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Pope Francis: Reflect on the faithfulness of God

07/04/2017

God is always faithful to His Covenant: He kept faith with Abraham and He is faithful to the salvation promised in His Son. That was the message of Pope Francis during the morning Mass on Thursday at the Casa Santa Marta. The Pope called on those present to pause during the day to reflect on their own life story, in order to discover the beauty of the love of God, even in the midst of difficulties, which afflict everyone in this life…

06/04/2017

Nhar il-Ħadd li ġej, 9 ta’ April, il-Knisja tagħti bidu għall-Ġimgħa Mqaddsa biċ‑ċelebrazzjoni ta’ Ħadd il‑Palm u l‑Passjoni tal‑Mulej. L-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna, fid-9:15 a.m., ibierek il-friegħi tal-palm u ż‑żebbuġ fl-Oratorju tal-Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta, u wara jiċċelebra Quddiesa fil‑Konkatidral. Matul il-Quddiesa jinqara r‑rakkont tal‑passjoni mill‑Evanġelju skont San Mattew.

L‑Erbgħa 12 ta’ April, fis‑7.00 p.m., l-Arċisqof ser imexxi l‑Via Sacra Nazzjonali li tibda minn Bieb il‑Belt u tintemm quddiem il‑Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann…

06/04/2017

Pope Francis met on Wednesday with English Cardinal Vincent Nichols and four Muslim leaders from Britain who came to highlight the deep-rooted interfaith relations among the different religious communities in the UK today.

For the past three decades, Nichols and other Catholic leaders have been working to develop strong ties with local Muslim communities. Among some of the practical, grass roots initiatives that have resulted are the setting up of shared food banks for the needy and the welcoming of newly arrived refugee families…

05/04/2017

Nhar il-Ġimgħa 10 ta’ Marzu 2017, il-Vigarju Ġenerali Mons. Joe Galea Curmi ippresieda laqgħa inter-reliġjuża bejn il-Kattoliċi u l-Musulmani li ssir kull sena qabel il-Festa ta’ Marija Annunzjata, fil-Parroċċa ta’ Ħal Balzan. Preżenti kien hemm l-Imam Mohamed El Sadi u l-Kappillan ta’ Ħal Balzan Mons. Dun Karm Farrugia. Mal-pubbliku preżenti kien hemm numru ta’ persuni Musulmani u Kattoliċi – fost dawn, kien hemm grupp ta’ ex studenti ta’ kulleġġi mmexxija minn Ġiżwiti li ġew Malta minn diversi pajjiżi Ewropej għal konferenza ta’ ftit jiem…

05/04/2017

Pope Francis’ prayer intention for April is dedicated to Youth: ‘For young people, that they might know how to respond generously to the vocation God has given them, and immerse themselves in the great causes of the world.’

The Apostleship of Prayer has produced the Pope’s Video on this prayer intention.
The full text of the Pope’s Video is below:

I know that you, young people, don’t want to be duped by a false freedom, always at the beck and call of momentary fashions and fads…

04/04/2017

Live streaming tal-Polza tal-Għażla tal-applikanti għall-Year 1 Subien nhar l-Erbgħa, 5 ta’ April 2017, fil-Kulleġġ Missjunarju San Pawl ir-Rabat. Il-Polza tal-Għażla Subien tibda fl-4.00 p.m.
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Live streaming tal-Polza tal-Għażla tal-applikanti għall-Year 1 Bniet nhar l-Erbgħa, 5 ta’ April 2017, fil-Kulleġġ Missjunarju San Pawl ir-Rabat. Il-Polza tal-Għażla Bniet tibda fl-5.30 p.m…

04/04/2017

The European Commission has appointed Rev. Prof. Emmanuel Agius as member of the European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies (EGE). Fr Agius is one of the 15 high-calibre members appointed on this group, which will advise the Commission on all areas of policy where ethical, societal and fundamental rights issues intersect with the development of science and new technologies…

04/04/2017

Pope Francis told a Vienna “Trafficking in Persons” conference on Monday it is time to put an end to the “worsening tragedy” of child trafficking and slavery.

The Pope’s words came in a message read out by Fr. Michael Czerny, SJ, Under-secretary of the Migrants and Refugees Section of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)’s “17th Alliance against Trafficking in Persons Conference,” taking place in Vienna…