News from the Church in Malta
Calling himself a pilgrim of peace and hope, Pope Francis urged some 22,000 young people gathered in Bogotá’s Bolivar Square not be afraid of the future: “Dare to dream big, he said, I want to invite you to that great dream today”.
And of course Pope Francis was asking them to make that dream of a peaceful future for Colombia come true…
Pope Francis’ Apostolic Journey to Colombia, which starts today, shines the light on a nation in which the Catholic Church has not only taken an active role in peace negotiations between the government and guerrilla groups, but also has made it its mission to accompany the countless innocents caught in the crossfire, affirming their dignity and fighting for their rights…
As the first anniversary of the sainthood of Mother Teresa of Kolkata was marked on Monday, the Archdiocese of Calcutta, in eastern India, is set to declare her as its co-patron. “On 6 September we will have at 5.30 pm a Holy Mass in the Cathedral (of the Most Holy Rosary) and the Archbishop is going to declare Mother Teresa as co-patroness of the Archdiocese,” IANS reported Sister Prema, Superior-General of the Missionaries of Charity of Mother Teresa, as saying on September 4.
Sister Prema made the declaration at the inauguration of a two-day exhibition of paintings and sculptures on Mother Teresa organized in Kolkata, formerly Calcutta, by the Indian National Forum of Art and Culture in association with the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) and Church Art to commemorate the first anniversary of the Nobel laureate’s canonization, Sept…
The story of creation presents us with a panoramic view of the world. Scripture reveals that, “in the beginning”, God intended humanity to cooperate in the preservation and protection of the natural environment. At first, as we read in Genesis, “no plant of the field was yet in the earth and no herb of the field had yet sprung up – for the Lord God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was no one to till the ground” (2:5)…
L-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna bagħat messaġġ ta’ kondoljanzi lill-Eminenza Tiegħu l-Kardinal Vincent Nichols, Arċisqof ta’ Westminster, wara li l-Ġimgħa, l-1 ta’ Settembru 2017, tħabbret il-mewt tal-Kardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor, Arċisqof Emeritus ta’ Westminster. Huwa kellu 85 sena.
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There are various references to trees in the Bible, including some that refer to the “tree of life”. Apart from their metaphorical meanings, trees do provide a great service to humankind. Their greatest contribution is much closer to home than the inspiration that they provided and continue to provide to poets, painters and musicians over the ages. Apart from providing the raw material for various goods they also provide an immense service in the form of carbon sequestration, reducing pollution, shelter from the sun, recreational space where people can interact with nature and the obvious aesthetic value both in rural as well as urban areas…
Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna has re-established the Commission for Justice and Peace and has appointed Mr Daniel Darmanin, an architect by profession, as President of the Commission for a three year term.
Mr Darmanin, 33 , graduated from the University of Malta and pursued his studies at the University of Loyola in Chicago, USA, where he read for a Masters degree in Social Justice and Community Development…
L-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna bagħat messaġġ lill-Eminenza Tiegħu l-Kardinal Daniel Nicholas DiNardo, Arċisqof tal-Arċidjocesi ta’ Galveston-Houston u President tal-Konferenza Episkopali tal-Istati Uniti, b’solidarjetà miegħu u mal-poplu ta’ Houston fl-Istat ta’ Texas. Dan wara li l-urugan Harvey qed joħloq ħerba fost ir-residenti tat-tieni l-akbar stat tal-Istati Uniti. L-Arċisqof Scicluna wiegħed lill-Kardinal DiNardo it-talb tiegħu u tal-poplu Nisrani f’Malta.
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The 2017 Christian Season of Creation (1st September to 4th October) in Malta and Gozo will be launched by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna during a Solemn Mass at St. John’s Co‑Cathedral, Valletta, on Saturday 2nd September, at 6pm. The Mass will follow prayers for creation which will be said in all churches in Malta and Gozo on 1st September.
A closing Mass will be celebrated by Bishop Mario Grech, at the Conventual Franciscan Church in Republic Street, Valletta, on Sunday 1st October at 10:30 a.m…
