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Seminarian who once saved the Eucharist from ISIS returns as a priest

26/05/2017

  • Martin Baani was just 24 years old when he risked his life as a seminarian to rescue the Blessed Sacrament from the imminent invasion of Islamic State terrorists in his hometown.

    Now, he is returning to his native village as a priest, ready to serve the people through the Eucharist.

    On August 6, 2014, Baani received a call from a friend who warned that a nearby village had fallen into the hands of ISIS, and that his hometown of Karamlesh would be next…

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Dun Ġużepp, Malta’s oldest priest dies at 94

25/05/2017

  • Dun Joseph Borg Micallef, magħruf aktar bħala Dun Ġużepp, miet nhar it-Tieta li għadda, 23 ta’ Mejju 2017, fl-età ta’ 94 sena.

    Dun Ġużepp twieled fl-14 ta’ Diċembru 1922 u ġie ordnat saċerdot fit-2 ta’ April 1949.

    Hu kien l-iktar saċerdot anzjan f’Malta u fl-aħħar snin kien jgħix fid-Dar tal-Kleru.

    F’Ħamis ix-Xirka filgħodu, flimkien mas-saċerdoti tad-Djoċesi, Dun Ġużepp kien preżenti għall-Quddiesa tal‑Griżma, fil‑Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il‑Belt Valletta…

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250,000 children reported missing every year in the EU

25/05/2017

  • Today, 25th May marks the International Missing Children’s Day.  In the European Union, 250,000 children are reported missing every year, 1 child every 2 minutes. Who do you call for help? To support children and families at this crucial time, a hotline for missing children was set up in Europe available through the same number in 31 countries: 116 000…

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Restoration works to begin on Żejtun’s parish church facade

25/05/2017

  • Fil-jiem li ġejjin se tibda l-ewwel fażi tar-restawr tal-Knisja Arċipretali ta’ Santa Katerina fiż-Żejtun, bir-restawr tal-faċċata tal-ġenb tal-knisja Arċipretali li hija n-naħa li tħares fuq Misraħ Gregorio Bonnici.

    Dan il-proċess ta’ restawr fuq il-faċċata tal-ġenb tal-Knisja mistenni jieħu erba’ xhur.

    Il-konservazzjoni u r-restawr ta’ din il-faċċata tal-knisja li tagħti għal fuq Misraħ Gregorio Bonnici hu stmat li se jiswa b’kollox €116,812.92 u se jitħallas minn fondi tal-Gvern ċentrali…

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Pope Francis meets President Trump in the Vatican

24/05/2017

  • U.S. President Donald Trump met Pope Francis on Wednesday morning, spending half an hour in conversation behind closed doors in the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace.

    The U.S. leader then met with Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, together with Archbishop Paul Gallagher, the Holy See’s Secretary for Relations with States or foreign minister.

    Trump, who was accompanied by his wife Melania, as well as his daughter and son-in-law, is on the third leg of a nine day presidential tour that has already taken him to Saudi Arabia, Israel and Palestine…

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The Catholic Church condemns Manchester’s terror attack

23/05/2017

  • Pope Francis has sent a telegram expressing condolences to the victims of Monday night’s bombing of a concert venue in Manchester, England, and condemning the attack, in which at least 22 people were killed and 59 thers injured.


    Please find the full text of the telegram, below:

    His Holiness Pope Francis was deeply saddened to learn of the injury and tragic loss of life caused by the barbaric attack in Manchester, and he expresses his heartfelt solidarity with all those affected by this senseless act of violence…

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Regarding the advert published by Maltese Catholics United for the Faith

23/05/2017

  • The Archdiocese of Malta categorically states that, while respecting the right of freedom of expression of every person or any other entity, it is not in any way involved with the propoganda by the Maltese Catholics United for the Faith.

    The Archdiocese of Malta conveys the teaching of the Church without resorting to any other name, and encourages everyone to fulfil their duty responsibly on the 3rd June, as outlined by the Bishops of Malta and Gozo in their Pastoral Letter for the General Elections 2017…

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Philippines bans rosaries, icons on car dashboards

23/05/2017

  • The Philippine authorities have banned hanging rosaries and religious icons off car dashboards because of safety concerns, prompting an outcry from the Catholic Church, which insists these items offer divine intervention on the nation’s chaotic roads.

    The ban, which will take effect on Friday (May 26), is part of a wide-ranging new law aimed at eliminating distractions for drivers…

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Pope highlights effects of unemployment on families

22/05/2017

  • Pope Francis on Saturday highlighted the serious problem of unemployment. His words came during a meeting with participants attending an International Conference of the Centesimus Annus Pro Pontifice Foundation which has been taking place in Rome this week.

    The Centesimus Annus Pro Pontifice Foundation is a lay-led non-profit-organisation whose purpose it is to promote Catholic Social Doctrine. And is was on Saturday that Pope Francis met with those attending an international conference in the Vatican where he highlighted the fight against poverty and what he called the “grave problem” of unemployment…

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In surprise ‘mercy Friday’ visit, Pope Francis blesses homes of Rome’s poor

22/05/2017

  • On Friday Pope Francis made a Year-of-Mercy style visit to a poor neighborhood on the outskirts of Rome, blessing the houses of a dozen people, as parish priests do every year during the Easter season.

    According to a May 19 Vatican communique, the Pope wanted to continue the “Mercy Friday” visits he made during the Jubilee of Mercy, which are signs “inspired by the corporal and spiritual works of mercy” he performed during the Holy Year…

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