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Pope Francis: Drug dependency ‘new form of slavery’

25/11/2016

Drug dependency is a ‘new form of slavery’ and a ‘wound in our society’ which should be combatted with education and rehabilitation.

That was Pope Francis’ message to a Vatican conference called ‘Narcotics: Problems and Solutions of this Global Issue’, which was hosted by the Pontifical Academy of Sciences on 23-24 November.

Pope Francis told the two-day conference on Narcotics that those who fall into the snares of drugs are victims who have “lost their freedom” in return for “a new form of slavery”…

24/11/2016

Nhar l-Erbgħa 23 ta’ Novembru 2016, ittella’ seminar dwar il-meditazzjoni fl-iskejjel li għalih attendew madwar 110 għalliem, chaplains u membri tac-chaplaincy teams minn 50 skola tal-Knisja, tal-Istat u Indipendenti. Is-seminar sar f’Mount St Joseph, il-Mosta. Dan is-seminar sar wara l-esperjenzi li membri tas-Segretarjat għall-Edukazzjoni kellhom fl-iskejjel bil-Prayer Spaces in Schools, l-‘Ispiritual Development in Schools Unit’ tas-Segretarjat.

Is-Sur Tonio Caruana SDC, għalliem fl-iskola St Michael’s, qasam ma’ dawk preżenti l-esperjenza tiegħu u t-teknika kif tagħmel il-meditazzjoni skont it-tradizzjoni Benedittina, u kif twassal it-tfal biex jimmeditaw…

24/11/2016

Nhar is-Sibt 19 ta’ Novembru 2016, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna kkonsagra l-artal u s-Santwarju Ħniena Divina waqt Quddiesa fis-Santwarju, in-Naxxar. Homily by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna
Santwarju Ħniena Divina, in-Naxxar
19 ta’ Novembru 2016

Inġbarna f’ġurnata ta’ maltemp, u ta’ xita. Jiena nirringrazzjakom ħafna tal-att erojku tagħkom li tkunu hawnhekk illejla…

24/11/2016

Pope Francis on Wednesday held his weekly General Audience in the Paul VI Hall, where he spoke on two more of the Spiritual Works of Mercy: “Counseling the Doubtful” and “Instructing the Ignorant.”

Here is the English language summary of the Pope’s address:

Dear Brothers and Sisters: Among the spiritual works of mercy, we now consider those of counselling the doubtful and instructing the ignorant. These two works are related and both can be practised daily in our families and communities. The Church’s mission of evangelization has always been accompanied by teaching and the founding of schools, since education promotes the dignity of the person and provides for the full development of his or her God-given gifts. Illiteracy and lack of access to education are in fact a form of poverty and injustice…

24/11/2016

Nhar il-Ħadd 20 ta’ Novembru 2016, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna amministra s-Sagrament tal-Griżma tal-Isqof, lill-adoloxxenti mill-Parroċċa taż-Żejtun. Homily by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna
Knisja Parrokkjali taż-Żejtun
20 ta’ Novembru 2016

Ħa nfakkarkom fl-Ewwel Qari (2 Sam 5, 1-3) li smajna llum u li ġie moqri minn waħda minnkom. Kien hemm David l-ewwel kien ragħaj imbagħad ġie magħżul minn Alla u li ssielet ukoll kontra l-ġgant Gulija u rebaħlu…

23/11/2016

Fl-okkażjoni tal-Jum Internazzjonali tal-persuni b’diżabilta’, se jiġi organizzat kunċert fil-Katidral tal-Imdina nhar il-Ħamis 1 ta’ Diċembru fis-7.30 p.m. b’risq id-Dar tal-Providenza. Il-kunċert se jittella’ mill-Banda tal-Forzi Armati ta’ Malta, bil-kollaborazzjoni ta’ RTK4Charity. Il-kunċert se jkun taħt il-patroċinju tal-E.T. il-President ta’ Malta Marie Louise Coleiro Preca u l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna.

Il-Banda tal-Forzi Armati ta’ Malta se tkun taħt id-direzzjoni tas-Surmast Jonathan Borg…

23/11/2016

Pope Francis said death is not to be feared if we are faithful to the Lord but warned against being trapped into basing our lives around superficial things that are not transcendent as though we never had to die. He was speaking at his Mass celebrated on Tuesday morning in the chapel of the Santa Marta residence.

Taking his cue from the day’s reading from the book of Revelation, the Pope’s homily focused on the reality of how all of us will face Jesus on the day of judgement…

22/11/2016

All communications are always a transmission of values. Even unawaringly, when two people engage in dialogue, their speeches always contain the values that testify to their beliefs. The pluralism, also as far as values are concerned, that distinguishes our European societies is a challenge and an opportunity for communication by the Church. It is about the ability to build relationships, beginning from listening to the other person, it is about the witness of our beliefs rather than a proclamation of principles, as well as about our believing in the Truth, which is Christ, that true Church communication is at stake…

22/11/2016

The Dicastery for Laity, the Family, and Life issued a communiqué on Tuesday listing the themes for the next three World Youth Days (WYD).

The press release notes that the themes were chosen by Pope Francis “for the three-year World Youth Day journey that will culminate at the international celebration of the event to be held in Panama in 2019.” World Youth Day is celebrated at the diocesan level each year on Palm Sunday, with an international gathering every two to three years…

22/11/2016

On Monday 21st November 2016, Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna celebrated a Thanksgiving Mass with new graduates from the University of Malta, at St John’s Co-Cathedral, Valletta.

Click here to see all photos of the Celebration of Mass.

The Celebration of Mass on YouTube
Homily by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna
Konkatidral ta’ San Ġwann, il-Belt Valletta
21 ta’ Novembru 2016

Fl-Evanġelju (Mk 10, 35-45) li għadna kemm smajna, Ġesù juża’ żewġ tixbihat li għalina jistgħu, mad-daqqa t’għajn, jinqraw paradossali…