdot Malti li tant kien attiv fi ħdan l-Azzjoni Kattolika Maltija, fil-qasam edukattiv kif ukoll fuq il-mezzi tax-xandir kien iħoss li diversi persuni b’diżabilità f’Malta kienu qed jgħixu fi stat ta’ faqar, fi stat deplorabbli…
On Sunday Pope Francis kicked off the Church’s Advent season saying it is a time to let go of the worldly distractions that take us away from God, and focus on growing closer to him through prayer and concern for others.
Referring to the day’s readings, which stress the importance of being vigilant, the pope said “the watchful person is one who, in the noise of the world, does not let themselves be overwhelmed by distraction or superficiality, but lives in a full and conscious way, with a concern above all for others.”
With this attitude, we quickly become aware “of the tears and necessity of our neighbor and we can also welcome the human and spiritual qualities and capacities,” he said, adding that an attentive person, “also turns to the world, trying to counteract indifference and the cruelty of it, rejoicing in the treasures of beauty that also exist and must be preserved.”
Francis spoke to pilgrims present in St…
Il-Knisja f’Malta qed tagħmel ċensiment dwar l-attendenza tal-Quddiesa tal-Ħadd. Ser isir ukoll studju bbażat fuq kampjun rappreżentattiv tar-residenti f’Malta, li fih mistennija jieħdu sehem mhux biss l-Insara imma wkoll dawk li ma jmorrux il-knisja jew li ma jħaddnux il-fidi Kattolika. Din hija l-ewwel darba li qed isir eżercizzju bħal dan fl-Arċidjocesi ta’ Malta, bil-għan li l-Knisja tkun tista’ taqdi aħjar il-ħtiġijiet pastorali tal-Insara filwaqt li tippjana l-ħidma tagħha fis-soċjetà għas-snin li ġejjin…
Pope Francis flew back to Rome from Dhaka airport Saturday afternoon, concluding his 21st foreign visit outside of Italy that took him to Myanmar and Bangladesh.
The Pope was given an official farewell at Dhaka airport, where the Minister for Foreign Affairs was present to see him take off on a Bangladesh Airlines aircraft on his flight back to Rome.
The Pope was in Myanmar, Nov…
On Saturday, the last day of his three-day visit to Bangladesh, Pope Francis visited a home for orphans, unwed mothers and destitute elderly run by the nuns of Mother Teresa. In off-hand remarks to the nuns and priests there he praised Bangladesh for having what he called some of the best inter-religious relations in the world. The Holy Father later met priests, religious and seminarians.
His last meeting of the entire trip was with young Bangladeshis, among whom were also Muslims and followers of other religions…
Pope Francis left Myanmar for Bangladesh on Thursday, concluding the first part of his 21st apostolic journey. He’ll be spending three days in Dhaka, before returning to the Vatican late on Saturday evening.
During his visit to Myanmar, the pope met with popular leader Aung San Suu Kyi, as well as the president and the top military general. He met with Buddhist leaders and local bishops, but above all he went to meet ordinary Catholics, who travelled from all over the country to attend an open-air Masson Wednesday…
On Thursday morning, the last day of his apostolic journey to Myanmar, Pope Francis celebrated a morning Mass for young people, gathered at St Mary’s Catholic cathedral in central Yangon.
It was the last event of this four day visit to Myanmar and it was the one which best captured the hopes of the country, struggling to find its way to becoming a modern, democratic, developed nation…
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Pope Francis on Wednesday morning celebrated Mass at a sports ground in central Yangon, on the third day of his pastoral visit to Myanmar.
This was the moment the Catholic community in Myanmar had been patiently waiting for, since the pope’s arrival in the country two days ago. As he acknowledged in his homily, many of the faithful had come to Yangon from remote, rural villages or mountainous communities and had journeyed for several days on foot, by train, bus or the uncomfortable, open-sided trucks that are the most common form of transport here…
Pope Francis has met with the commander-in-chief of Myanmar’s Armed Forces during the first day of his Apostolic Visit to the country.
The Pope held talks with Senior General Min Aung Hlaing at the Archbishop of Yangon’s residence shortly after his arrival in Myanmar on Monday.
Following the courtesy visit, which lasted 15 minutes, the pair exchanged gifts…
