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Is-Sibt 6 ta’ Jannar 2018, fil-5:30 p.m., Mons. Charles Attard, Direttur tal-Moviment ta’ Kana, iċċelebra Quddiesa għall-koppji li żżewġu matul l-2017, fil-Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta. Din il-Quddiesa ssir kull sena u hi organizzata mill-Moviment ta’ Kana.
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Just as the influence of the Holy Spirit is recognized when one does an act of charity, Christians also must recognize the presence of the devil when bullying occurs, Pope Francis said.
“When we realize that we harbour within ourselves the desire to attack someone because they are weak, we have no doubt: It is the devil. Because attacking the weak is the work of Satan,” the Pope said in his homily Jan…
Pope Francis has invited all Christians to mark the date of their Baptism and to celebrate it as the day when the Lord gave them the Holy Spirit to guide them in their lives.
The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord
The Pope was addressing the crowds gathered in St. Peter’s Square for the Sunday Angelus immediately after having baptized 34 babies in the Sistine Chapel, an annual event that marks the feast day of Jesus’ Baptism in the River Jordan…
Who are the Mother Teresa of Calcuttas of our time? Who are the witnesses of charity and unconditional love for others, particularly for the most needy?
In this year, 2017, as in the last two millennia, men and women of different Christian confessions have given their lives unto death for others, or have dedicated themselves to spreading God’s love with their selfless daily giving to the most needy…
Il-Ħadd 7 ta’ Jannar 2018, fid-9:15 a.m., l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna jiċċelebra Quddiesa tal-Epifanija u jilqa’ erba’ seminaristi bħala kandidati għas-saċerdozju, fil-Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta. Waqt il-Quddiesa ser jitħabbru l-festi tal-Mulej għas-sena 2018.
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St Paul writes in his letter to the Philippians, “At the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth” (2:10). Christians have always believed that the name of Jesus is a powerful one, but many are not familiar with the meaning behind it…
Is-Sibt 6 ta’ Jannar 2018, fil-5:30 p.m., Mons. Charles Attard, Direttur tal-Moviment ta’ Kana, jiċċelebra Quddiesa għall-koppji li żżewġu matul l-2017, fil-Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta. Din il-Quddiesa hija organizzata mill-Moviment ta’ Kana.
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Il‑Quddiesa praesente cadavere tal‑Isqof Francesco Adeodato Micallef O.C.D., ser issir is‑Sibt 6 ta’ Jannar 2018, fid‑9:30 a.m., fil‑Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il‑Belt Valletta.
Jippresiedi l-Quddiesa l‑Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna. Miegħu ser jikkonċelebraw: Mons. Pawlu Cremona O.P., Arċisqof Emeritu, Mons. Paul Darmanin O.F.M. Cap., Isqof Emeritu ta’ Garissa, Kenja, Mons. Camillo Ballin M.C.C.J., Isqof u Vigarju Appostoliku fil‑Kuwait, u Fr Konrad Grech S.J., rappreżentant tan‑Nunzjatura Appostolika f’Malta…
Mgr Emanuel Barbara O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of Malindi, Kenya, passed away today, 5th January 2018. Bishop Barbara, who hails from Gzira, passed away during the night at his residence in Malindi, Kenya, at the age of 68.
Bishop Emanuel Barbara OFMCap was born on the 27 October 1949 in Gzira, Malta…
The Congregation for the Clergy has launched Clerus App, a free smartphone application to help priests prepare their homilies, announced the Italian edition of the Holy See’s Vatican News website today.
This application provides a link to the Sunday Mass Gospel readings, as well as a commentary by Jesuit priest Marko Ivan Rupnik…
