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Premier: Augustine, the Son of her Tears

26/09/2018

  • L-Aid to the Church in Need (Malta), b’kollaborazzjoni mal-Istitut Agostinjan, qed tippreżenta film straordinarju! Film dwar wieħed mill-akbar Qaddisin tal-Knisja Kattolika. Dan qed jiġi interpretat minn atturi Musulmani mill-Alġerija u t-Tuneżija taħt it-tmexxija tal-President tal-SOHT Film Production & Global Distribution, Henri Aoun. Din hija tabilħaqq inizjattiva innovattiva xxerred aktar spirtu ta’ rispett fost il-popli ta’ kulturi u reliġjonijiet differenti…

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Pope Francis to Chinese Catholics: Faith changes history

26/09/2018

  • The Message of Pope Francis—announced Wednesday morning at the General Audience—begins with a word of encouragement for Chinese Catholics, who, he says, “are daily present” in his prayers. He recalls the words of Jesus, earlier quoted by Benedict XVI in his Letter to the Chinese faithful: “Fear not, little flock” (Lk, 12:32).

    Confusion from a flurry of opinions

    The Pope immediately goes to the heart of the question:

    Of late, many conflicting reports have circulated about the present and, in particular, the future of the Catholic communities in China…

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Plexus 2018 – Highlights

A youth leader conference in response to Pope Francis' call to evangelisation

25/09/2018

  • Plexus 2018 is an annual youth leader conference organised by the Malta Catholic Youth Network (MCYN). This year’s conference, entitled “With Jesus in the Peripheries”, focused on equipping local youth leaders to reach out to those individuals on the fringes of society. Watch the video below for highlights from the event.

  • During the conference a document was drafted summarising the challenges encountered by local youth leaders in bringing the Gospel to the peripheries, as well as a collective vision for the way forward…

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Romanian bishops support the referendum on redefinition of family

25/09/2018

  • Changing the definition of marriage as provided in the Constitution: it’s the purpose of a constitutional referendum that will take place in Romania on October 6-7 on an initiative of the Coalition for Families, an umbrella organization representing 30 NGOs in Romania, including Catholic organizations such as Catholic Action and the Family Association in Romania. The Catholic bishops of Romania have also expressed their full support to the initiative with an Exhortation to priests and Catholic faithful, which is also addressed to all people of good will, with an invitation to back the referendum…

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Pope remembers Lithuanian freedom fighters and victims of occupations

24/09/2018

  • Pope Francis on Sunday ended his two-day apostolic visit to Lithuania with a visit to the KGB Museum in Vilnius where he decried the suffering brought about by complete domination and unrestrained ambition during three occupations. Following the collapse of the Russian and Prussian monarchies at the end of the World War I, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia declared their independence in 1918…

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Archbishop Scicluna: February Summit, From Words & Documents to Concrete Actions

Speaking to Journalists in Poznan, Pope’s Entrusted Abuse Investigator Reminds Pope St John Paul II’s Post-Synodal Exhortation ‘Pastores Dabo Vobis’ Has Urgent and Prophetic Value.

19/09/2018
  • Archbishop Charles Scicluna says the Pope’s upcoming summit gathering the presidents of all the world’s bishops conferences on the topic of ‘protection of minors’ and vulnerable, an unprecedented move by any Pope, responds to the expectations of many to move from documents and words to actions. Speaking to journalists on Sept. 14, including Zenit, in Poznan, Poland, who were on the ground for the Plenary Assembly of the Council of European Bishops’ Conferences (CCEE) taking place, Sept…

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Statue of Saint Ġorġ Preca for Swatar Parish

18/09/2018

  • Is-sena 2018 se tibqa’ mfakkra fil-Parroċċa tas-Swatar mhux biss għaliex qed tiċċelebra l-10 snin mit-twaqqif tagħha mill-Arċisqof Emeritu Mons. Pawlu Cremona O.P., imma wkoll għaliex se tasal l-istatwa titulari tal-parroċċa.

    L-istatwa tfakkarna f’San Ġorġ Preca, l-ewwel qaddis Malti, fil-mument meta fl-24 ta’ Diċemrbu 1921 għamel l-ewwel purċissjoni bil-Bambin. Filfatt, il-Bambin li San Ġorġ se jkun qed iżomm f’idu huwa kopja fl-injam ta’ dak li kien uża San Ġorġ stess u li kien inħadem minn misssier l-iskultur il-Kav…

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European Bishops thank millions of Christian volunteers

Plenary Assembly of European Catholic Bishops’ Conferences in Poznań, Poland

18/09/2018

  • “Volunteer work involves millions of Christians in Europe and is a remarkable and pervasive activity, that can reach many poor and marginalized people living in our opulent societies, with a peculiar dynamism of love. […] We wish to express our closeness, encouraging support and gratitude to the Christians who engage in volunteer work, whether it is organized or spontaneous, structured or occasional.”

    It is with this feeling of gratitude for the army of volunteers who daily bear witness to Christian love, which was included in the Plenary Assembly’s Final Message, that the Presidents of European Catholic Bishops’ Conferences wrapped up their annual gathering…

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Madonna ta’ Pinu’s mosaic image inaugurated in Nazareth

17/09/2018

  • Nhar il-Ġimgħa, 14 ta’ Settembru 2018, festa tal-Eżaltazzjoni tas-Salib Imqaddes, ġiet inawgurata xbieha fil-mużajk tal-Madonna Ta’ Pinu, fis-Santwarju tat-Tħabbira tal-Mulej, f’Nazaret.

    Din ġiet inawgurata mill-Isqof ta’ Għawdex Mario Grech fit-tieni jum ta’ pellegrinaġġ djoċesan ta’ għaxart ijiem fl-Art Imqaddsa flimkien mal-Patrijiet Franġiskani Minuri, li fih qed jieħdu sehem fuq mija u ħamsin pellegrin mill-gżejjer Maltin.

    Ix-xbieha tal-Madonna Ta’ Pinu nħadmet riċentement minn Dun Roberto Gauci u Joseph Borg miċ-Ċentru tal-Arti Liturġika Eikon…

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Pope at Mass in Palermo: ‘God and the mafia are not compatible’

16/09/2018

  • Pope Francis celebrated Mass on Saturday during his pastoral visit in the Italian city of Palermo, saying Christians must choose either love or selfishness, victory or defeat.

    “You cannot believe in God and be a member of the mafia,” the Pope declared. “Those belonging to the mafia are not living as Christians, because with their life they blaspheme the name of God who is love.”

    Don Puglisi: victory in defeat

    Pope Francis’ visit to the Sicilian city coincided with the liturgical memorial of Blessed Pino Puglisi, a local priest killed by the mafia 25 years ago…

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