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Korean Church praying, hoping for success of talks between two Koreas

10/01/2018

  • The Catholic Church in South Korea is praying for the success of the talks between the two Koreas, as the delegations from both sides are preparing for their meeting on Tuesday in the demilitarized zone (DMZ).  “The Korean Church has prayed and is praying for the talks between the two Koreas, and for tomorrow’s meeting to be successful. I’m happy, very happy,” Bishop Lazarus You Heung-sik of Daejeon told AsiaNews on Monday.   

    The 9 January meeting in the border truce village of Panmunjom is taking place amid growing tensions over North Korea’s nuclear and missile programmes and the war of words between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and US president Donald Trump.  This will be the first official meeting between the two neighbours since December 2015…

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What is ‘discernment’ and what does it mean?

10/01/2018

  • Il-Fraternità Sekulari Charles de Foucauld flimkien mal-Istitut ta’ Formazzjoni Pastorali qed jistiedenu lill-pubbliku għal żewġ laqgħat fejn flimkien se jiskopru xi tfisser il-kelma ‘dixxerniment’ u kif wieħed jista’ juża din l-għodda biex jasal li jagħmel għażliet u deciżjonijiet skont ir-rieda ta’ Alla – kemm fuq livell personali kif ukoll fi grupp – imdawwal mill-Vanġelu.

    Waqt il-laqgħat, li se jsiru fit-12 u d-19 ta’ Jannar li ġej, immexxija minn Edward Warrington, se ssir riflessjoni fuq l-attitudnijiet li jgħinuna nersqu għal dan il-proċess: kif ninfetħu għall-Ispirtu ta’ Alla u għall-grazzja tiegħu; kemm hi tassew pożittiva u mimlija fiducja l-immaġni li għandna ta’ Alla; kif nagħrfu l-ispirtu t-tajjeb mill-ispirtu ħażin; kif inġibu ruħna meta nsibuna fid-dlam; kif inżommu ħarsitna fuq il-Mulej Ġesù…

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Precautions on spreading influenza and Prayer for rain

A Circular released by the Archbishop's Curia, Monday 8th January, 2018

09/01/2018
  • KONTRA T-TIXRID TAL-MARD

    Kif nafu lkoll, bħalissa xterdet ħafna l-influwenza. Hu importanti ħafna li aħna nieħdu l-miżuri kollha biex nevitaw dak kollu li b’xi mod jista’ jxerred il-mard, speċjalment fejn jinġabru numru kbir ta’ nies bħall-knejjes jew swali tal-Knisja.

    Għalhekk, min jiċċelebra l-Quddiesa għandu jassigura ruħu li jkun iddiżinfetta idejh sewwa qabel ma tibda l-Quddiesa u, f’każ ta’ bżonn, qabel jibda jqarben…

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Bullying is the devil’s work, says Pope Francis

09/01/2018

  • Just as the influence of the Holy Spirit is recognized when one does an act of charity, Christians also must recognize the presence of the devil when bullying occurs, Pope Francis said.

    “When we realize that we harbour within ourselves the desire to attack someone because they are weak, we have no doubt: It is the devil. Because attacking the weak is the work of Satan,” the Pope said in his homily Jan…

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Pope tells Christians to celebrate the date of their Baptism

08/01/2018

  • Pope Francis has invited all Christians to mark the date of their Baptism and to celebrate it as the day when the Lord gave them the Holy Spirit to guide them in their lives.

    The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord

    The Pope was addressing the crowds gathered in St. Peter’s Square for the Sunday Angelus immediately after having baptized 34 babies in the Sistine Chapel, an annual event that marks the feast day of Jesus’ Baptism in the River Jordan…

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10 people who gave their lives for others in 2017

07/01/2018

  • Who are the Mother Teresa of Calcuttas of our time? Who are the witnesses of charity and unconditional love for others, particularly for the most needy?

    In this year, 2017, as in the last two millennia, men and women of different Christian confessions have given their lives unto death for others, or have dedicated themselves to spreading God’s love with their selfless daily giving to the most needy…

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What does the name “Jesus” mean?

06/01/2018
  • A brief history behind the name that forever changed the world.

    St Paul writes in his letter to the Philippians, “At the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth” (2:10). Christians have always believed that the name of Jesus is a powerful one, but many are not familiar with the meaning behind it…

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Live: Mass for couples who married in 2017

05/01/2018

  • Is-Sibt 6 ta’ Jannar 2018, fil-5:30 p.m., Mons. Charles Attard, Direttur tal-Moviment ta’ Kana, jiċċelebra Quddiesa għall-koppji li żżewġu matul l-2017, fil-Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta. Din il-Quddiesa hija organizzata mill-Moviment ta’ Kana.

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