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The path of the Holy Family’s exile in Egypt to become a UNESCO site

19/05/2017

  • “The Path of the Holy Family,” the route tradition says was taken when Mary and Joseph fled with Jesus to Egypt to escape Herod, is about to earn its place on the map of UNESCO’s World Heritage sites. This is what Adel Gindy, general head of the international relations of the Egyptian tourism development Authority reported to national media.

    Such a designation would be seen as a boon to tourism in a country that has suffered a steep decline in visitors because of terrorism and instability in the region…

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Commemorating the 30th anniversary of the death of Mgr Mikiel Azzopardi

19/05/2017

  • Catholic Action members, residents and friends of Id-Dar tal-Providenza attended a Eucharistic Celebration at the Home’s chapel to commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of the death of Mons Mikiel Azzopardi.  Dun Mikiel, as he was popularly referred to, was born in Valletta on February 10th, 1910 and died on May 13th, 1987. This Catholic Action initiative started eight years ago and has since become an annual event…

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The Archdiocese of Baltimore speaks ahead of Netflix series on murdered nun

18/05/2017

  • No one knows who killed Sister Catherine Ann Cesnik.

    A young nun who was on a year’s leave of absence, Sister Cathy, as friends called her, was murdered sometime while running an errand on the evening of November 7, 1969. She was 26 years-old.  

    Her body was found in a dump two months later, though authorities have never been able to identify her killer…

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Pilgrimage in Msida with the titular painting of St Joseph

18/05/2017

  • Biex jitfakkru l-150 sena mit-twaqqif tal-Parroċċa tal-Imsida, nhar id-19 ta’ kull xahar, il-parroċċa qed togranizza attività marbuta mal-qaddis patrun tagħha San Ġużepp.

    Filfatt, għada l-Ġimgħa, 19 ta’ Mejju 2017, se jsir pellegrinaġġ bl-inkwatru titulari ta’ San Ġużepp b’Ġesù maġenbu. Dan hu l-istess inkwatru li normalment jintrama wara l-artal maġġur fil-knisja.

    Il-pellegrinaġġ se jibda b’quddiesa fis-6pm, li se tkun iċċelebrata mill-provinċjal tal-Franġiskani Minuri Patri Richard Grech, bis-sehem tal-orkestra u l-kor tat-tfal Shalom…

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Pope urges Macron to strengthen France’s Christian roots

17/05/2017

  • Pope Francis sent a telegram to the new President of France, Emmanuel Macron, offering his prayers and wishes that in his new role, he will support the rich moral and spiritual traditions of the country, including that of Christianity.

    “I pray that God support you so that your country, faithful to the rich diversity of its moral traditions and its spiritual heritage marked also by the Christian tradition, may always endeavor to build a more just and fraternal society,” said Pope Francis…

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Malta participates in a Catholic European meeting for deaf persons

17/05/2017

  • A Maltese delegation made up of Fr Martin Micallef, Director of Id-Dar tal-Providenza,  Mr Natalino Psaila, a deaf person, and Mrs Rita Portelli, interpreter of the Maltese Sign Language, took part in the second Catholic European meeting for Deaf persons that took place in the city of Prague in the Czech Republic.

    This bi-annual meeting is meant for representatives of the Catholic Church in European countries, who are involved in pastoral work with deaf persons, to meet up and share experiences, projects as well as difficulties encountered with in their respective countries…

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Pope Francis to Juventus and Lazio players: Pope: Be good role models for young fans

16/05/2017

  • Pope Francis has urged football champions to be models of loyalty, honesty, harmony and humanity.

    Speaking to football players, coaches and staff of the Italian football teams, Juventus and Lazio, who are about to dispute the final game of the national “Italy Cup” tournament, the Pope  reminded the football stars of their responsibility as public figures towards their fans, especially the young ones…

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Maltese Family meets Pope Francis to represent the families of the Catholic Action

16/05/2017

  • Fil-jiem li għaddew, f’Ruma sar kungress sabiex ifakkar il-150 sena minn meta twaqqfet l-Azzjoni Kattolika.

    Għal dan il-għan, aktar minn 300 persuna, fosthom kardinali, isqfijiet, saċerdoti u lajċi minn 52 pajjiż differenti nġabru sabiex jiddiskutu u jfakkru dan l-avveniment.

    F’isem Malta kien hemm il-President tal-Azzjoni Kattolika Maltija Josef Debono, il-Vici President Marija Cachia, il-President tal-Azzjoni Kattolika f’Għawdex Antoine Vassallo u l-Assistent Ekkleżjastiku tal-fergħa taż-Żgħażagħ Fr Reuben Gauci…

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Logo chosen for the 2019 World Youth Day in Panama

15/05/2017

  • Hekk kif baqa’ ftit iktar minn 600 jum biex fil-Panama jiġi ċċelebrat il-Jum Dinji taż-Żgħażagħ, ntgħażel il-logo ta’ din il-festa.

    Hi t-tpinġija ta’ Ambar Calvo, studenta universitarja ta’ 20 sena mill-Panama, li se tibda tintuża minn issa sas-27 ta’ Jannar 2019.

    Il-logo, li għandu forma ta’ qalb u tal-ittra “M” (għal Marija), hu maqsum f’ħames biċċiet: jidher il-kanal tal-Panama li jirrappreżenta t-triq tal-pellegrin fil-mixja tiegħu lejn Ġesù, silhouette tal-post fejn se jilqa’ l-pellegrini, is-salib tal-pellegrini, silhouette tal-Madonna u ħames ċrieki bojod li jirrappreżentaw il-kontinenti tad-dinja u fl-istess ħin anke l-kuruna fuq ras il-Madonna…

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Pope Francis about Archbishop Scicluna: “Among the strongest against abuse”

15/05/2017

  • During the traditional press conference on his flight back to Rome, following a two-day visit to Fatima, Pope Francis was asked about the clerical sexual abuse  cases.

    Pope Francis described the way the process is handled in the Vatican, once the dossier against a priest is presented, including the newly-erected tribunal that hears the priest’s appeals when they are found guilty. This tribunal is headed by Malta’s Archbishop Charles J…

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