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Pope celebrates Mass for feast of the Presentation of the Lord

03/02/2017

Pope Francis on Thursday celebrated Mass for the feast of the Presentation of the Lord in St Peter’s Basilica in Rome. Members of Institutes of Consecrated Life and of Societies of Apostolic Life participated in the Liturgy.

The Mass also commemorates the World Day for Consecrated Life. On this day, the Church celebrates and prays for those who have consecrated their lives to God by the vows of chastity, poverty and obedience…

02/02/2017

In‑numru ta’ żwiġijiet fil‑Knisja li ġew irreġistrati fl‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta fis‑sena 2016 kien ta’ 1,354. Minn dawn, 1,160 żwieġ kienu bejn Maltin. Kien hemm ukoll 73 żwieġ bejn Maltin u barranin. Dawn kienu mqassmin hekk: 39 żwieġ bejn Kattoliċi Maltin u Kattoliċi barranin; 26 żwieġ bejn Kattoliċi Maltin u Insara mhux Kattoliċi barranin; 8 żwiġijiet ta’ Maltin ma’ barranin li mhumiex Insara. Ġew rreġistrati wkoll 10 żwiġijiet bejn Maltin li qed jgħixu f’pajjiżi oħra, u 111‑il żwieġ bejn koppji barranin.

It‑73 persuna minn pajjiżi oħra li fl‑2016 ingħaqdu fi żwieġ fil‑Knisja ma’ persuni Maltin kienu 34 raġel u 39 mara, minn 34 pajjiż differenti, ewlenin fosthom mill‑Italja (9), mill‑Ingilterra (7) u mir-Russja (6)…

02/02/2017

02/02/2017

Illum, il‑Ħamis 2 ta’ Frar, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna jiftaħ il‑proċess tal‑kawża għall‑Qdusija ta’ Patri Avertan Fenech, fil‑Knisja tal‑Madonna tal‑Karmnu, l‑Imdina. Wara, fl‑istess Knisja jbierek ix‑xemgħat u jagħti bidu għall‑purċissjoni lejn il‑Katidral biex ikompli l‑Quddiesa Pontifikali li tibda fis-6:00 p.m., fil‑Festa tal‑Preżentazzjoni tal‑Mulej fit‑Tempju, filwaqt li jiċċelebra Jum il‑Ħajja Kkonsagrata. Il‑Quddiesa ser tiġi mxandra ‘live’ ukoll fuq Radju Marija…

02/02/2017

Pope Francis on Wednesday asked people to pray for all those in Religious and Consecrated Life, who have been called to profess the evangelical counsels.

He was speaking on Wednesday during his General Audience, in anticipation of Thursday’s celebration of the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, which is also the World Day of Consecrated Life…

01/02/2017

If we keep our eyes constantly fixed on Jesus, we will discover with surprise that it is he who looks lovingly upon each of us. That was Pope Francis’ message on Tuesday at his morning Mass in the Casa Santa Marta.

Jesus does not seek popularity, but is always among people

The author of Hebrews exhorts us to run in the faith “with perseverance, keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus.” In the Gospel, Jesus looks at us and sees us…

31/01/2017

- Il‑Knisja f’Malta ser tagħti bidu għall‑kawża tal‑beatifikazzjoni u l‑kanonizzazzjoni tal‑Qaddej ta’ Alla, Patri Avertan Fenech, Karmelitan. Dan wara li l‑Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna laqa’ t‑talba tal‑postulatriċi ġenerali Dr Giovanna Brizi biex jitwaqqaf Tribunal li jisma’ l‑kawża tiegħu. Dan se jsir nhar il‑Ħamis 2 ta’ Frar 2017, Jum il‑Ħajja Kkonsagrata, waqt ċelebrazzjoni mmexxija mill‑Arċisqof fil‑Knisja tal‑Karmnu l‑Imdina, fil‑5:00 p.m. Il‑ftuħ tal‑kawża huwa meqjus bħala l‑ewwel seduta tat‑Tribunal li jagħti bidu għal dan il‑proċess Djoċesan…

31/01/2017

Pope Francis sent his support to the March for Life, which took place in Washington, DC, on Friday.

The Message – sent by the Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin – said Pope Francis “trusts that this event, in which so many American citizens speak out on behalf of the most defenseless of our brothers and sisters, will contribute to a mobilization of conscience in defense of the right to life and effective measures to ensure its adequate legal protection.”

Each year, the March for Life draws hundreds of thousands of people to the United States capital to call for the protection of the unborn, and end to euthanasia, and to promote other pro-life issues…