News from the Church in Malta
Pope Francis condemned the terror attack on a Coptic church dedicated to St George – Mar Girgis – in the city of Tanta, north of Cairo, which killed upward of two dozen people and injured nearly 60 others.
“We pray for the victims claimed this [Sunday] morning,” Pope Francis said in remarks to the faithful gathered in St…
Il-Ħadd 9 ta’ April 2017, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna mexxa ċ-ċelebrazzjoni ta’ Ħadd il-Palm, bit‑tberik tal‑friegħi taż‑żebbuġ u l‑palm, u Quddiesa fil‑Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta.
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Għada, il-Ħadd 9 ta’ April 2017, fid‑9:15 a.m., l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna imexxi ċ-ċelebrazzjoni ta’ Ħadd il-Palm, bit‑tberik tal‑friegħi taż‑żebbuġ u l‑palm, u Quddiesa fil‑Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta.
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On Friday 7th April 2017, Archsbishop Charles J. Scicluna led the devotional pilgrimage around Valletta, on the occasion of the feast of Our Lady of Sorrows. Thousands of people participated in this pilgrimage, and in many other parishes around Malta.
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Live streaming tal-Polza tal-Għażla tal-applikanti għall-Kindergarten 2 Subien nhar is-Sibt, 8 ta’ April 2017, fis-Seminarju tal-Arċisqof ir-Rabat. Il-Polza tal-Għażla Subien tibda fid-9.00 a.m.
Il‑Ġimgħa 7 ta’ April 2017, fl-okkażjoni ta’ Jum id‑Duluri, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ltaqa’ mal-impjegati u l-amministrazzjoni tal-Bank of Valletta, u ċċelebra Quddiesa, fil-Head Office, Santa Venera.
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BOV Head Office, Santa Venera
7 ta’ April 2017
“U minn dak il-ħin id-dixxiplu ħadha għandu” (Ġw 19, 26-27)…
God is always faithful to His Covenant: He kept faith with Abraham and He is faithful to the salvation promised in His Son. That was the message of Pope Francis during the morning Mass on Thursday at the Casa Santa Marta. The Pope called on those present to pause during the day to reflect on their own life story, in order to discover the beauty of the love of God, even in the midst of difficulties, which afflict everyone in this life…
Nhar il-Ħadd li ġej, 9 ta’ April, il-Knisja tagħti bidu għall-Ġimgħa Mqaddsa biċ‑ċelebrazzjoni ta’ Ħadd il‑Palm u l‑Passjoni tal‑Mulej. L-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna, fid-9:15 a.m., ibierek il-friegħi tal-palm u ż‑żebbuġ fl-Oratorju tal-Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta, u wara jiċċelebra Quddiesa fil‑Konkatidral. Matul il-Quddiesa jinqara r‑rakkont tal‑passjoni mill‑Evanġelju skont San Mattew.
L‑Erbgħa 12 ta’ April, fis‑7.00 p.m., l-Arċisqof ser imexxi l‑Via Sacra Nazzjonali li tibda minn Bieb il‑Belt u tintemm quddiem il‑Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann…
Pope Francis met on Wednesday with English Cardinal Vincent Nichols and four Muslim leaders from Britain who came to highlight the deep-rooted interfaith relations among the different religious communities in the UK today.
For the past three decades, Nichols and other Catholic leaders have been working to develop strong ties with local Muslim communities. Among some of the practical, grass roots initiatives that have resulted are the setting up of shared food banks for the needy and the welcoming of newly arrived refugee families…
Nhar il-Ġimgħa 10 ta’ Marzu 2017, il-Vigarju Ġenerali Mons. Joe Galea Curmi ippresieda laqgħa inter-reliġjuża bejn il-Kattoliċi u l-Musulmani li ssir kull sena qabel il-Festa ta’ Marija Annunzjata, fil-Parroċċa ta’ Ħal Balzan. Preżenti kien hemm l-Imam Mohamed El Sadi u l-Kappillan ta’ Ħal Balzan Mons. Dun Karm Farrugia. Mal-pubbliku preżenti kien hemm numru ta’ persuni Musulmani u Kattoliċi – fost dawn, kien hemm grupp ta’ ex studenti ta’ kulleġġi mmexxija minn Ġiżwiti li ġew Malta minn diversi pajjiżi Ewropej għal konferenza ta’ ftit jiem…
