News from the Church in Malta
Don’t scandalize “the little ones” with a double life, because scandal destroys. That was the message of Pope Francis in his homily at the morning Mass at the Casa Santa Marta. And so, the Pope said, we should not put off conversion.
“Cut off your hand,” “Pluck out your eye,” but “don’t scandalize the little ones,” that is, the just, those who confide in the Lord, who believe simply in the Lord…
Self-centeredness and sin corrupt the beauty of Creation, but God does not abandon humanity and turns Creation’s groans into hope for new life. That was at the heart of Pope Francis’ catechesis on Christian hope at his Wednesday General Audience.
Drawing inspiration from Chapter 8 of the Letter to the Romans, Pope Francis continued his catechesis on Christian hope. He said that St…
“May the Lord give us the grace of ‘holy shame’ before the temptation of ambition.” That was Pope Francis’ message at daily Mass in the Casa Santa Marta on Tuesday, saying that the one who wants to be the first must be last and the servant of all.
Pope Francis began his homily at daily Mass noting that “We will all be tempted.” He drew inspiration from the First Reading, which recalls that whoever wishes to serve the Lord must prepare for temptations, and the Gospel reading, in which Jesus tells his disciples of his impending death…
Knisja tal-Madonna tal-Mirakli, Ħal-Lija
20 ta’ Frar 2017
“Int, Mulej, la ċċaħħadnix mill-ħniena tiegħek, it-tjieba u l-fedeltà tiegħek iħarsuni għal dejjem”. Dawn il-kliem mis-Salm li tennejna fil-Liturġija tal-lum joqgħodu tajjeb fil-fomm ta’ kull wieħed u waħda minna…
The Vatican on Wednesday praised the role of military chaplains during a meeting on the subject organized by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).
“War always leaves a permanent mark upon a human being, it disfigures not only bonds among brothers and nations, but it also disfigures soldiers who have witnessed the atrocities that war causes,” said Monsignor Janusz Urbańczyk, the Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the OSCE…
Kappella Famlja Mqaddsa, Is-Sgħajtar, in-Naxxar
18 ta’ Frar 2017
L-aħħar vers tal-Evanġelju jgħid, “Kunu mela perfetti, bħalma hu perfett Missierkom li hu fis-smewwiet” (Mt 5, 48)…
Pope Francis on Sunday afternoon made a visit to the parish of Maria Josefa of the Heart of Jesus in the suburbs of Rome. During Mass, he stressed, that the path to holiness was forgiveness and prayer and that revenge and resentment has no place in the Christian life.
Sunday afternoon was an away day for Pope Francis…
Il‑Bord tad‑Dħul fl‑Iskejjel tal‑Knisja qed jilqa’ applikazzjonijiet tard skont il‑Kriterju ‘Applikanti Oħra’, għad‑dħul fl‑Iskejjel tal‑Knisja fl‑ewwel sena kindergarten, it‑tieni sena kindergarten, l‑ewwel sena primarja u l‑ewwel sena sekondarja, għas-sena skolastika 2017 – 2018. Wieħed jista’ japplika online fuq www.knisja.org/applications sa nhar il‑Ħamis, 23 ta’ Frar 2017, jew imur il‑Kurja tal‑Arċisqof, il‑Furjana, jew fl‑iskola St Michael, Santa Venera, nhar il‑Ħamis, 23 ta’ Frar 2017, bejn id‑9am u s‑1pm…
Pope Francis on Friday visited one of Rome’s major institutions of higher education: the Università degli studi “Roma 3”, which has an enrollment of roughly 40 thousand students.
The Holy Father fielded four questions, each one from a student at a different level of study and in a different department, from post-graduates to married professionals in continuing formation to young undergrads from the business school and the arts and sciences…
Pope Francis on Thursday meeting with a delegation from the Special Olympics International in the Vatican, said they were “a sign of hope for all who commit themselves to a more inclusive society.”
This March the Special Olympics World Winter Games, takes place in Styria, Austria and on Thursday Pope Francis met a delegation from the Special Olympics International telling them “you will be, as the theme of this year’s event says, a “heartbeat for the world”…
