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We pray for the gift of faith to be instruments of healing in the Church – The Archbishop

05/12/2016

Nhar il-Ġimgħa 2 ta’ Diċembru 2016, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ċċelebra Quddiesa wqt irtir għall-impjegati tal-Kurja tal-Arċisqof, tat-Tribunal Ekkleżjastiku, il-Caritas u s-Segretarjat tal-Iskejjel tal-Knisja.
Homily by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna
Dar Porzjunkola
2 ta’ Diċembru 2016

L-Evanġelji mill-ewwel parti tal-Avvent jintgħażlu bħala konferma mill-profeżija ta’ Isaija u jkun tajjeb għall-meditazzjoni f’dawn il-ġranet qabel is-17 ta’ Diċembru, imbagħad nibdew ir-rakkonti li jippreparawna mill-qrib għat-twelid ta’ Ġesù…

05/12/2016

“The Kingdom of God is at hand and is indeed in the middle of us, this is the central message of all Christian mission.” Those were the words of Pope Francis during his Angelus address in St Peter’s Square on the Second Sunday of Advent.

He was referring to the Gospel reading of the day in which John the Baptist issues the invitation to “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand”…

02/12/2016

Pope Francis’ prayer intention for December is for the End to Child-Soldiers: That the scandal of child-soldiers may be eliminated the world over.

The Apostleship of Prayer has produced the Pope’s Video on this prayer intention.
The full text of the Pope’s Video is below:

In this world, which has developed the most sophisticated technologies, weapons are sold that end up in the hands of child soldiers.

We must do everything possible so that the dignity of children may be respected, and end this form of slavery…

01/12/2016

Pope Francis has encouraged all believers to pray for each other, and to pray the Lord when we are in need and when we have reason to thank Him.

Concluding his cycle of catecheses dedicated to the corporal works of mercy, the Pope addressed the faithful gathered in the Paul VI Hall in the Vatican for the weekly General Audience and reminded them that although the cycle has reached conclusion, we must continue to practice mercy in our lives…

30/11/2016

L-Erbgħa 30 ta’ Novembru 2016, il-President ta’ Malta Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca flimkien mal-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna u l-Ministru tal-Intern Carmelo Abela, ħabbret li l-Gvern ta’ Malta laqa’ t-talba tal-Papa Franġisku biex tingħata amnestija ta’ 30 jum lill-priġunieri fil-Faċilità Korrettiva ta’ Malta. Din l-aħbar ingħatat waqt konferenza tal-aħbarijiet fil-Palazz tal-President, il-Belt Valletta. It-talba li tingħata amnestija lill-priġunieri kollha saret mill-Papa Franġisku f’ ittra lill-President ta’ Malta fejn talab li tintwera ħniena mal-priġunieri fl-okkażjoni tal-Ġublew tal-Ħniena.
Message by Archbishop Charles J…

30/11/2016

Pope: Christian humility is the virtue of “the childlike

Pope Francis said on Tuesday that true Christian humility is the virtue of the childlike and is never a theatrical humility. His words came at his morning Mass celebrated in the chapel of the Santa Marta residence.

Taking his inspiration from the day’s readings the Pope’s homily was a reflection on how God reveals himself to the humble and childlike rather than the wise and learned as recounted in the gospel of Luke…

29/11/2016

Nhar il-Ħadd 27 ta’ Novembru 2016, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna amministra s-Sagrament tal-Griżma tal-Isqof lill-adoloxxenti mill-Parroċċa ta’ Ħal Luqa.

Homily by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna
Knisja Parrokkjali Ħal Luqa
27 ta’ Novembru 2016

Għeżież żgħażagħ, il-Mulej Ġesù fl-Evanġelju tal-lum (Lq 21, 25-28, 34-36) juża’ kelma pjuttost qawwija, u li nixtieq naqsam magħkom f’dan il-ħsieb qasir qabel tirċievu s-sagrament tal-Griżma…

29/11/2016

Pope Francis received the participants in the Plenary Session of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences on Monday in the Consistory Hall of the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican.

the gathering is bringing together leading scientists from a broad spectrum of fields to explore how already available or expected scientific advances affect – for good and for ill – the sustainable development of human societies and their environments…