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Live: Kommemorazzjoni ta’ Mons. Arċisqof Ġużeppi Mercieca fl-ewwel anniversarju mill-mewt tiegħu

21/03/2017

Illum, it-Tlieta 21 ta’ Marzu 2017, fl-9:45 a.m., l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ser jippresiedi attività kommemorattiva fl-ewwel sena mill-mewt tal-Arċisqof Emeritu Mons. Ġużeppi Mercieca. Il-programm jinkludi diskors mill-Vigarju Ġenerali Mons. Joe Galea Curmi u s-sehem ta’ kor tat-tfal mill-Iskola Primarja ta’ St Francis, Bormla. Din it-tifkira tagħlaq b’messaġġ mill-Arċisqof Scicluna.

Matul l-attività ser jiġi mniedi t-tieni ktieb dwar l-Arċisqof Ġużeppi Mercieca “bit-tema Ragħaj għal kull staġun”, miktub minn Charles Buttigieg…

20/03/2017

“Perhaps we have not yet encountered Jesus personally,” Pope Francis said in his Angelus address on Sunday. “Perhaps we have not recognized Him as our Saviour.”

The Holy Father was commenting on the day’s Gospel, which relates the “dialogue” between Jesus and the Samaritan woman at the well. Because of the great respect Jesus shows her — despite her being a Samaritan, and despite her disordered life — she is open to the words of Christ, when He speaks to her about the true faith…

17/03/2017

Pope Francis has sent a message of encouragement and thanks to members of the International Association for Charity (AIC) as it celebrates the 400th anniversary of the foundation of the first Confraternity of Charity by Saint Vincent de Paul in Châtillon, France.

This very first group has grown into today’s AIC, an international network for fighting against poverty, which now has over 150,000 volunteers in 53 countries…

17/03/2017

- L‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta ser tfakkar l‑ewwel anniversarju mill‑mewt tal‑Arċisqof Emeritu Ġużeppi Mercieca. Nhar it‑Tnejn 20 ta’ Marzu 2017, Solennità ta’ San Ġużepp, l‑Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ser jiċċelebra Quddiesa fil‑Katidral tal‑Imdina, fis‑6:00 p.m., b’suffraġju għal Mons. Ġużeppi Mercieca. Fi tmiem il‑Quddiesa, l‑Arċisqof ibierek il‑qabar ta’ Mons. Mercieca fil‑Katidral stess.
  
  It‑Tlieta 21 ta’ Marzu, jum l‑anniversarju tal‑mewt ta’ Mons. Mercieca, l‑Arċisqof ser jiċċelebra Quddiesa fil‑Kappella tal‑Kurja tal‑Arċisqof, il‑Furjana…

16/03/2017

On Tuesday 14th March 2017, Metropolitan Archbishop of Malta Mgr Charles J. Scicluna, was the main guest at the Armed Forces of Malta, where he was accompanied by Brigadier Jeffrey Curmi around the various AFM Units. During his visit, which extended through the morning, the Archbishop of Malta Charles J. Scicluna had the opportunity to have a closer look at the challenges that the AFM members face on a daily basis…

16/03/2017

Avoiding evil, learning to do good, and allowing yourself to be carried forward by the Lord: this is the path of Lenten conversion pointed out by Pope Francis in his homily at the morning Mass at the Casa Santa Marta. It is a conversion, the Pope said, that is manifested not with words, but with “concrete things.”

The Pope’s attempt to trace out the lines of Lenten conversion took its starting point from the words of the Prophet Isaiah from the day’s First Reading…

15/03/2017

Pope Francis received the staff and volunteers of the Telefono Amico Italia service on Saturday. Celebrating fifty years of activity this year, Telefono Amico is a volunteer service that makes itself available to anyone feeling lonely, depressed, anxious, or angry – or who simply wants to reach out and talk to a friendly person willing to listen…