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“Jesus who abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the Gospel (2 Tim 1:10)” – The Archbishop

The Archbishop consecrates the altar and the Church of the Holy Cross, in Floriana

13/03/2017

  • Il‑Ħadd 12 ta’ Marzu 2017, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ċċelebra Quddiesa li matulha kkonsagra l‑artal u l‑Knisja tas‑Salib Imqaddes, il‑Furjana. 

    Il-kunvent u l-knisja tal-Kapuċċini fil-Furjana bdew jinbnew fl-1588/89 wara li l-Gran Mastru Verdalle ta biċċa art lil dawn il-Patrijiet barra s-swar tal-Belt Valletta. Id-disinn tal-pjanta tal-knisja sar minn Ġilormu Cassar. Il-Patrijiet Kapuċċini ddedikaw din il-knisja lis-Salib Imqaddes. It-titular oriġinali ġie mpitter minn Filippo Paladini…

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Holy See calls for responsibility to accompany media freedom

12/03/2017

  • The Holy See’s representative to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) on Thursday said freedom of the media requires ‘great responsibility’.

    Msgr. Janusz S. Urbańczyk told the OSCE that it is “important to stress that the great role of the media is accompanied by great responsibility. Because, with every right – such as freedom of expression – there follows obligations.”

    His address came after the presentation of a report by the OSCE representative on freedom of the media…

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Il-kollass tat-Tieqa tad-Dwejra għandu jiftħilna bieb biex nirriflettu fuq il-patrimonju nazzjonali

Stqarrija mill-Kummissjoni Interdjoċesana Ambjent

10/03/2017

  • Ir‑reazzjonijiet tal‑politiċi u tal‑pubbliku għall‑kollass tat‑Tieqa tad‑Dwejra għandhom iġegħluna nirriflettu fuq l‑attitudnijiet tagħna lejn il‑patrimonju naturali, storiku, u arkitettoniku ta’ Malta u Għawdex. Li t‑Tieqa ċediet hija parti minn proċess naturali li kien mistenni. Il‑mistoqsija minn dejjem kienet “meta” u mhux “jekk” kinitx se taqa’. Il‑poplu u l‑politiċi jħossu li l‑pajjiż tilef parti mill‑patrimonju nazzjonali. U bir‑raġun!

    Dan l‑avveniment iżda għandu jħeġġiġna, kemm ċittadini u kemm politiċi, biex nistaqsu mistoqsijiet pertinenti dwar x’qegħdin nagħmlu biex nimmaniġġaw b’mod sostenibbli r‑riżorsi li għad fadlilna…

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Vatican releases programme of Pope Francis’ visit to Milan

10/03/2017

  • The Vatican has released the programme for Pope Francis’ one-day visit to Milan on Saturday, 25 March 2017.

    The Holy Father will begin the day with an encounter with the Rom, Islamic, and immigrant families of the ‘White Houses’ in the Forlanini quarter of the city.

    After speaking with priests and consecrated persons, he will visit the inmates of the San Vittore Prison for lunch and then celebrate Holy Mass in Monza Park…

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Pope Francis to Die Zeit: ‘I too have moments of emptiness’

09/03/2017

  • “I too know moments of emptiness.” In an interview for German newsweekly Die Zeit, Pope Francis spoke about the “spiritual dark moments” in his own life, times when he has said, “Lord, I don’t understand this.”

    Asked about how the faithful can help when people experience crises of faith, the Holy Father said, “One cannot grow without crises: in human life, the same thing happens…

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“Il-Kelma tal-Mulej hija għajxien għalina” – L-Arċisqof

L-Arċisqof jiċċelebra Quddiesa u jmexxi Pellegrinaġġ f'Ħadd in-Nies, Ħaż Żabbar

07/03/2017
  • Nhar il-Ħadd 5 ta’ Frar 2017, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna mexxa ċ-ċelebrazzjoni tradizzjonali ta’ Ħadd in-Nies, b’pellegrinaġġ u Quddiesa fil-parroċċa ta’ Ħaż-Żabbar.   Omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna

  • Knisja Arċipretali ta’ Ħaż-Żabbar
    5 ta’ Marzu 2017

    “Il-mara rat li s-siġra kienet tajba għall-ikel u tiġbdek fil-għajn, u s-siġra tħajjrek biex tikseb id-dehen”(Ġen 3, 6)…

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Religion, Democracy and Nationhood

Gaudium et Spes Lecture 2017

07/03/2017
  • Gaudium et Spes Lecture Religion, Democracy and Nationhood by Professor John Milbank Emeritus-Professor of Religion, Politics and Ethics, University of Nottingham
    at The Old Refectory, The Curia, Floriana,
    on Thursday 9th March 2017 at 7:00 p.m. 

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“Consider yourselves protagonists in the life of the Church in Malta” – The Archbishop

The Archbishop celebrates Mass with youts on the 30th anniversary of Youth Fellowship

07/03/2017
  • Nhar is-Sibt 4 ta’ Marzu 2017, l-Arċisqof żar iż-żgħażagħ u l-leaders tal-Youth Fellowship u ċċelebra Quddiesa f’għeluq it-30 sena mit-twaqqif ta’ din il-komunità, f’Gattard House, Blata l-Bajda.   Homily by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna

  • Gattard House, Blata l-Bajda
    4 ta’ Marzu 2017

    Arma qerrieda tax-xitan hija li jipprova jipperswadina li Alla huwa għadu tal-ferħ tagħna, u ħafna drabi ir-ribelljoni tagħna, ibda mill-addoloxxenza u ż-żgħożija, tiġi minn pre-suppost dijaboliku li Alla huwa l-għadu ta’ kull ma hemm sabiħ fil-ħajja…

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Pope Francis: ‘consult the Bible as often as your cellphone’

07/03/2017

  • Pope Francis on Sunday called on Christians to consult the Bible with the same frequency as they might consult their cellphones for messages. 

    Speaking to the crowds gathered in St. Peter’s Square following his weekly Angelus blessing, the Pope urged those present to give the Bible the same place in daily life as cellphones and asked: “What would happen if we turned back when we forget it, if we opened it more times a day, if we read the message of God contained in the Bible the way we read messages on our cellphones?”

    The Bible, he explained, contains the Word of God, the most effective tool in fighting evil and keeping us close to God. 

    Clearly, Francis said, the comparison between the Bible and the cellphone is paradoxical, but it induces us to reflect…

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