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Four new Candidates for the Priesthood

05/01/2017

Four seminarians, who are currently in their fifth year of studies at the Archbishop’s Seminary, will ask Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna to accept them officially as candidates for the Ordination to the Diaconate and the Priesthood, on Sunday 8th January 2017. This will take place during Epiphany Mass at St. John’s Co‑Cathedral, Valletta, at 9:15 a.m.

Peter Ellul from the Parish of St Paul’s Shipwreck, Valletta, Jean Gové from Our Lady of Assumption, Mosta, Aayrton‑Ray Muscat from St Lucy Parish, Imtarfa, and Matthew Pulis from The Holy Family Parish of Iklin, will publicly manifest their will to offer themselves to the Church to serve in the ministerial priesthood…

05/01/2017

Pope Francis on Wednesday continued his series of reflections on Christian hope, speaking of the inconsolable pain of a parent losing a child. The Pope focused his words on the Old Testament figure of Rachel, wife of Jacob, who is described by the prophet Jeremiah as weeping bitter tears for her children in exile.

In the book of Genesis, we learn that Rachel died in childbirth, giving life to her second son, Benjamin…

04/01/2017

On Thursday, 5 January, the Vigil of Epiphany, Pope Francis will meet at the Vatican with victims of the devastating earthquakes that struck central Italy in the course of the past year.

Almost 300 people were killed in an earthquake that struck near the town of Amatrice on August 24. Just over two months later, a series of quakes struck the same region, including a magnitude 6.6 earthquake on October 30 – the largest quake to strike Italy in over thirty years…

03/01/2017

Pope Francis has written to the Bishops of the world condemning all forms of oppression and exploitation of children. His words come in a letter signed on the Feast of the Holy Innocents, which takes place each year on December 28, during the Octave of Christmas.

In his letter, the Holy Father calls the Bishops to foster in hearts of Christians the joy that comes from the proclamation of the birth of Christ…

31/12/2016

B’deċizjoni tal‑Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna, waqt il‑Quddies kollu ċċelebrat għada, l‑1 ta’ Jannar 2017, Solennità ta’ Marija Omm Alla u Jum Dinji tal‑Paċi, ser isir talb speċjali għall‑paċi fis‑Sirja. L‑Insara Maltin qed jiġu mħeġġa jiftakru kontinwament fil‑poplu Sirjan u f’dawk kollha li huma vittmi tal‑vjolenza, tat‑terroriżmu u tal‑mibegħda f’diversi postijiet fid‑dinja.

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