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Video: Pope Francis’ prayer intention for July: ‘Those distant from Christian faith’

05/07/2017

  • Pope Francis has released his video message accompanying his monthly prayer intention for July.

    This month’s intention is for those distant from the Christian faith: “that our brothers and sisters who have strayed from the faith, through our prayer and witness to the Gospel, may rediscover the beauty of the Christian life.”

    The text of the video message reads:

    “Let us never forget that our joy is Jesus Christ — his faithful and inexhaustible love…

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Archbishop Scicluna to meet Maltese missionaries

05/07/2017
  • Nhar l-Erbgħa li ġej, 12 ta’ Lulju 2017, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna se jiltaqa’ ma’ bosta missjunarji Maltin li bħalissa jinsabu Malta għal ġranet ta’ mistrieħ, li iżda matul is-sena jaqdu ħidma pastorali tagħhom f’diversi pajjiżi fosthom l-Awstralja, il-Perù u l-Pakistan.   Il-laqgħa mas-saċerdoti, reliġjużi u lajċi Maltin ilha ssir kull sena għal aktar minn 50 sena b’appreżżament għall-ħidma li jwettqu fl-artijiet tal-missjoni barra minn Malta…

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Video: Theme song for World Youth Day Panama 2019 is released

05/07/2017


  • ​With tropical Panamanian rhythms and inspired by the event´s theme, “Behold the handmaid of the Lord, let it be done to me according to your word,” (Luke 1,38), the theme song for the XXXIV World Youth Day Panama 2019 was released during the Cena de Pan y Vino – a traditional annual event in the Archdiocese of Panama to raise funds for the San José Mayor Seminary…

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Archbishop Ladaria to succeed Card. Müller as Prefect of CDF

04/07/2017

  • Pope Francis on Saturday named Archbishop Luis Ladaria, SJ, to replace Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller as the Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, at the end of Cardinal Müller’s five-year term.

    Archbishop Ladaria is a Spanish Jesuit and theologian who spent many years teaching at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, before being called to serve as Secretary of CDF in 2008…

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€658,000 raised in aid of Dar tal-Providenza

03/07/2017

  • Inġabru €658,039 għad-Dar tal-Providenza waqt il-maratona ta’ volleyball li ġiet organizzata s-Siġġiewi stess matul tmiem il-ġimgħa. Is-somma miġbura tinkludi fiha t-€355,353 li nġabru waqt Xarabank lejn l-aħħar ta’ Ġunju.

    Id-donazzjonijiet se jmorru biex id-Dar tal-Prividenza tkompli toffri l-għajnuna tagħha lil mir-residenti u lil familji li jiġu bżonn is-servizz tagħha matul is-sena.

    Id-disa’ Maratona tal-Volleybal BOV Marigold, li matulha ħadu sehem aktar minn 300 voluntier u 40 plejer, bdiet nhar il-Ġimgħa 30 ta’ Ġunju u ntemmet ilbieraħ, il-Ħadd 2 ta’ Lulju, f’nofsillejl…

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Few hours to go before the 53-hour volleyball marathon in aid of Dar tal-Providenza comes to an end

02/07/2017
  • The 9th edition of the Volleyball Marathon BOV Marigold is being held at the Dar tal-Providenza, in Siggiewi, which began on Friday, 30th June, and ends this evening.  

    As is customary at this time of the year, the car park at the Home in Siggiewi has been transformed into a volleyball court and entertainment area for the annual fund-raising marathon, with the theme Sabiħ li Tagħti…

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Pilgrimage with the statue of St Publius on St Paul’s Islands

01/07/2017
  • Hekk kif din is-sena qed jiġu mfakkra l-1950 sena mill-martirju ta’ San Pawl Appostlu, l-Assoċjazzjoni Publju ta’ Malta se torganizza pellegrinaġġ storiku bl-istatwa ta’ San Publiju fuq il-Gżejjer ta’ San Pawl.   Dan l-avveniment se jsir nhar il-Ħadd li ġej, 2 ta’ Lulju 2017, fejn fuq il-Gżejjer se tiġi ċċelebrata wkoll l-Ewkaristija.   L-idea wara dan il-pellegrinaġġ hi li jitfakkar il-martirju ta’ San Pawl, jiġu mfakkra u mġedda l-għeruq Insara tagħna l-Maltin kif ukoll biex jitfakkar il-ħames anniversarju mit-twaqqif tal-Assoċjazzjoni Publiju ta’ Malta…

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Pope Francis discusses 3 words ‘essential for life of an apostle’

30/06/2017

  • Pope Francis celebrated Mass in St Peter’s Square on Thursday to celebrated the feast of Saints Peter and Paul highlighting the plight of persecuted Christians, the importance of prayer and confessing the faith.

    In a sunny St Peter’s Square on Thursday, Pope Francis was joined by new Cardinals and Metropolitan Archbishops created in the last year, as well as pilgrims and Romans alike, to celebrate the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, Co-Patrons of the eternal city…

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Live: The Ordination of 6 new priests

30/06/2017

  • On Friday, 30th June 2017, at 6:30p.m., Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna will celebrate mass where he will ordain 6 deacons to the Holy Priesthood, at Saint John’s Co-Cathedral, Valletta.

    These are (from left): Aaron Zahra, Ryan Lee Pace, Clive Camilleri, Mark Spiteri, Ramon Farrugia and Sinclair Bugeja.

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    The Celebration of Mass o YouTube

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