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Pope at Vespers urges Christians to pray, proclaim and serve together

26/01/2017

Authentic reconciliation between Christians will only be achieved when we can acknowledge each other’s gifts and learn from one another with humility. That was Pope Francis’ message to representatives of all the different Christian Churches gathered in the Basilica of St Paul Outside the Walls on Wednesday afternoon. The Pope was leading Vespers for the solemnity of the Conversion of St Paul and the close of the annual week of prayer for Christian unity…

25/01/2017

24/01/2017

The Vatican has released Pope Francis’ Message for the 51st World Day of Social Communications. The theme of this year’s message is “Fear not, for I am with you”: Communicating Hope and Trust in our Time. The World Day of Social Communications is celebrated in almost all countries on the Sunday before Pentecost. The message is being issued on 24 January, the feast of St…

24/01/2017

“The Mafia is an expression of the culture of death that is opposed to the Gospel.” Those were Pope Francis’ words to members of the Italian National Antimafia and Antiterrorism Directorate who he received on Monday in the Vatican.
Meeting with the Italian National Antimafia and Antiterrorism directorate in the Vatican on Monday, Pope Francis expressed his appreciation for the difficult and risky work they do in the fight against organized crime and terrorism…

23/01/2017

On Sunday 22nd January 2017, Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna met with deaf persons, and had the opportunity to hear about their difficulties, their wishes and aspirations in order to feel included and partecipatory as full active members in the life of the Church. In his reactive comments, Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna requested the Deaf People Association Malta to make contact with the Seminary so that seminarians would be appraised on the realities facing deaf persons and enourage them to learn the Maltese Sign Language…

23/01/2017

The great wonders of the priesthood of Christ, who offered Himself, once for all, for the forgiveness of sins; and who now intercedes for us before the Father; and who will return to bring us with Him: those are the three stages of the priesthood of Christ highlighted by Pope Francis during his homily at the morning Mass at the Casa Santa Marta…

21/01/2017

Il‑Kurja tal‑Arċisqof tesprimi d‑diżappunt tagħha għall‑attakki inġusti bbażati fuq akkużi foloz li ‘l‑Orizzont’, il‑ġurnal tal‑General Workers Union, qiegħed jippersisti bihom fil‑konfront tal‑Arċisqof u tal‑Knisja f’Malta. Dawn l‑attakki huma bbażati fuq allegazzjonijiet foloz. Fost dawn, fil‑ġurnal ‘l‑Orizzont’ tal‑bieraħ u tal‑lum, kien hemm allegazzjoni għal kollox mhux vera dwar impjegata fl‑Ufficcju Missjunarju. Dan l‑Uffiċċju, li ma jiffurmax parti mill‑Kurja iżda minn organizzazzjoni internazzjonali li hija awtonoma u li taqa’ direttament taħt il‑Papa, se jkun qed jieħu passi legali fil‑konfront tal‑ġurnal…

20/01/2017

Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna led a congregation of Christians from different Churches and Traditions at an Ecumenical Service during the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. This was held on Thursday, 19th January 2017, at St Augustine’s Parish Church, Valletta.

This Ecumenical Service, organized by the Diocesan Ecumenical Commission in collaboration with Christians Together in Malta (Malta Ecumenical Council), was part of the local Commemoration of the Fifth Centenary of the Reformation (1517-2017), as well as part of the year-long programme of the Bicentenary of the Maltese Augustinian Province (1817-2017)…